Heart House

What Heart House does

Heart House, Inc. (doing business as Heart House Dallas) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2000 and headquartered in the Vickery Meadow neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. The organization delivers free after-school and summer programs to approximately 240 refugee, immigrant, and under-resourced children annually across eight sites, using a proprietary trauma-informed curriculum called the H3 Program Model. The H3 model integrates three components: Head (academic tutoring, literacy support, and STEAM activities), Heart (social-emotional learning curricula plus on-staff licensed counseling services), and Hands (experiential project-based learning such as Project X, the Build a Theme Park unit, and Growing Gardens).

Program delivery occurs on-site at partner locations including Jill Stone Elementary School (K-5 classes), the Vickery Park Branch Library (summer programming), and the Northwest Community Center, with the organization co-located in the same neighborhood as the families it serves. Heart House is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors (chaired by Minator Azemi) and operates with a 53-person staff that includes licensed social workers, bilingual teachers, and AmeriCorps members; the current Executive Director is Shannon Hendricks, appointed in 2024.

Revenue is generated entirely from charitable sources rather than fees to families. Documented streams include foundation grants (The Meadows Foundation, Liberty Mutual Foundation, Rees-Jones Foundation, United Way, Addy Foundation, Orchid Giving Circle at Texas Women's Foundation, Tegna Foundation), corporate sponsorships and in-kind contributions (Liberty Mutual Torchbearers, Austin Bridge & Road, CLOZTALK, FC Dallas Foundation), individual donations with a $25/month recurring tier, and participation in community giving campaigns such as North Texas Giving Day. Heart House has achieved Gold-level GuideStar transparency certification and full Dallas Afterschool certification across all sites.

Name

Heart House

Legal name

Heart House, Inc.

Website

https://hearthousedallas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Heart House Dallas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2000 that delivers free trauma-informed after-school and summer programs to approximately 240 refugee, immigrant, and under-resourced K-8 children annually in the Vickery Meadow neighborhood of Dallas, using its proprietary H3 (Head, Heart, Hands) academic, social-emotional, and experiential learning model, and funded by foundation grants, corporate partners, and individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Education Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Engagement & Caregiver Support Programs (SEL/Mental Health) (EDAKAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• After-school education programs
• Social-emotional learning
• Refugee youth services
• Summer enrichment programs
• Youth development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Heart House accepts donations from individuals, with $25 monthly gifts providing classroom materials mentioned as a recurring donation option.
2. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Funding from foundations such as Meadows Foundation ($50,000), Liberty Mutual Foundation ($35,000 Texas Educational Grant), Rees-Jones Foundation, and corporate partners.
3. Events and Campaigns: North Texas Giving Day campaigns, end-of-year giving campaigns, and fundraising events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Heart House is an educational nonprofit that provides free after-school and summer programs to refugee, immigrant, and under-resourced children in the Vickery Meadow neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. Its core service is the H3 Program Model (Head, Heart, Hands), which combines academic enrichment, social-emotional learning, and hands-on experiential activities in a trauma-informed environment for approximately 240 students each year across 8 community sites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• H3 Program Model (Head, Heart, Hands) Holistic social-emotional learning curriculum combining academic enrichment, emotional well-being support, and hands-on experiential activities; delivered to refugee, immigrant, and under-resourced children in grades K–8.
• After-School Program Free after-school programming for refugee, immigrant, and under-resourced children in Vickery Meadow, Dallas, providing academic enrichment, SEL support, and safe care during out-of-school hours.
• Summer Program Free summer enrichment program for refugee, immigrant, and under-resourced children, extending the H3 learning model into the summer break with academic, social-emotional, and experiential activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% of students showed growth in at least one category of literacy
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vickery Trading CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Vickery Coalition Action Team providing support to refugee families. CEO Stephanie Giddens leads collective support efforts for Vickery Meadow community.
• Vickery Meadow Youth Development FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Vickery Coalition Action Team supporting refugee families in Vickery Meadow.
• Literacy Achieves (Vickery Meadow Learning Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Vickery Coalition Action Team providing literacy services to refugee families.
• Northwest Community CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost site for Heart House programming and member of Vickery Coalition Action Team. Previously employed Heart House's Senior Director Liz Curfman as Refugee Ministry Director.
• Northwest Bible ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Vickery Coalition Action Team supporting refugee families.
• Park Cities Baptist ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Vickery Coalition Action Team supporting refugee families.
• Temple Emanu-ElminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Vickery Coalition Action Team supporting refugee families.
• Dallas MaverickscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsored Shark Tank business pitch event for Heart House students. CEO Cynt Marshall served as judge. Provides Mavs swag and support for student entrepreneurs.
• S2 CapitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsored Shark Tank business pitch event for Heart House students. CEO Scott Everett served as judge.
• MatchfirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrand design and digital marketing agency partnered with Heart House for major rebranding effort featured in DMagazine Dallas Innovates.
• CLOZTALKminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNonprofit partner selling cause-based apparel. 20% of all proceeds donated back to Heart House.
• FC Dallas FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Southern New Hampshire University to renovate Parent Resource Center at Heart House.
• Southern New Hampshire UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with FC Dallas Foundation to renovate Parent Resource Center.
• Dallas AfterschoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertifying body for afterschool programs. As of July 2019, all Heart House sites received Dallas Afterschool Certification.
• SMU (Engage Dallas)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMU volunteers helped with tie-dye shirts and field day activities. Students took field trip to SMU campus.
• Dallas Museum of ArtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided art workshops including Personal Motif Medallion Workshop and Natural Element Tapestry Workshop. Organized field trip for Pineland students.
• Center for Survivors of Torture (CST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides weekly group art therapy sessions via Zoom and one-on-one counseling during summer. Social worker Meg leads sessions exploring fear, isolation, and home.
• Mr. CooperminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted second annual Diwali celebration for Heart House students with Asians in Motion Team.
• Bridge Homeless Recovery CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPineland students created welcome baskets for graduates of the program entering new homes.
• Vickery Park Branch LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost site for summer programming, providing space for Heart House students.
• Who is HussainminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational humanitarian group providing treats, balloons, and happy birthday signs for monthly classroom celebrations.
• Teatro DallasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekly theater classes for 3rd to 5th graders covering character development, script writing, blocking, and costuming.
• Highland Park United Methodist ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteers and supporters of Growing Gardens curriculum. Provided time and resources for garden beds.
• Ambrose GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonated 125 bags of mulch for Heart House playground renovation.
• Six FlagsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCody Martin and Jennifer Schaefer from Six Flags assisted Pineland students with Build a Theme Park project-based learning unit.
• Richemont North AmericaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnderwrote Heart House's Fun with Pumpkins week and provided volunteers.
• Hello! Deluxe CarwashminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted Lemonade Day student entrepreneurs at their location on Laramanda and Skillman.
• ProParazzi Photo BoothsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided photo booth for World Refugee Day community celebration.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HIAS: HIAS is a national Jewish-founded refugee resettlement agency providing direct services to refugees including youth programming. It operates at significantly larger scale than Heart House but pursues the same refugee-support mission with overlapping SEL and education components.
• Bethany Christian Services: Bethany Christian Services is a national nonprofit offering refugee resettlement, foster care, and family services with youth education components. It overlaps with Heart House's refugee-child focus but at much greater national scale and broader service scope.
• World Relief: World Relief is a national refugee resettlement and child welfare organization offering youth education, ESL, and family support programs. It serves the same refugee-child demographic as Heart House but at national scale with a broader portfolio.
• Catholic Charities of Dallas: Catholic Charities of Dallas provides refugee resettlement, immigration, and family services across North Texas. It is a broad incumbent offering overlapping youth and family support services for the same Dallas-area refugee community.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC) - Dallas: The IRC is a large global humanitarian organization operating resettlement and youth education programs in Dallas. It serves the same refugee-child population as Heart House but at a national/international scale with broader programming beyond just afterschool.

Direct peers

• Mosaic Family Services: Mosaic Family Services serves refugees and victims of human trafficking in North Texas with case management, education, and youth programming. It is a direct functional peer to Heart House in the Dallas refugee-services ecosystem (and notably hired Heart House's former CEO).
• Ascentria Care Alliance: Ascentria Care Alliance provides refugee resettlement, education, and unaccompanied children's services, including SEL and afterschool programming for refugee youth. It is a direct peer in the trauma-informed refugee-youth education space.
• Refugee Services of Texas: Refugee Services of Texas provides resettlement, case management, and youth services to refugees in Dallas and other Texas cities. It directly overlaps with Heart House's refugee-child target population and offers complementary, sometimes competing, youth programming.
• Literacy Achieves: Literacy Achieves (formerly Vickery Meadow Learning Center) provides literacy and ESL services to refugee and immigrant families in Vickery Meadow, Dallas. It is the most direct local peer to Heart House, sharing both the same neighborhood and a similar refugee-focused mission; in fact, both are co-members of the Vickery Coalition Action Team.

Regional players

• Multicultural Refugee Coalition: Multicultural Refugee Coalition serves refugees in Austin with education, case management, and community programming. It is comparable in mission and scale to Heart House but operates in a different Texas geography (Austin vs. Dallas).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HeartHouseD
• Facebookfacebook.com/33752817191
• Instagraminstagram.com/hearthousedallas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hearthousedallas

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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