Trigger’s Toys Names Youth With Faces 2020 Children’s Champion Award Beneficiary
$100,000 Challenge Grant Provides Significant Opportunity to Impact the Lives of Justice-Involved Youth
With the mission to make a positive impact on the lives of our community’s most vulnerable children, Trigger’s Toys has named Youth With Faces as its 2020 Children’s Champion Award beneficiary. Trigger’s Toys considered several local nonprofits for the $100,000 challenge grant and selected Youth With Faces for its innovative …
Nicole Jacks Joins the Board of Directors to Advocate for Second Chances
Throughout her professional career, managers consistently tell Nicole Jacks one of her best strengths is her ability to find solutions to problems regardless of the circumstances. She was able to lean on those skills when she went into labor. After being turned away from the hospital because she wasn’t far …
#RealityCheckIt Campaign Elevates Critical Issues
Recently, Youth With Faces was selected as a #RealityCheckIt nonprofit partner. #RealityCheckIt is a social media campaign designed and launched by the Phillips Foundation to help nonprofit organizations raise awareness and support for their causes. In times of crisis, the work of nonprofits becomes increasingly essential alongside growing sets of challenges. Through a …
Our Love and Gratitude for Leslie Baker
On May 25, 2020, Leslie Baker, a beautiful and vigorous soul was tragically taken from this world. She will be remembered for her countless acts of kindness including sharing her time and talents to support so many nonprofits in our community. Leslie made it her lifelong mission to give back to her …
Youth With Faces Featured in Dallas Doing Good
Across Dallas’ Juvenile Detention facilities the most common life experience adjudicated youth share is poverty. They face many challenges towards building a stable future after serving time for mistakes made while they were young. Imagine spending several of your most vulnerable and formative years incarcerated. Once released youth face perhaps …
Culinary Interns Shine at Chefs For Farmers
It’s been a wonderful year filled with new opportunities for youth in the juvenile justice system. Through programs like Career Readiness, Culinary Arts, PREP Dog Training and Welding Technology, Youth With Faces participants learn career and life skills that set them on a path toward a positive and self-sufficient future. …
Remembering Michael MacAdams
Michael “Mac” MacAdams was an integral leader for Youth With Faces for more than five years, serving as our Board Chairman, steward and chief advocate. He truly personified selfless devotion to our students, staff and the community – instilling the values and commitment to community that the organization strives to achieve every day. …
Meet Community Change Maker Franchesca Nor
Youth With Faces volunteer and Dive Coastal Cuisine Owner Franchesca Nor was featured as a Community Change Maker on local television network CW33. We hope you’ll take a moment to learn about her work with Youth With Faces students here. You can meet Franchesca at this year’s Chefs For Farmers food …
Youth Keep Busy this Summer with Four-Legged Friends
Young men residing in the Dallas County Juvenile Department have stayed busy this summer in Youth With Faces’ PREP Dog Training program. PREP stands for Patience, Responsibility, Empathy and Partnership, which is the focus of the course that offers hands-on training in gentle leadership. Two young men ages 12-17 are paired with …
Spring Graduates Gain Industry Certifications
We are halfway through the year and excited for what’s in store for Youth With Faces graduates. Last week, several young men in our Culinary Arts program completed the eight-week long course and also received the National Restaurant Association’s Food Handler Certificate. To celebrate the occasion, the young men and …