Email from Alliance For Children Things are Heating up at Alliance For Children! Our June session of Camp B.L.U.E. (Building. Learning. Understanding. Empowering.) was a fun-filled week with lots of engaging, diverse activities around the metroplex! The kids were able to conquer a ropes course at Bolder Adventure Park, enjoy hot dogs with the Fort Worth Police Department, feed wild animals at Fossil Rim, paint with "Bob Ross", play on a waterslide-bounce house, find their inner zen with yoga, pet exotic and farm animals, create a happy tune on their personal ukelele, and so much more! Thank you to all of our amazing donors, volunteers, partners, and friends who helped make this week a memorable one for our campers! Dutch Bros Coffee Gives Back Friday, July 11, 2025 Need a quick caffeine boost? Stop by Dutch Bros Coffee on Friday, July 11th for some brew AND to help our kids! For every drink sold, $1 will go directly to supporting every child that walks through our centers for hope and healing. Visit the participating locations below to support our kids! 1307 S. Cooper, Arlington, TX 76010 2309 W. Park Row Dr, Pantego, TX 76013 Annual Ovation Awards 2025 Every year, we hold our Ovation Awards ceremony where we recognize our staff and partners' daily dedication for a few hours via fun, food, camaraderie, and appreciation! We celebrated at Pinstripes in Fort Worth with bowling, Bocce ball, yummy bites, and an award ceremony where we recognized outstanding staff and partners who reflect our core values: Compassion, Innovation, Integrity, and Teamwork. Additionally, we award an Outstanding Volunteer and a deserving member of our Multidisciplinary team with our Legacy Award, named for our founder, Nancy Hagan. From left to right: Linda Tapia - Alliance For Children (Compassion), Dania Taylor - Alliance For Children (Innovation), and Mariana Benites - Child Protective Investigations (Teamwork). Integrity: Detective Thomas Vlk - Fort Worth Police Department Legacy Award: Sergeant Grant Gildon - Arlington Police Department Outstanding Volunteer: Judy Shannon SAVE THE DATE! North Texas Giving Day Thursday, September 18, 2025 Back to School Connection 2025 Class is (almost) in session and we need your help getting our kids ready for the new school year! For some of our families in crisis, even the provision of a backpack, basic school supplies, or clothes for their child, isn't a reality. While we have school supplies covered, our kids are in need of additional backpacks and a wardrobe refresh to start the school year. Every child deserves to return to the classroom with confidence! Check out our Amazon wish list to review our current needs to make our Back to School event a success in our centers AND the classroom! Our Back to School Wish List Upcoming Community Education Classes Are you interested in learning how you can keep children in your life and the community safe? Register for our upcoming prevention awareness classes at no cost. Child Abuse Prevention 101 for Youth Serving Professionals (English) - Saturday, July 19 from 9 am - 10:30 am via Zoom Safe Sleep for Babies (English) - Saturday, August 23 from 9 am - 10 am via Zoom Register for Classes Meet Andy! With over a decade of experience in volunteer engagement, Andy Bishop Cox utilizes her gifts and talents to mobilize volunteers in support of missions that address critical issues - like ours! Her passion is to empower others to achieve the greatest social good through volunteerism and meaningful work. Andy is excited to join our mission in identifying areas volunteers fit into the bigger picture, enabling them to use their strengths to make change for our children! To find the right fit for you and to take next steps, please contact her at [email protected]. Volunteer Opportunities SAVE THE DATE Saturday, February 21, 2026 Alliance For Children proudly presents the 16th annual Let’s Play Bingo! Ladies Luncheon, a unique event to bring Tarrant County women together for a common cause: the prevention and healing of child abuse. Get ready to get wild this winter and keep an eye out for ways to join the fun in the coming months!   Visit our website Donate Alliance For Children | 3609 Marquita Drive | Fort Worth, TX 76116 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice