Fannie C. Harris Youth Center

The walls, doors, windows and stairs of the Fannie C. Harris Youth Center’s residential services wing are much brighter and more colorful thanks to Paul Pace of Pace GFX. The team designed graphic decals and murals, and donated the printing, materials and installation of the...

28 July, 2020

A recent high school graduate, Mitchell had hoped to be preparing for college, not worrying about where he would lay his head at night. It was fall 2019, and after a pretty serious argument with his father, the two had reached an impasse and could not...

12 February, 2020

With renovations for the residential services wing coming to a close, After8toEducate hosted An Evening of Appreciation at the Fannie C. Harris Youth Center. Guests toured the facility, which includes single and double occupancy bedrooms for up to 35 youth on the second floor, along...

20 December, 2019

Thirty youth participated in a College Readiness Workshop at the Fannie C. Harris Youth Center on Saturday, September 7th. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority brought their #CAP Program to the Center and coordinated an interactive learning event. Youth from Promise House, Kyle’s Place, EAGLE Scholars Program...

30 September, 2019

On June 18, more than 50 volunteers from local Home Depot stores installed shade and seating areas in the garden at the Fannie C. Harris Youth Center. The new garden enhancements were made possible through an award by the Home Depot Foundation to After8toEducate .This Team Depot installation adds...

29 June, 2019

The After8toEducate Collaborative invited Dallas Independent School District administrators, teachers, counselors, Dallas ISD police, and other staff to preview the drop-in center at the Fannie C. Harris Youth Center on March 5, 2019.During the event, After8toEducate Executive Director Hillary Evans introduced the Collaborative and shared the vision...

30 March, 2019