Annual Impact Report
A Year In Review
2021 Annual Impact Report
MISSION
We at The Magdalen House strive every day to help women achieve sobriety and sustain recovery from alcoholism at no cost and based on 12-Step spiritual principles.
Our New Home
A Place of Dignity
April
Our dignified and beautifully restored home on Gaston Avenue serves as space for alcoholic women to begin their journey toward restoration and recovery.
Lisa Kroencke, Executive Director
Forever Family
The walls of our home could tell countless stories of transformation in recovery and reunification of families through the programs and services provided by The Magdalen House.
North Texas Giving Day
September
For North Texas Giving Day, three women shared the impact of recovery in their lives and the lives of their loved ones.
Hear Their Stories
Chelsea R. | Patrice O. | Lindsey E.
Living in Technicolor
December
Sandra Looney’s family and friends were able to share the hope, freedom, and colorful joy of recovery. At The Magdalen House, a life recovered is a life re-colored!
Program Achievements
In 2021 our comprehensive recovery services allowed us to connect to more alcoholic women and their families.
Every woman in our community helps create a welcoming environment where women know they can come for help to achieve sobriety, and sustain recovery from alcoholism.
First Step Completion Rate
75%
First Step Admissions
330
Next Step Completion Rate
21%
Next Step Admissions
216
Volunteers
486
29
Education Presentations
4
Meeting Attendance
13,188
Family Support Meeting Attendance
1,070
Kady Younkman, Volunteer Program Manager
Lauren M, Alumna
Kelly Williams, Volunteer Program Coordinator
Supporter Achievements
The success of our fundraising efforts in 2021 is all thanks to the generosity of our supporters. Their passion for our mission is what drives growth in our programs and allows us to continue providing life-saving services at absolutely no cost.
Record Breaking
North Texas Giving Day
September
Most Amount Raised by Maggie’s of All Time
$101,010.30
Most Donors to Maggie’s of All Time
290
Integrated Marketing Award
First Place Winner
Leave a Legacy
November
In 2021, The Magdalen House welcomed 330 women into our First Step two-week residential program. The total amount The Magdalen House raised through the generosity of corporate and individual event sponsors in 2021 was enough to support 34% of our First Step program expenses throughout the year.
Living in Technicolor
December
Women like Sandra Looney find family, community, and the colorful joy of living a life free from alcoholism through our peer-based, no-cost recovery services. Sandra and those who love her shared their story over the holiday season.
Podcast Achievements
The Magdalen House Podcast arrived with new shows, a new name, and more listeners than ever before.
Our podcast brings the messages and hope of recovery to women across the globe.
Stephanie Crawford, Podcast Host
Podcast Episode Listens
19,221
States Tuning In
43
Countries Tuning in
19
Three New Shows
This series features interviews, experiences, stories, and more from family members who have a loved one in recovery.
Explore the prayers, promises, & principles of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, the curriculum used at The Magdalen House.
The RecoverED podcast is made to educate the community on alcoholism, The Magdalen House, and our services.
A Farewell from Former Board Chair, Kay Colbert
2021 was my last year as Board Chair of The Magdalen House.
I have been honored to partner with Lisa Kroencke, our passionate Executive Director, to help guide this agency through our recent years of exciting and unprecedented growth. I am pleased to report that we have greater outreach, community education, and expanded programming. We have record numbers of women attending First Step, Next Step, Family Support, and meetings, as well as viewing our podcasts. We also grew our Board of Directors to create a diverse group of professionals that provides diligent fiduciary oversight, guidance, and strategic planning.
It has been a great privilege to serve as Board Chair and I confidently hand the leadership duties of Chair to Tina Shuey, who is so qualified to take the reins, and has an enormous heart for Maggie’s.
With an enormous sense of gratitude for the support and commitment of our Board, staff, volunteers, and donors,
Dr. Kay Colbert
Former Board Chair
A Letter from Board Chair, Tina Shuey
I want to start off by giving recognition to Kay Colbert for the mentorship and support she has given to me as I transitioned into my new role as Board Chair for 2022. Our agency has experienced so many positive changes under the leadership of Kay Colbert and our Executive Director, Lisa Kroencke, and filling Kay’s shoes is a tall order. Also, a huge thanks to Lisa and her staff for the fantastic job they have done with the transition into our new home on Gaston Avenue, all while keeping programs running smoothly (and growing.)
I am honored to have a front row seat as the agency continues its vital mission and pushes forward with reaching more alcoholic women and their families; I am humbled to serve an agency that saved my life.
With sincerest gratitude,
Tina Shuey
Board Chair
Blog Posts
MORE RESOURCES FROM THE MAGDALEN HOUSE
From the Vault: Step 11 with Cat Adcock | Studying the Steps
In this episode of From the Vault, Cat Adcock shares her insights and experiences with the Big Book while discussing Step 11 with Next Step participants and graduates. All donations help us to provide programs and services – to alcoholic women and their families, at...
From the Vault: Bridget Scott: Interviews with Recovered Alcoholics
In this From the Vault episode, we talk to Bridget about step 3, having a spiritual awakening, a break up in sobriety, and MORE! All donations help us to provide programs and services – to alcoholic women and their families, at absolutely no cost. If you’d like to...
Celebrating Our Team: Winter Rose – Community Coordinator
Please join us in celebrating Winter Rose, Community Coordinator. We are so excited to have her join the team! 1. What do you do at The Magdalen House, and what does a “typical” day look like for you? As a Community Coordinator, I provide tools and support to our...