Dallas students Oscar Pena and Kylee Hong have been artists for as long as they can remember. Neither can’t recall a time that they didn’t have a pencil, pen or other instrument in hand, considerately interpreting their vision for others to see and making the...
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...
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...
Photos of student stories and responses from An Evening of Appreciation event. These personal stories and statistics were written on the bedroom walls at the residential services wing at the Fannie C. Harris Youth Center. As guests viewed the vignettes, they were invited to become...
The Metro Dallas Youth Committee hosted the Youth Homeless Address: Call to Action on November 19. The event included powerful spoken word poetry performed by a student, a poverty simulation game, presentation of the latest data from the 2019 youth counts in Dallas, and...
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...