The TJX Foundation Continues to Support Mosaic House

March 2009 -- The TJX Companies, Inc. and The TJX Foundation, Inc. donated $5,000 to Mosaic House for the fourth year in a row. This generous grant will provide program and operating support for our multicultural shelter.

The TJX Foundation supports programs that promote sound mental and physical health, provide shelter, enhance education and job readiness, and build community ties. The mission of the foundation is to contribute to programs that help disadvantaged women, children and families in communities in which the TJX Companies, Inc. do business. The TJX Companies include TJ Maxx (http://www.tjmaxx.com) and Marshall’s (http://www.marshallsonline.com).

For more information on The TJX Foundation, please visit their website here.

Thank You Commercial Metals!

A volunteer group from Commercial Metals came to the Mosaic House shelter on February 24, 2009 to paint one of the units.

Thank you to Commercial Metals for supporting Mosaic House!

Mosaic Receives ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program Intern

In January of 2008, Mosaic Family Services was awarded the prestigious ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program Internship. With the administrative assistance of the Volunteer Center of North Texas, ExxonMobil provides $2,750 grants to 75 local nonprofit agencies to hire summer college interns to assist in providing essential services to the community. Interns in this program are current undergraduate students from local universities.

Our internship, which will take place during Summer 2009, focuses on providing American Culture education to the multicultural clients served by the agency. The intern will Coordinate, schedule, and teach basic American Culture education to clients of Mosaic House, a shelter for immigrant and refugee women and children survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, who are new to the country. The intern will also Coordinate and facilitate American Culture field trips to give clients first-hand knowledge of the public experience.

For more information about the ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program, please click here.

The Carrie S. Orleans Trust Provides Food and Clothing for Mosaic Clients

December 2008 – Mosaic Family Services received a $2,000 grant from the Carrie S. Orleans Trust. The Carrie S. Orleans Trust was established to purchase food and clothing for distribution to the poor and needy of Dallas County, Texas, without regard to race, creed or color. This is the third grant that Mosaic Family Services has received from the trust.

Funding from the Carrie S. Orleans Trust will help us to meet the growing food costs at Mosaic House shelter, which has served a growing number of clients each year. The funds will be used to purchase fresh meats and produce, after-school snacks for the children and additional school uniforms for the children. Funds will also be used to support victims of human trafficking, who often arrive at Mosaic Family Services’ door with nothing. Funds may also be used to purchase $25 food vouchers for clients served by the HIV Early Intervention Program. This program serves individuals who have an HIV/AIDS diagnosis, and have a history of substance abuse issues. Many clients are homeless and all are below the poverty level.

Thank you to the Carrie S. Orleans Trust!

Dallas Women's Foundation Empowers Mosaic House Clients

The Dallas Women’s Foundation recently awarded $16,600 to support Mosaic House, our multicultural shelter for victims of family violence. This funding will be used to support our shelter facility in serving the unique needs of immigrant victims of abuse.

The number of residents served by Mosaic House increased by 27% in the past year, from 171 residents served in FY 2007 to 217 served in 2008. This represents the largest increase in numbers served from year to year that Mosaic House has had since opening in 2001. Funding from the Dallas Women’s Foundation will help us meet the growing demand for our services.

For more information about The Dallas Women’s Foundation, please visit their website at www.dallaswomensfoundation.org.

The Embrey Family Foundation Supports Mosaic House with a $15,000 Grant

Mosaic Family Services, Inc. recently received a $15,000 grant from The Embrey Family Foundation. This generous grant will support Mosaic House, our shelter for immigrant women and children affected by domestic violence or human trafficking.

Based in Dallas, the Embrey Family Foundation champions the well-being and rights of all people by supporting programs that advance human rights, healthy communities, the environment, education and creativity. The foundation accomplishes this by funding program needs in North Texas that address violence, poverty, human services, arts and culture, animal services and community enhancement.

For more information on the Embrey Family Foundation, please visit their website at www.embreyfdn.org.

Thank you to The Embrey Family Foundation!

Costume World Helps Children of Mosaic House!

Special thanks to Costume World! Store owner Marilyn Wide donated $1,500 worth of costumes to the children at Mosaic House! The kids were very excited to choose their own costume for the upcoming Halloween party. Please visit Costume World's website or visit their Dallas location at:

Costume World

13621 Inwood Road

Dallas, Texas 75244

972-404-0584

Pumpkins painted by children at Mosaic House shelter, 2005

Thank you Costume World!
And thanks to volunteer Christina Mackenzie who solicited this donation for us!