Nexus Matching Funds Campaign -- $100,000 Goal

Nexus Recovery Center is seeking new community support to raise $100,000 to leverage two recent gifts from local foundations.  The Meadows Foundation granted $200,000 to Nexus for programs and services, and of that funding – $50,000 must come from new donors.  In addition, Hoblitzelle Foundation granted Nexus with $50,000 for their capital campaign to provide new bathrooms and services in the main Building A, that houses admissions, reception and counseling rooms for clients. However a match challenge has been issued – and it must come from a new funder source – the donor could double their investment in Nexus and the community.

In an open letter, Nexus explains their needs are real and they have served 11% more women and children this year that last year, providing vital and life saving proven services to some 2,263 clients and their children who are in our programs.

Steve and Linda Ivy, Nexus Recovery Center supporters

In addition, long-time supporters Linda and Steve Ivy (President of Heritage Auction) have given $100,000 to Nexus to provide vital services on the La Prada campus. The Ivy's have been involved with Nexus for years through the Women's Auxiliary. Linda serves on the Nexus Board, and they both served as Chairs of the 2013 Annual Appeal.

Nexus is pleased to report new partnerships with Executives in Action, The Real Estate Council, Goldman Sachs, The Celanese Foundation, and Regions Bank.

Eight Facts About Nexus:

·     Nexus is projected to serve 2,262 women and 441 children in FY14 – an 11% increase over last year.

·     For 43 years, Nexus has been empowering women to break the cycle of addiction.

·     Nexus is one of the only providers in the nation that accepts pregnant or newly parenting teens.

·     Nexus is a national leader in welcoming women and their children into residential treatment.

·     Nexus offers licensed child care and educational programs to clients and neighbors.

·     Twenty seven healthy, drug-free babies have been born to moms at Nexus this year.

·     Nexus provides a continuum of care from detoxification to recovery support services.

·     92% of your donation will go directly to recovery program services.

The mission of Nexus Recovery Center is to serve as a link to sobriety, independence, and dignity for low-income women and their families affected by addiction. They inspire hope, offer respect, and honor the unique differences of female addicts.

A Special Destination Connects Moore Park and Santa Fe Trestle Trail

Paul W. Harris, president & CEO, Hoblitzelle Foundation; Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings; Judge Vonciel Jones Hill, City Councilmember; Craig Holcomb, executive director, Trinity Commons Foundation; Dr. Gail Thomas, president & CEO of The Trinity Trust; Lynn McBee, board member of The Trinity Trust; Larry Jones, Dallas Park & Recreation board member

The City of Dallas joins The Trinity Trust Foundation and the Hoblitzelle Foundation in announcing the opening of the Pavilion and Amphitheater connecting Moore Park to the Santa Fe Trestle Trail on June 13.  These new amenities were made possible by a $2 million donation from the Hoblitzelle Foundation in honor of Mr. Will Moore, the park’s namesake, and his contributions to Dallas’ African American community and culture.

The new space at Moore Park creates a link to both the existing 75-year-old park and the Santa Fe Trestle Trail, which opened fall of 2012.  Moore Park has athletic fields and parking with beautiful mature tree groves and views of Cedar Creek. 

The beautiful new space centers on a shade pavilion with picnic tables and a gravity-defying 25-foot cantilevered overlook with views toward Cedar Creek. The performance amphitheater with thoughtful memory wall, sloped lawn for seating and icon tower lend dramatic flair to the architecturally finished and angled retaining walls. The amphitheater is a perfect outdoor venue for intimate daytime musical performances, dance events, school plays, student field trips, or the readings of novelists and poets.

A steel bridge connects from the entry plaza near the new pavilion to the terraced grove of red oak trees. Shared parking with the Santa Fe Trestle Trail is located at 8^th Street and the DART overflow lot. A picturesque trail link to the adjacent Santa Fe Trestle Trail (.86 mile concrete trail) is shaded by mature trees taking visitors past a pecan grove and landscaped beds of native grasses or across the new Cedar Creek Bridge.