Events Calendar 

Here is a calendar of our programs and upcoming events.
​Check back often for updates.

Upcoming Events & Social

Out-of-School Time Podcast
​Edward Franklin

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Videos and Photos

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Festival of Hope 2019
DBU serves up a great fest!

Voice of Hope's annual Fall Festival did not disappoint. With over 300 in attendance, including 89 volunteers from Dallas Baptist Universiy, the weather was great, the food was delicious and the fellowship with friends and family was priceless.
Check out these great photos from the day. Thanks to all those who helped make this possible like the NCL Highlander Chapter who so generously donated the cakes and prizes.

Highland Park Basketball & YMSL
Hoops for Hope
​Make a Slam Dunk!

Volunteers from Highland Park High School, Basketball and Belles, and YMSL hosted an exciting game with Voice of Hope scholars and coaches followed by a pizza party! 

​Thanks to Independent Bank

​Volunteers from Independent Bank of McKinney came to Voice of Hope and led 2 financial literacy classes with the 4th and 5th grade scholars. Students learned about savings, loans, banking, income, expenses and budgeting. Thanks to Communities Foundation of Texas for Business program for partnering Independent Bank with Voice of Hope and making this opportunity possible!

A Day to Remember!

Voice of Hope welcomed volunteers from Sunnybrook Christian Church for the second year! The volunteers travel all the way from Stillwater, OK on their Spring Break to come to Dallas to volunteer. They help around campus with cleaning, organizing and curriculum prep. Then we headed over to the Trinity River with a group of Voice of Hope scholars for a special afternoon field trip A total of 77 volunteers cleaned up about 200 lbs of trash from the Westmoreland Road area of the Trinity River. This helps to improve the habitat for wildlife and the function of the floodway to protect communities in Dallas. We appreciate the leadership of the Sunnybrook Christian Church volunteers and the Trinity Park Conservancy! 

Festival of Hope 2018

This year's festival wasn't dampened at all by the rain. What a fun day with the Voice of Hope Community and volunteers from NCL, HPHS and SMU! Families enjoyed everything from Bingo to Bounce Houses and Crafts to Cotton Candy!

Deloitte Takes over!

On the first Friday back to school, Deloitte Consulting LLP came and took over Voice of Hope's main campus for the afternoon. Volunteers came and decorated the gym and set up tables of food and treats for over 150 scholars! Children enjoyed pizza, snow cones, popcorn, games and more! Thanks to all the Deloitte volunteers for their generosity of time and spirit making this one of the best back to school events ever!

Sunnbrook Christian Church Volunteers on their Spring Break!

Students and counselors from Sunnybrook Christian Church in Stillwater, OK came down to volunteer at Voice of Hope on their Spring Break. Over 40 high school students spent Monday and Tuesday with us and they were a HUGE Blessing! They helped with all kinds of activities including gardening, cleaning, and even helped with crafts and sports activities with the students. For more information on how you and/or your group can volunteer contact Rachelle at rhast@voiceofhope.org

See pictures from our
Christmas parties
​and volunteer groups!

Thank You to all our Volunteers who made this Christmas so special!

​Volunteers adopted families and provided Christmas presents and food, companies and groups adopted classes and celebrated with parties and presents, and still others helped with distributing food and clothes.

​First day of the Fall Semester 2017
Scholars are back at Voice of Hope for after-school programs at our main campus and at our on-site program at Uplift Gradus. We have some new faces on campus! Come for a tour and see our coaches in action. 

Summer of Investment 2017
Voice of Hope Summer Camp was a huge success! Campers enjoyed a full summer of activities, learning, fun, and field trips all culminating in the Investment Fair. At the fair, scholars showed off all they had gleaned over the summer and most importantly Voice of Hope campers will return to school, not only without any learning loss, but ahead of their counterparts. For photos of the highlights from the summer click here.

First Presbyterian Church at Tulsa visits
Voice of Hope for the 4th year in a row on their youth missions trip! The Tulsa volunteers lead our scholars through a week of Vacation Bible School, this year's theme "Made for This, Built for a Purpose." Click here for photos.  The theme focused on how each one of us is made unique by God. The volunteers led the scholars through activities of music, arts and crafts, and games. Each scholar, coach and volunteer created their own paver and we now have a bright and colorful memory of our time with these generous and loving brothers and sisters. Read More of the story.

Basketball Game 2017
​Highland Park High School Basketball Team and Belles joined Voice of Hope for 2 weeks of mini summer camps. The two weeks culminated in a game, half-time performance and pizza party! Click here for photos. For more information on how your group could come and participate with our students click here or contact Ruth Hardesty,Director of Development at RHardesty@voiceofhope.org.

ASPIRE After-school programs main campus
END-of-YEAR Party
Hosted by Voice of Hope Teen Board Volunteers

For more information on joining our Teen Board or volunteering
​contact Ruth Hardesty, Director of Advancement at RHardesty@voiceofhope.org

Saturday Academic Enrichment Day
Voice of Hope provides additional out-of-school educational and social-emotional support and activities on select Saturdays during the Fall and Spring semesters.

For more information on the dates for these activities check the programs calendar or contact Alex Hardesty, Assistant Programs Director at AHardesty@voiceofhope.org

Kids in the Kitchen

​Voice of Hope partners with the Junior League of Dallas to provide several weeks of healthy food, recipes, and fun for Voice of Hope Scholars during our Spring ASPIRE After-school program.

Genetta Lewis

Hear from one of Voice of Hope's alumna, Miss Genetta Lewis.

You can also read more of Genetta's story on our blog page.

Summer of Investment

Voice of Hope 6th  - 8th graders take a field trip to Mountainview College to learn more about college and career options. This is just one of the many activities scholars experience this summer at Voice of Hope Summer Camp - Summer of Investment.

For more information about Summer Camp see our Programs page.

Hear from our President
Mr. Edward Franklin

Voice of Hope's mission is critical to the families, children and neighborhood of West Dallas.

​To invest in Voice of Hope and make a difference in a child's life go to our Invest page.