As we gather with loved ones this holiday season, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for the ways you've supported our mission this year. Your generosity has been vital in helping Grant Halliburton Foundation positively impact youth mental health across North Texas. Together, we've accomplished so much.
To kick off the 15th annual Hope Party, Grant Halliburton Foundation hosted a kickoff event on July 25 at Simkhai in Highland Park Village where more than 60 guests gathered to learn more about the annual gala, set for Friday, November 22. Guests sipped beverages and sampled small bites provided by Bistro 31, while they shopped at Simkhai, where 15% of sales were donated back to the nonprofit organization.
Grant Halliburton Foundation is thrilled to launch its 15th annual Hope Party season with a kickoff event at Simkhai in Highland Park Village on Thursday, July 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. The special event will also introduce the 2024 Hope Party co-chairs, Danielle Hunter, Steve Noviello, and Reed Robertson.
Two Dallas nonprofit organizations have partnered to help North Texas children battling cancer. Carson Leslie Foundation and Grant Halliburton Foundation, neighboring tenants at Pegasus Park, are teaming up to deliver smiles to kids battling cancer and their caregivers at Children’s Health Children’s Medical Center Dallas.
As we gather with friends and family on this day of thanks, I'll be thinking about you and the contributions you make to empower Grant Halliburton Foundation's mission. Because of you, we've trained more than 325,000 teens, parents, teachers, and professionals in mental health education and suicide prevention since 2006
As we gather with family and friends for the holidays, I want you to know that we're grateful for all the ways you've supported our mission and work this year. The future looks looks bright for Grant Halliburton Foundation. We've never been better positioned to make a positive impact on youth mental health in North Texas.
On Thursday, October 20, more than 1,000 Hope Squad members across North Texas attended the first ever Texas-Sized Hope Squad Conference to learn how to break the stigma of mental health and provide help and hope to their fellow students and communities. Collaborating for this important event is The Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation, Grant Halliburton Foundation and The Grace Loncar Foundation, all local nonprofits founded in memory of a loved one lost to suicide.
Today marks the first day the Grant Halliburton Foundation staff officially begins working at Pegasus Park —the new home of the Foundation. The Foundation was selected to be part of the renovation development off Stemmons Freeway – named in homage to the old ExxonMobil building with the iconic red-winged Pegasus symbol at its top.
Vanita Halliburton co-founded Grant Halliburton Foundation in 2006 after her son, Grant Halliburton, died by suicide following his battle with severe depression and bipolar disorder. When Grant was struggling, Vanita searched for resources and found little. Later, she resolved to provide critical mental health resources, so that other families wouldn’t have the same outcome as hers.
Grant Halliburton Foundation welcomed Nora McInerny, best-selling author, speaker and podcast host, to share her personal story at the Beacon of Hope at Home Virtual Luncheon on April 30. Presented by The David B. Miller Family Foundation, the luncheon supports Grant Halliburton Foundation’s work providing education, resources and support for children, teen and young adult mental health.
For Grant Halliburton Foundation, 2020 will be remembered as a year of resilience, something we teach to children and teens nearly every day. Resilience is all about continuing to move forward in the face of life’s hurdles. This year has been the ultimate test of resilience, and we’ve done our best to meet the challenges head-on.
Like all nonprofits this year, Grant Halliburton Foundation took to the drawing board to reimagine its signature fall fundraising event, The Hope Party. With the help of a dedicated event committee and the generous support of so many sponsors and donors, The Hope Party at Home—an elevated live virtual party—was a resounding success.
Summer is almost over! Can you believe it? While I'm not as in touch with my calendar as I normally am, the business of my daily life sure has changed. For that reason, I’m thankful to have Coffee Days circled on my calendar with our virtual gatherings on Zoom three times each month.
