Ninety years after our founding, the “Lena Pope Home” operates a good bit differently than it did when it was established as a residential solution for local children in need (and now goes by, simply, “Lena Pope”). Still, the agency continues to proactively respond to the changing needs of children in our community, guided by and with the support of key members of the Fort Worth community.
Join us for an opportunity to put Lena Pope’s current program offerings into the context of the agency’s rich, 93 year history.
Please RSVP (below) for this event as space is limited.
Questions? Contact Katherine.Ware@LenaPope.org or call 817-255-2526.
Lena Pope’s mission is to equip children, families, caregivers, and community with a strong foundation through counseling, education, and behavior interventions.
Fear and shock have gripped our community once again with the loss of 21 innocent lives in Uvalde, Texas. For the last several years, ongoing senseless acts of violence in churches, schools, grocery stores, and community centers have created a shadow of despair threatening our sense of community and safety. COVID further isolated us and fragmented the underpinnings of our core as human beings. We are all devastated. Yet, we have NOT been overcome. Together we stand strong. Lena Pope stands for solidarity and strength in times of crisis. You are NOT alone.
Do you have a respite from the storm? Join us for comfort and community, a time of quiet reflection and sharing.
Additional RESOURCES:
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network:
Assisting Parents/Caregivers in Coping with Collective Traumas
Addressing Race and Trauma in the Classroom
Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth after Mass Violence
Talking to Children about Mass Violence
PBS: Helping Children With Tragic Events in the News
Scholastic: Resources for Responding to Violence and Tragedy
Child Mind Institute: When and how to talk to your kids about school shootings by age
*Update: This event is currently sold out! You can still make a gift in honor of our milestone anniversaries here.
Join us to celebrate some milestone anniversaries! 3o years of the Marty Leonard Community Chapel. 60 years of service by Marty Leonard. And 90 years of Lena Pope. Festivities will take place outside near the chapel under a covered tent. Indoor location in case of inclement weather. Seating is limited.
Event Details
3200 Sanguinet Street Fort Worth, TX 76107
Amon Carter Center at Lena Pope
Valet Parking provided.
Attire: Business
Order of Events
6:00pm – Chapel Rededication Ceremony at Marty Leonard Community Chapel
Dinner and Program to follow in Amon Carter Center. Transportation provided back to Amon Carter Center.
7:15pm – Buffet Dinner Served at Amon Carter Center
Dinner music provided by Trey and the Tritones
8:15pm – Event Program
Dinner Provided by Central Market
- Caesar Salad
- Grilled Asparagus
- Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
- Lemon Rosemary Chicken
- Herb Crusted Grilled Salmon
- Dinner Rolls and Butter
- Fresh Fruit Tartlet or Salted Caramel Tartlet
On Monday, October 16th we will see the 30th Lena Pope Golf Classic in the heart of Fort Worth at Rockwood Golf Course, presented by Frost and Leonard Golf Links and featuring a course-based food tour, our youth putting challenge, well-stocked beverage coolers, and exceptional prizes – to celebrate our 30th tournament raising funds to support Lena Pope’s programs.
Whether you can be on course or not, you can participate in the fun of this fundraiser by purchasing a chance (or chances – as many as you like) to win one (or more) of the raffle and “Buy Now” silent auction items listed below. Click here for full package descriptions! Prizes will be drawn Monday, 10/16/23 and winners (need not be present to win) will be notified that week. Thank you for investing in child well-being.
2023 Team and Sponsorship Materials have been sold. To our many generous sponsors, thank you! Please call if you have questions: Katherine.Ware@LenaPope.org, 817-255-2526. (Raffle ticket purchases may not be used for tax deductions per the IRS, but we certainly appreciate your support!
We hope you will join us at Fiesta de Oro 2024 – in the gardens and among friends for a good meal and a good cause: to raise funds for counseling, education, and behavior intervention programs that help hundreds of families in our community build a strong foundation, so they can thrive.
Fiesta is an evening of fellowship as well as fundraising. The relaxed atmosphere gives plenty of time to enjoy Joe T Garcia’s famous food and drinks as well as to learn about Lena Pope’s programs.
This year’s event is almost sold out! To reserve your place at the party, please check availability by contacting staff: Katherine Ware, 817-255-2526 or email Development@LenaPope.org.
- * When you’ve confirmed your choice with staff, you may then use this 2024 Sponsorship and Table Reservation Form, and
- * use the menu below to make an online payment for your table or single ticket reservation.
It’s our wish that you’ll join us at Fiesta on April 17, 2024, but if you cannot attend:
- * you can contribute to our work and mission by making an online donation to Lena Pope;
- * you can also purchase chances to win one of our deluxe raffle packages.
Click here to view detailed descriptions of this year’s raffle offerings.
(Scroll down to purchase tickets. Need not be present to win. Tickets available online through 1:00 pm Tuesday, April 16th; ticket sales will resume in-person at the event on Wednesday, April 17th; winners will be drawn at the event.)
LENA POPE URGING LOCAL RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT 19 TARRANT COUNTY RESTAURANTS PARTICIPATING IN DFW RESTAURANT WEEK,
AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 6
FORT WORTH, Texas (August 4, 2020) – Lena Pope, the Tarrant County beneficiary of DFW Restaurant Week for the past 22 years, is urging local residents to support the 19 Tarrant County restaurants that are participating in 2020 DFW Restaurant Week, taking place August 31-September 6, with optional extension through September 27.
Doing so will not only support local restauranteurs and chefs in dire need of business, but also help improve the behavioral and mental health of the hundreds of local children and families served by Lena Pope.
With more than $2.2 million raised since 1998, DFW Restaurant Week is one of Lena Pope’s largest annual fundraisers.
“As restaurants are suffering 50 percent drops in sales and fighting daily to continue operations due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important now than ever before to dine-in or get take-out from the 19 Tarrant County restaurants participating in this year’s DFW Restaurant Week,” said Ashley Elgin, Ph.D., chief executive officer at Lena Pope. “We are so thankful they’ve chosen to participate and give back during this cataclysmic time where every penny counts, so we’re calling on you – Tarrant County – to do your part, too.”
This year’s participating restaurants will offer both dine-in and take-out options, including three-course prix fixe dinners for either $39 or $49, and two-course lunches for just $19. For each meal purchased at Tarrant County participating restaurants, 10 percent will be donated back to Lena Pope.
Tarrant County restaurants participating in this year’s DFW Restaurant Week include (*indicates first-time participants):
FORT WORTH
- Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse – 812 Main Street – delfriscos.com
- Eddie V’s Prime Seafood – 3100 West 7th Street – eddiev.com
- *Gemelle – 4400 White Settlement Road – gemelleftw.com
- Grace – 777 Main Street – gracefortworth.com
- Lonesome Dove Western Bistro – 2406 North Main Street – lonesomedovefortworth.com
- Rise Souffle nº3 – 5135 Monahans Avenue – risesouffle.com
- Silver Fox Steakhouse – 1651 S. University Drive – silverfoxcafe.com
- Texas de Brazil – 101 North Houston Street – texasdebrazil.com
- The Capital Grille – 800 Main Street – thecapitalgrille.com
ARLINGTON
- Mercury Chop House Arlington – 2221 E. Lamar Boulevard – mercurychophouse.com
- Restaurant506 at the Sanford House – 506 North Center Street – thesanfordhouse.com
- The Melting Pot – 4000 Five Points Drive – meltingpot.com
COLLEYVILLE
- Next Bistro – 5003 Colleyville Boulevard – nextbistrotx.com
GRAPEVINE
- Ferrari’s Italian Villa – 1200 William D. Tate Avenue – ferrarisrestaurant.com
- Mac’s on Main – 909 S. Main Street – macsteak.com
- Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille – 2400 W. State Highway 114 – perryssteakhouse.com
HURST
- La Bistro Italian Grill – 722 Grapevine Highway – facebook.com/labistrotx/
SOUTHLAKE
- Kirby’s Prime Steakhouse – 3305 E. Highway 114 – kirbyssteakhouse.com
WEATHERFORD
- *Fire Oak Grill – 114 Austin Avenue – fireoakgrill.com
“In 2019, DFW Restaurant Week raised a record $1 million for its charity partners – $289,070 of which came to Lena Pope – and had 162 total restaurant participants. This year, we’d be fortunate to see a quarter of that,” added Elgin. “We hope our local residents will see this as an opportunity to give back and open their hearts and wallets to support these benevolent Tarrant County restaurants and our hundreds of families in-need. It’s a win-win.”
ABOUT LENA POPE
Lena Pope believes that children are an asset with unlimited potential deserving of investment. Since 1930, Lena Pope has worked to improve child well-being in Tarrant County. Lena Pope provides evidence-based, research-tested programs focusing in prevention and early intervention services that support child development and improve the behavioral and mental health of children and families. Lena Pope uses investment from the community to change lives, families and Tarrant County. For more information, visit www.LenaPope.org.
DFW Restaurant Week presented by Your Metroplex Cadillac Dealers is North Texas’ largest culinary event. Each summer, diners enjoy delicious prix fixe meals at fine dining restaurants across the area, with a portion of the price donated to the North Texas Food Bank or Lena Pope. Over the past 22 years, DFW Restaurant Week has raised more than $10.2 million in donations for its charity partners, including $1 million in 2019 alone. DFW Restaurant Week presented by Your Metroplex Cadillac Dealers is an Entercom event. The 23rd anniversary campaign is proudly sponsored by Metroplex Cadillac Dealers, Atmos Energy, Beef Loving Texans (Texas Beef Council), FedEx Office, Garrison Brothers Distillery, Holmes Murphy, OpenTable, D magazine, the Star-Telegram, 214 Interactive and The Lovell Group. For the full dish on DFW Restaurant Week, please visit dfwrestaurantweek.com and follow on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.
Friday 6/17, Lena Pope will be co-hosting an important LISTENING SESSION, facilitated by the Texas Network of Youth Services, specifically for providers serving youth and young adults in health and behavioral health, CSEY and survivor services, housing and homelessness, child welfare, and juvenile justice.
If you work in the field and would like to discuss your ideas to improve support and services for Texas youth and their families by helping frame the TNOYS agenda in advance of the 88th Texas Legislative Session, please REGISTER here: https://hubs.ly/Q01cYHgc0
TNOYS is looking to learn about challenges in the community and will work to develop policy recommendations based on the insights gained from listening sessions planned around the state.