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Heart
House Austin: A Free Afterschool Program
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| Founders: |
Suzanne
Kiefer
P.O.
Box 823162
Dallas, Texas 75382-3162
972-661-3514 Tel
214-853-5237
Fax
suzanne@hearthouse.org
Anna
Land
8815 Silverarrow Circle
Austin, Texas 78759
512-826-3398 Cell Phone
512-857-0488 Fax
anna@hearthouse.org
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| Locations: |
Heart House
Free Afterschool currently has two centers in Dallas and two centers in
Austin, Texas. See maps on locations page.
Heart
House Austin:
7224 Northeast Drive
Austin, Texas 78723
512-929-8187
512-233-2652 fax
www.hearthouse.org
Diane
Cannon, Executive Director, dcannon@hearthouse.org
Heart
House Dallas:
Mailing
Address
P.O. Box 823162
Dallas, TX 75382
Main Office
8515 Park Lane #303
214-750-7637 Tel
214-750-1843 Fax
www.hearthousedallas.org
Terry
Pridmore, Executive Director, tpridmore@hearthouse.org
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| Mission
Statement: |
Heart
House is a free afterschool program dedicated to providing a safe haven and
academic support to low-income children and encouraging them to become good
citizens.
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History:
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Heart
House started in the summer of 2000 when founders Suzanne
Kiefer and Anna Land, while volunteering their time with children in the Vickery Neighborhood of
Dallas, Texas, quickly realized that these children
required a "safe" environment in which to obtain
homework assistance, mentoring, friendship, and above all,
protection from the idleness and negative influences they
find in their daily afterschool lives.Heart House is open
for three hours after school, Monday-Friday, with extended hours during the
summer and winter breaks. Heart House is free to all children -- the Heart
House kids "pay" for their clubhouse privileges by participating in
community service projects. Our thematic
teaching in a clubhouse environment stimulates critical and creative thinking.
The collaborative learning groups encourage a team effort for completion of
authentic assessment projects every few weeks. Technology, health & urban
safety, the arts, physical education, and character development are all woven
into our monthly themes. Field trips and special guests provide informal,
hands-on, working experiences and enrich prior knowledge.
The two became partners and Heart House Free
Afterschool became a reality. Starting with the
pilot program Heart House at City Central, the organization added a second
facility in June 2001 called Heart House at Park Hill (formerly the Royal Oaks facility).
A facility in Austin opened August 2002.
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Program
Overview:
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Heart
House’s goals are to:
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Keep
children safe
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Provide
children with academic support
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Encourage
and support good citizenship within each child, and
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Facilitate
a positive relationship between the children, their families, the school and
community.
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| Program
Partners and Funders: |
A Glimmer of Hope Foundation
Austin Independent School District
Austin Junior Forum
City of Austin Fire Department, Police Department, and Parks & Recreation Department
Clickin' Research
Dell Corporate Foundation
Foundation Communities
Meals on Wheels and More
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
Sprint
The Gap
The Silverton Foundation
The Topfer Family Foundation
The Webber Family Foundation
VolunteerMatch
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