The Stewpot Alliance & Soup’s On! 2011

in Partnership with
David Dike Fine Art Gallery

Invite you to an
ART EXHIBITION
Featuring works by The Stewpot’s Artists

Honoring
Soup’s On! 2011 Patrons and Committee Members

Tuesday, November 9
6 - 8pm

David Dike Fine Art
2613 Fairmount
Dallas, TX 75201

Enjoy an evening of art, food and inspiration. 

Art will be available for purchase with 90% of the proceeds benefiting The Stewpot artists.

RSVP gret84@swbell.net or 972-381-6006

* Complimentary Valet Parking

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Dallas Community Court for the Homeless - Fall 2010

One of the most critical issues facing many in the homeless community is the need to resolve legal problems. To meet this need, the Dallas Municipal Courts, the Dallas City Attorney’s office, and private attorneys in collaboration with The Stewpot provide complete Class C misdemeanor case resolution (other than thefts and assaults). A significant aspect of the Class C misdemeanor resolution is the alternative sentencing program. Community service organizations provide counseling and volunteer work opportunities to satisfy conditions of the alternative sentencing program imposed as a result of a guilty plea.

The next Community Court date is Nov. 6, 2010

Deadline to submit applications at The Stewpot is Oct. 15, 2010

Applications can be picked up at The Stewpot, 408 Park Ave, Dallas 75201 or 

Download and print an application

Please read the first page of the application carefully for procedures and instructions. 

This application is for homeless participants only.

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Don't miss the Art Show at The Stewpot

Art Show at The Stewpot
Saturday, September 25th
3:00 pm - 8:00 pm

1822 Young Street

Explore our large 2nd floor gallery displaying Acrylic paintings, watercolors, oil pastels, mixed media works, jewelry, ceramics and more. All works for sale with many marked 50%-90% off.

90% of each sale goes to the artist with remaing 10% going towards art program supplies.

Refreshments will be served and free parking in the garage will be provided.

Click here for additional information.

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Celebrate at The Angry Dog and benefit our homeless friends

The Angry Dog, a Deep Ellum bar and restaurant, is celebrating its 20^th anniversary (e.g., 140 dog years!) for the entire month of September by donating 50 cents to selected local charities each time during the month of September they sell one of their top 20 food items. The 4 selected charities are The Stewpot, Paws in the City, ArtLoveMagic and the Children's Cancer Fund.  Join us over at the Angry Dog for wings, hamburgers, hot dogs, cheap eats and more this September!   Only 3 minutes away from First Presbyterian Church, head east on Young/Canton, left on South Good Latimer Expressway, and then take the first right on Commerce.  The Angry Dog is on your right at 2626 Commerce Street.  www.angrydog.com

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Stewpot Artists showing at the Lakewood Summer Arts Faire

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Saturday, August 28, 10:00am - 6:00pm and Sunday, August 29, 11:15am - 5:00pm

2443 Abrams Rd. Dallas, TX 75214
in the Family Life Center at Lakewood United Methodist Church

There will be a large showing of work from Dallas area artists,
live entertainment and a children’s art workshop.

Come see us!
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Stewpot Community Ministry Scholarship recipients recognized for their hard work

42 college students from The Stewpot's Children and Youth programs were recognized for the Community Ministries Scholarship this past Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church worship service. Two recipients have graduated in the last few months from college and we are expecting 12 more to graduate in the coming year. Many of them are the first people in their families to attend college!

Each scholarship recipient must actively participate in The Stewpot's Children and Youth programs for a minimum of 2 years and then if they maintain their grades they are eligible for $2,000 a year for up to five years!

Congrats to all of them!

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DART Community Court for our homeless friends

The Stewpot offers many services to their clients in an effort to help them transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency.  One of the services offered is Community Court.  Community Court is a program designed to offer homeless persons the opportunity to take care of misdemeanor citations and violations in the City of Dallas and for DART.  Our homeless friends are often times the subjects of certain types of citations from DART officers including most often fare evasion.  Since many of our homeless friends are financially strained as it is, the cost of these tickets can be difficult to afford.  If the tickets are not dealt with and one of our homeless friends gets arrested for a warrant, they go to jail and often times lose their identification (which often times The Stewpot has helped them obtain as vital records assistance is one of the services offered at The Stewpot). Hence, this court held at The Stewpot with the help of volunteers from the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, clerks from the court houses, and judges and justices of the peace from various districts affords the chance to the clients to handle their legal affairs rather than getting a warrant issued for their arrest.

On Saturday morning August 14, 94 individuals showed up to thank the lawyers, see the judges, get assigned hours of community service, and then set out to perform the community service tasks for their allotted hours in the Downtown Dallas area.  Work crews spread out to the north, east, south, and west to pick up trash, sweep the sidewalks, and help clean up the neighborhood.  Some crews focused on specific areas like the Farmer’s Market and City Hall.  At the end of the day, areas were cleaned up, court dockets were cleared of tickets dating back many years in some cases, and the participating clients of The Stewpot got to go home relieved knowing that there would not be a warrant issued for their arrest.  The Stewpot would like to thank Mike Haney, Justice of the Peace Judge Seider, Justice of the Peace Judge Sepulveda, and Justice of the Peace Judge Ellis for their services.  Also, The Stewpot would like to thank the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Brandy Baxter-Thompson and Jennifer King for their hard work and dedication to our homeless friends.

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