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The Magdalen House Raises More Than $50,000 at Second Annual Game, Set, Match Event

DALLAS, TEXAS (June 16, 2022)- The Magdalen House a nonprofit organization helping women achieve sobriety and sustain recovery from alcoholism at no cost and based on 12-Step spiritual principles recently held its second annual Game, Set, Match tennis event at Lakewood Country Club. In celebration of The Magdalen House’s 35^th Anniversary, this year’s Game, Set, Match event was all about the 80’s. Guests enjoyed a great day of tennis and live music from The Vinyl Countdown. More than $50,000 was raised which will cover the cost of life-saving recovery services for 27 women who enroll in the First Step program. Read More.

Local Organization Helping Alcoholic Women is Opening a New Facility

New Home for The Magdalen House Opening at 4513 Gaston Avenue in Dallas

DALLAS, TEXAS (April 16, 2021)- The Magdalen House, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping alcoholic women achieve sobriety and sustain recovery since 1987, announces the opening of its new home at 4513 Gaston Avenue, where it will relocate services.

The Magdalen House community will say goodbye to their beloved home in Little Forest Hills – a gift to the organization in 1996 – where they spent 25 years serving alcoholic women at no cost. That property has been sold to a new owner. Read more.

Building the Future of Recovery for Alcoholic Women, Together

KDC Continues to Partner with The Magdalen House to Help Alcoholic Women Seeking Recovery

Dallas, TX (October 6, 2020)  – The Magdalen House ended North Texas Giving Day with $71,706 – more than $20,000 over their fundraising goal, given by 350 donors, doubling the participation from 2019. Funds raised are enough to provide 47 alcoholic women with life-saving recovery services through the nonprofit’s Social Detox program. Thanks to a partnership with KDC, donations of $5,471 was raised from the company’s employees, partners, and customers. KDC is also leading the development of the new home for The Magdalen House. Read more.

Mrs. Laura Bush and Announcement About The Magdalen House’s New Facility Mark Milestones

The Leave a Legacy Dinner was the Largest Fundraising Event in The Magdalen House’s 32-Year History

Dallas, TX (October 29, 2019) – The Magdalen House’s Leave a Legacy Dinner with Former First Lady of the United States Mrs. Laura Bush was not only the largest fundraising event in the agency’s 32-year history, but it was the first public announcement of the organization’s $3.2M Legacy of Hope Capital Campaign – seeking funding for a new facility on Gaston Ave. Read more.

Former First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush, to serve as Keynote Speaker at 2019 Leave a Legacy Dinner

Fundraising Event Raises Awareness of The Magdalen House Free Programs for Alcoholic Women

Dallas, TX (May 2, 2019) – The Magdalen House is honored to host former First Lady of the United States Mrs. Laura Bush at the 2019 Leave a Legacy Dinner, presented by Ben E. Keith Company Foundation. The dinner, held on October 3, 2019 at The Hall on Dragon in the Dallas Design District, will celebrate life, recovery, and freedom from alcoholism for both women and their families in North Texas. Read more.

2023

• Silver Award for Best in DFW’s Best Non-profit, Dallas Morning News

• Altrusa

2022

• DCEO Award for Leadership Excellence, D Magazine

2021

• Best Integrated Marketing Campaign, Communities Foundation of Texas

• Preservation Dallas Award