North Texas Giving Day: How Ascend Dallas Empowers Communities

Ascend Dallas: Mission and Impact

• 💡 Ascend Dallas, originally founded by the YWCA 117 years ago, serves approximately 3,000 clients annually from under-resourced communities.
• 🎯 Their work focuses on career and financial development, aiming to change the trajectory of clients' lives.

Key Programs and Their Reach

• 🩺 The Nurse Family Partnership program provides ongoing support from registered nurses to first-time mothers, focusing on maternal health, child development, and economic stability.
• 💰 The Economic Advancement program offers one-on-one coaching with certified financial coaches to help clients achieve their career and financial goals.

Impact of Donations on North Texas Giving Day

• 👶 A $25 donation can provide child development books for babies in the Nurse Family Partnership program.
• 🏠 $250 can fund a nurse's home visit to a first-time pregnant mom.
• 🚀 $5,000 can support a full career development series for an entire group of women.

Client Success Stories

• ✨ One client, a single mother of five, transformed her life through Ascend's programs, securing a job at $25 an hour with tuition and childcare reimbursement, and health benefits.
• 💬 Clients have expressed feeling "seen" and empowered, achieving in a few sessions what took others years to learn.

How to Support Ascend Dallas

• 💻 To donate on North Texas Giving Day, visit northtexasgivingday.org, search for "Ascend Dallas," and give.
• 🤝 For those interested in volunteering or further engagement, connect with Ascend Dallas via their website at ascenddallas.org.