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Positive Messaging Helps Children in Trauma

April 8, 2016  |  Published in Agency News, Family Services

Last fall, several of us had the opportunity at attend a two-day training on Trauma Informed Care Sponsored by Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance. Carmela DeCandia, Ph. D., a psychologist...
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Donated Snacks Fuel Kids Outside Our Doors

March 11, 2016  |  Published in Corporate Partners, Early Childhood

Credit Union of Texas recently held a company-wide donation drive and supplied the children of Vogel Alcove with hundreds of “Bye-Bye Bags.” Whenever possible, Vogel Alcove gives Bye-Bye Bags...
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Parents Find Their Voice as Advocates for Children

March 4, 2016  |  Published in Agency News, Family Services

The experience of becoming homeless can mean giving up one’s voice. Without a home, without a support network, there are a lot of lines in which to queue up,...
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Family Emerges from Homelessness to a New Life

March 1, 2016  |  Published in Early Childhood, Family Services

Susan and her youngest daughter entered Vogel Alcove in the spring. She and her three children (two of whom are school age) had just moved into a family homeless...
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“Wishing Well” Activity Teaches Empathy

February 23, 2016  |  Published in Agency News, Early Childhood

Every morning, the children at Vogel Alcove are encouraged to notice who has come to class that day and who hasn’t. In an activity called Wishing Well, the children...
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Warmer Weather Allows for Outdoor Learning

February 23, 2016  |  Published in Agency News, Early Childhood

While some parts of the country got more than their fair share of snow and ran this winter, children at Vogel Alcove have enjoyed some unseasonably temperate days and...
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Alon USA Engages in 5-Year Shoe Donation Program

February 5, 2016  |  Published in Agency News, Corporate Partners

Families who are experiencing homelessness face a host of challenges, not the least of which is keeping growing children dressed in weather-appropriate and well-fitting clothes and shoes. Two and...
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School-Age Kids Enjoy President’s Day Gap Camp

February 4, 2016  |  Published in Agency News, School-Age

On February 15, our School-Age Program held a Gap Camp at Vogel Alcove. Gap Camps are day camps that “fill the gap” in education and child care when Dallas...
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Vogel Alcove Provides Social Support for Parents

February 4, 2016  |  Published in Agency News, Family Services

2016 is off to a busy start for our families at Vogel Alcove. Parents are searching for jobs, often to replace the seasonal ones lost at the close of the...
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Many Thanks to our Day 1 Dallas Sponsors!

January 6, 2016  |  Published in Agency News, Corporate Partners

Vogel Alcove would like to thank our outstanding sponsors for the first-ever Day 1 Dallas! These companies were key partners in making Day 1 Dallas an exciting and fun-filled event...
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