Community Outreach
The Dallas Woman’s Forum’s members are women of all ages, races and religions who share a common goal: to work together to improve our local community socially, physically, culturally, and educationally.
Our initiatives reflect the dedication to these founding principles.
At the heart of the Dallas Woman’s Forum is a deep commitment to giving back. Each month, our members rally around a focused community effort—whether it’s gathering essential items for local shelters, volunteering time with a partner organization, or collecting household goods that can be recycled and repurposed for those in need.
We call these efforts “Do It,” “Bring It,” and “Don’t Fling It”—three simple ways to make a real impact.
- “Do It” is a hands-on volunteer opportunity, such as serving meals or helping with outreach programs.
- “Bring It” encourages members to donate specific items, like toiletries, books, or canned food.
- “Don’t Fling It” helps keep usable items out of the landfill by passing them along to charities that give them new life.
You can find details about our current outreach focus on the Upcoming Events Calendar. Look under the descriptions for our General Member Meeting and Luncheon, where the Community Outreach activity for that month will be listed. Donations may be brought to a Member Meeting or dropped off during any volunteer shift at the Alexander Mansion.
Together, we turn small acts of kindness into meaningful change.
If you’d like to support these efforts but can’t attend in person, you can also make a monetary donation to help us purchase needed items. Visit our Donate Page and note “Community Outreach” in the memo line.
Do It – Volunteer Your Time
Throughout the year, Dallas Woman’s Forum members give their time to support a variety of community partners and events. Whether it’s serving meals, reading to children, helping at donation drives, or lending a hand at the Alexander Mansion, our members step up and show up.
Here are just a few ways you can share your time and volunteer with us:
- Assemble Easter eggs for our annual Landauer egg hunt
- Serve lunch or assist at a local homeless shelter
- Help deliver donated items to local charities
- Volunteer during mansion events or outreach projects
- Assist with packaging items for monthly donation drives
Volunteer opportunities are listed each month on the Upcoming Events Calendar. Look for the “Do It” label under the General Member Meeting or special event listings. You can also contact our Outreach Chair to learn more.
Give your time. Share your heart. Let’s do this—together.
Bring It
Collect these items and bring to the Alexander Mansion for donation. Needs may change, please check the current month’s Event Calendar for the Member Meeting event description. We will update the “Bring It” information there.
| 2024-2025 | Items we are collecting |
| September | Canned goods for the Woodrow Wilson High School Food Bank. |
| November | Donations to provide pajamas for each child at the Landauer ChildCareGroup. |
| January | Stuffed animals for the Care Bears program for the Dallas Police and Fire Departments. |
| March | Snack items for the Landauer Easter Egg Hunt and for the teachers at the Birdie Alexander Elementary School. |
| May | Underwear for women’s shelter. |
Don’t Fling It
Bring these items to our Member Meetings or Board Meetings:
- Glasses, sunglasses (Prescription and not), and glasses cases for Center for Vision Health, a local non-profit eye clinic.
- Gently used small items for the White Rock Center of Hope’s Thrift store (costume jewelry, dishes, table lamps, glassware, purses, belts, picture frames, etc.).
- Prescription & Over the Counter (OTC) pill bottles (large & small) with plastic lids attached.
Meet our Long-Time Community Partner: The Landauer ChildCareGroup Center
The Landauer ChildCareGroup Center, located next to The Dallas Woman’s Forum, serves infants-to-five-year-olds from nearby families of limited income.
Since 1901, ChildCareGroup (Originally the Clara Chaison Free Kindergarten and Training School) has known that the first years of life are critical to human development. Children who don’t have a strong, early learning foundation begin school behind and often stay behind and lose precious opportunities for achieving their full potential.
The Landauer Center provides children with the foundation of skills and knowledge they need to be successful in school and life and fosters self-reliant families and communities. Located on Munger Street behind The Dallas Woman’s Forum the Landauer Center was licensed in 1986, and is now part of Head Start of Greater Dallas.
The Forum has partnered with Landauer to enrich their curricula and community by funding various activities for the children and their parents. Forum volunteers have contributed in many ways.
- Visiting the classes to perform puppet shows and read aloud to provide reading and language enrichment
- Gifting new pajamas to the children during the December holiday season
- Welcoming the children and their parents for the annual spring festival and egg hunt
- Supporting the teachers and staff with meals and treats
From snacks and school supplies, to books and backpacks, the Forum continues to respond to specific requests from the Landauer ChildCareGroup Center as need arises.