Agency News Archives - Vogel Alcove

What Do Sunflowers Have to Do With a Pandemic?

September 17, 2020 | Published in Agency News, Early Childhood, Everyday Vogel, Family Services, School-Age

What do sunflowers have to do with a pandemic? Each morning when the children and staff arrive at Vogel Alcove, a plot of huge sunflowers greets us at the...

Vogel Alcove’s Greenhouse Goes Solar

September 3, 2020 | Published in Agency News, Family Services, Services & Programs, Success Stories

Studies show that nature can help ease stress, anxiety and depression. Vogel Alcove’s Backyard is an integral part of our therapeutic and early childhood education programming. Built in 2014,...

Martyn Rocks the Evening with Vogel Alcove

August 27, 2020 | Published in Agency News, COVID 19 Response, Donors, Events, Everyday Vogel

A Special Evening with Vogel Alcove featuring World Piano Man Martyn Lucas in concert rocked! A crowd of supporters and friends got together virtually and sang and danced in...

Fishbowl Learning Chooses Vogel Alcove for Summer Initiative

August 17, 2020 | Published in Agency News, COVID 19 Response, Donor News, Volunteers

Mentor based summer enrichment program, Fishbowl Learning, chose Vogel Alcove as its program initiative this year. The events and activities they hosted on behalf of Vogel Alcove range from...

Vogel Alcove Birdhouses, A Creative Art Project You Can Do at Home

July 30, 2020 | Published in COVID 19 Response, Donors, Everyday Vogel, Volunteers

If you’ve ever had the chance to tour Vogel Alcove, you’ve probably seen our Giving Trees on the walls of the 3rd floor. If not, it’s one of the...

Michael Johnson Performance and Nike Donate Gear to Vogel Alcove Kids

July 16, 2020 | Published in Donors, Early Childhood, School-Age

For those that don’t know, Michael Johnson is a 3-time running olympic team member, winning 13 gold medals during his career. He broke multiple world records, and has been...

The Creature Teacher Visits Vogel Alcove

July 9, 2020 | Published in Agency News, Early Childhood, Everyday Vogel

The children got a fun surprise yesterday, a visit from The Creature Teacher! This organization is run by teachers have either Master of Education or Bachelor of Science degrees...

Proud to Be a Southwest Airlines LUV Classic Recipient

July 2, 2020 | Published in Agency News, Donor News, Donors

Since 1985 Southwest Airlines has proudly hosted the LUV Classic Golf Tournament and Party, donating more than $18 million to children’s charities over the last 34 years. As we...

Vogel Alcove Welcomes Summer Interns Andrew Nguyen and Ari Appel

June 24, 2020 | Published in Agency News, Everyday Vogel, Teachers and Staff

We are so excited to have our latest interns here at Vogel Alcove. Welcome Ari Appel and Andrew Nguyen! They’ll be helping the development department and the rest of...

10 Weeks Later, Operation Phases at Vogel Alcove

June 11, 2020 | Published in Agency News, COVID 19 Response, Early Childhood, Family Services

Out With Phase I, In With Phase II As the nation and the state reopen in phases, operations at Vogel Alcove will evolve in phases as well. The first...

Blessings of Abundance at Vogel Alcove During a Pandemic

June 1, 2020 | Published in Agency News, Donor News, Donors, Volunteers

Pizza Friday donated by Redbird Capital and Little Caesars Pizza Phase I From March 30, 2020 to May 22, 2020, Vogel Alcove shifted with each twist and turn of...

Vogel Alcove Welcomes New Child Therapist to Our Staff

May 15, 2020 | Published in Agency News, Early Childhood, Everyday Vogel, Family Services, Services & Programs, Teachers and Staff

We have a brand new addition to our staff, Tamsyn Morison. She’s doing a lot of new things with the child therapy room, and we’re excited to have this...

2 Ways to Volunteer From a Distance

April 30, 2020 | Published in Agency News, COVID 19 Response, Volunteers

We’ve had a lot of people asking us what they can do to help during this pandemic. While we aren’t currently allowing any volunteers in the building, there are...

Full Steam Ahead for Staff and Vogel Eats Program

April 23, 2020 | Published in Agency News, COVID 19 Response, Early Childhood, Family Services, Services & Programs, Teachers and Staff, Volunteers

You may know that on April 6, we reopened our doors for the children of our families that hold essential jobs in Dallas. About 5o% of our families reside...

Community Hero Informa Holds Innovative Silent Auction Benefitting Vogel Alcove

March 5, 2020 | Published in Agency News, Corporate Partners, Donor News, Success Stories

At Vogel Alcove, our Community Heroes consist of businesses and organizations that have committed their support to us through philanthropy, volunteerism, and advocacy. In the coming months, we’re going...

Celebrating Black History Month at Vogel Alcove

February 27, 2020 | Published in Agency News, Early Childhood, Everyday Vogel, Teachers and Staff

February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate and remember African Americans throughout history. During this time the Vogel Alcove curriculum includes this month-long celebration and it’s a...

Parent Peer Groups Create Vision Boards

February 20, 2020 | Published in Agency News, Family Services, Services & Programs

Here at Vogel Alcove, so many of our parents feel alone, with no peers available to support them during a traumatic time. These parents have usually experienced events in...

Vogel Alcove Socks, Designed by Vogel Kids

February 14, 2020 | Published in Agency News, Corporate Partners, School-Age

During the Summer months when DISD schools are closed, we host school-aged children in our program, Camp Vogel. Last Summer, we teamed up with the sock company Dead Soxy...

Longtime Vogel Alcove Teacher to Retire

February 6, 2020 | Published in Agency News, Early Childhood, Teachers and Staff

We love our teachers at Vogel Alcove. They work tirelessly everyday with our children to help them heal from the trauma of homelessness, and to prepare them to test...

A Vogel Alcove Family Gets a Home Makeover with Project Elf

January 30, 2020 | Published in Agency News, Family Services, Success Stories, Volunteers

We recently had the opportunity to visit one of the Vogel Alcove family’s newly renovated home! The home underwent a complete makeover from the great people at Project Elf...

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