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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Volunteer Highlight - Bea

  Why do you love The Stewpot? I love The Stewpot because it has a variety of programs that assist our homeless and at-risk neighbors by not only providing for their basic needs, but also providing avenues for them to start a new life. I believe in the proverb "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime" and The Stewpot does a great job of teaching our clients to 'fish' through case management and other enrichment pro... Read More
Volunteer Highlight

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Congratulations Brenda Snitzer

Forefront Living’s 2022 Each Moment Matters Luncheon last Friday, September 23 was an afternoon full of enthusiastic family and friends gathered to witness Executive Director, Brenda Snitzer as she was recognized for “striving diligently to be an agent for change in her community.” Congratulations Brenda!                     Read More
Awards In the media

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Finding permanent solutions.

As of September 1 we’re excited to celebrate the launch or our Permanent Supportive Housing Program. We’ll be working to house 50 chronically homeless households providing case management and supportive services - all the things people need to get housed and stay of the streets permanently. From the National Alliance to End Homelessness: “ Investments in permanent supportive housing have helped decrease the number of chronically homeless individuals by 8 percent s... Read More
News Story

Friday, September 2, 2022

Brenda Snitzer Honored by Forefront Living

Executive Director of The Stewpot, Brenda Snitzer was nominated and chosen to be a 2022 honoree at the 13th Annual Each Moment Matters Luncheon featuring keynote speaker, Melissa Gilbert. This signature fundraising event, to be held on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at the Hilton Anatole hotel, benefits the Faith Presbyterian Hospice Caring Fund (The Caring Fund), supporting benevolent care for unfunded patients, children’s bereavement services and specialized services known as the Faith D... Read More
Awards

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Meet Jana Shafer

Jana Shafer is The Stewpot’s new Director of Philanthropy and Engagement. Jana has many years of experience in fundraising and serves as a collaborative leader. She also comes to The Stewpot from a very special organizational partner, Crossroads Community Services, where she served as Development Director/Director of Major Gifts at Crossroads since April of 2019. Crossroads was located on the second floor of The Stewpot building before moving away in 2019 and still provides... Read More
New Staff News

Friday, July 1, 2022

Summer Kids' Club + Summer Crew 2022

The Stewpot supported the educational development of children and youth of nearby City Park Elementary (now home to Vogel Alcove) for over 30 years. And when the school closed, the Stewpot kept the programming going and growing, welcoming new students, and creating a Family Stabilization program to ensure the entire family was supported. Today, The Stewpot offers Saturday Kids’ Club, Junior Crew, and Venturing Crew, which are designed to meet ongoing educational needs of childre... Read More
News Story

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Bell's Story

At the beginning of 2020, Bell was working in a nursing home. When COVID hit and everything changed, Bell had a breakthrough.Part of her job was helping residents stay well-groomed; however, Bell was unsatisfied with the generic razor provided, so she invested her... Read More
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Monday, May 17, 2021

The Stewpot as a point of entry into the larger American mainstream for immigrants

Written by William McKenzie, a member of our Streetzine Editorial Advisory Board, and published in the Southern Illinoisian: "Julissa Vargas earned her degree in criminal justice from the University of North Texas at Dallas in 2018, becoming the first in her family to graduate from college. Her path to college started long before that, though. Her journey began as a first-grade participant in the Children and Youth Program at The Stewpot, a ministry of the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas ... Read More
Event Story

Thursday, September 10, 2020

My Why

“ Each person is important. Each person deserves to be helped. ” I was introduced to The Stewpot in 2008, not long after I graduated college. I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do “when I grew up” and where I wanted to land. I started volunteering at The Stewpot’s Second Chance Café each week. Immediately, I knew this was where I wanted to be. I found my place. Several months into volunteering, I accepted a position on staff at The Stewpot. I transitioned to some d... Read More

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

All About the Rep Payee Program

“This program has been able to provide the linkage needed to help its participants thrive. ” The Stewpot’s Representative Payee Program provides free casework assistance to persons suffering from mental illness, chemical dependency, or physical disabilities, and who are unable to manage their federal benefits independently, including Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability.   The goal of this program is to prevent at risk persons from moving into ... Read More

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