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Our Thanks to YOU
The work of Wilkinson Center is possible thanks to volunteers and donors like you. Here’s a round-up of just a few people and organizations...
Volunteer to Bring Holiday Cheer
Join our auxiliary groups, the Friends and Young Friends of Wilkinson Center, in bringing Thanksgiving and holiday cheer to families in need.
Turkey Food Basket...
Sande Wilkinson Recalls Our “Cigar Box Days”
As we celebrate our 35th anniversary, we sat down with Sande Wilkinson, daughter-in-law to Wilkinson Center namesake Ruby Wilkinson, to talk about the earliest...
Hope for Seniors like Barbara
We all want and deserve to spend our retirement years savoring life, not struggling. But after decades of raising children, working hard and paying...
A White Hot Party
The Young Friends of Wilkinson Center’s White Party has again proven to be one of the hottest parties in town – selling out tables,...
We Appreciate YOU!
YOU make the work of Wilkinson Center possible. There are countless friends and volunteers who support our mission. Here is a round-up of just...
Be The Difference: Volunteer
We are looking for caring volunteers to help individuals and families select food in our Food Pantry and to distribute holiday meals and toys...
Remembering Vickie Thompson
The Wilkinson Center family was heartbroken by the sudden loss of our beloved Friend and volunteer, Vickie Thompson. A servant leader to us and...
The Gift of Empathy: Laura Steen-Patterson
We often say at Wilkinson Center that, when someone walks through our doors, we meet them wherever they are. For the past 15 years,...
Kiala’s Journey
Kiala is someone you notice right away. She is tall, has kind eyes and a broad, beaming smile. You can guess immediately she is...
The “Wilkinson Way”
Ever wonder what it’s like working on the front lines of the community – in a food pantry or helping families in crisis? We...
Wilkinson Center Expands Adult Education Program
Putting More People on the Path to Self-Sufficiency
Sara, like one out of every four Dallas County adults, lacks a high school diploma. She also...
Restoring Hope: Monique’s Story
How Monique is Building a New Future
When Monique moved to Dallas, she hoped to leave behind the anxieties of living in the troubled Heart...
What Does Entrepreneurial Philanthropy Look Like?
Celebrating Entrepreneurship in Philanthropy
2017 Can Do! Luncheon Honorees
Ashlee & Chris Kleinert
This big-hearted couple energetically supports a range of worthy causes in Dallas, including education,...
Wilkinson Center Celebrates 35 Years
Born from Compassion
Pathways to self-suffiency. This has been at the core of Wilkinson Center’s mission since it was founded in 1982 at Munger Place...
