Calling all Stewpot Donors & Volunteers! Join us for an evening of Hors d'oeuvres, drinks, & good company at the Tower Club Dallas

We know that our volunteers and donors are the reason we at The Stewpot can continue supporting the unhoused and at-risk people of Dallas with wrap-around services day in and day out. To say "thank you", we've teamed up with the Tower Club Dallas to bring you a night of hors d'oeuvres, drinks, good company, and art. Join us on Tuesday, March 21 from 6-9 PM at the Tower Club Dallas - 1601 Elm St, 48th floor, Dallas, TX, 75201. Artists from The Stewpot will be there with a gallery of art to enjoy and pieces for purchase.

Please RSVP by clicking here.

Suggested donation for the event is $20

We'll see you there!

Join us for Soup’s On 2023 at Thompson Dallas on January 30, 2023!

We’re excited to announce that our featured speaker for this year’s event is Dallas Mavericks CEO and author Cynt Marshall, who boldly confronts tough issues in business and in life in her new book titled You’ve Been Chosen. Cynt shares how she beat personal and professional odds while also helping others see how they are uniquely equipped to thrive.

Dallas Mavericks DJ Ivy Awino will serve as emcee and sound producer for the luncheon.

For more information, tickets, and sponsorship opportunities, click here!

Voly in the Park is the largest (family-friendly) volunteer festival in Dallas. Find out how your gifts and talents can shape the city. And stop by The Stewpot table to say, “hi!”

Join us for the 14th Annual Soup’ s On Luncheon benefiting The Stewpot.

Our speaker will be fitness influencer and cookbook author, Kevin Curry, founder of FitMenCook, an online community that inspires men and women to eat healthy and stay fit with healthy recipes that in Kevin’s words, “are never, ever boring.” With over 2 million followers around the world, Kevin has built a community by showing people from every walk of life how to make healthy and delicious recipes accessible to any budget. What started as a blog to track his health journey in 2012 became his full-time job in 2014. Kevin has been featured in national online publications such as Forbes, Men’s Health, SELF, and Shape Magazine, as well as television appearances on Live! With Kelly and Ryan, Rachel Ray Show, TODAY, Good Morning America, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, and many others.

Tickets are available at soupsondallas.org.

Please join us for the 13th Annual Soup’s On! Luncheon. This year, we will gather virtually to celebrate the efforts of The Stewpot during the pandemic. Tickets can be purchased online.

Our luncheon co-chairs are Becky and Larry Sykes and our Honorary Chairs are Susan and Bill Montgomery.

Chef, Restaurateur, and Humanitarian José Andrés will be joining Communications Director for Heritage Auctions and op-ed columnist for The Dallas Morning News Robert Wilonsky for a conversation about Chefs Andrés’ efforts to help ensure people worldwide are fed in the wake of catastrophe.

Andrés, a James Beard Award-winning chef, is a committed advocate of food and hunger issues. In 2010, he formed World Central Kitchen, a non-profit specializing in delivering food relief in the wake of natural and humanitarian disasters. Since serving nearly 4 million meals to the people of Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane Maria, World Central Kitchen has responded to dozens of disasters worldwide and distributing tens of millions of meals in the process. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization has partnered with restaurants, small farms, and community leaders around the country to combat food insecurity.

You are invited to a Focus on Community event!

If you are in need of reading glasses or an updated eyeglass prescription, please join us on Friday, October 16 in the outdoor parking lot at First Presbyterian Church Dallas.

COVID Protocol will be adhered to, including temperature checks to enter the event, station cleaning between each client, and masks are required for all who attend.

We are looking forward to an engaging and informative discussion on the current state of homelessness from three of the foremost experts and leaders in the community. They will also discuss the challenges that are occurring due to COVID-19 and what might be the best solutions to overcome them.

Panelists include:
Cara Mendelsohn, Dallas City Councilwoman
Daniel Roby, CEO of Austin Street Center
Brenda Snitzer, Executive Director of The Stewpot, FPC Dallas

Please register here.

Hosted by Guudwear's Leon Jacobson

Soup's On! 2020

• Thursday, February 20, 2020

• 11:00 AM 1:00 PM

• The Omni Dallas Hotel (map)

Save the date for Soup’s On! 2020 - February 20, 2020. This year, Amy Hegi and Libby Hegi will be chairing the event, and The Hallam Family will serve as Honorary Chairs. We hope you’ll join us to help The Stewpot kick off a year-long celebration of its 45th Anniversary serving those in need in our city.

The Omni Dallas Hotel will be our venue, and Judge Craig Mitchell, founder of the Skid Row Running Club and featured in the documentary Skid Row Marathon, will be our speaker.  With a mission “to provide a running program for the Skid Row Community of Los Angeles and to involve the larger community in supporting its members in overcoming alcohol/drug abuse and achieving positive life goals,” the Club is a beautiful example of the power of human connection.

Don’t miss out on soup served by some of Dallas’ finest chefs, led by Chef Brian C. Luscher of The Grape Restaurant fame. Sponsorship opportunities and exciting new benefits include one-of-a-kind spoons by Brad Oldham International for all guests at the Executive Chef and above sponsorship levels.

Click here for sponsorship and underwriting information and here to purchase tables and tickets.

Join us January 17, 2019 at The Hilton Anatole Hotel for The Stewpot Alliance's 11th annual Soup's On! Luncheon benefiting The Stewpot. Co-chairs for this year’s luncheon are Lindsay Billingsley and Jill Tiernan, with Lucy Billingsley and Linda Owen Barnes serving as Honorary Chairs, and Linda McMahon as Sponsorship Chair.

We’re excited to announce that the 2019 Luncheon will feature speaker Regina Calcaterra, author of Etched in Sand, who will share her story on overcoming a childhood characterized by poverty, abuse, and homelessness. And, as always, some of Dallas’ finest chefs – under the direction of celebrity chef Brian Luscher, owner of The Grape – will prepare a variety of specialty soups just for the occasion. Guests will also be able to view and purchase one-of-a-kind works from artists who are members of the Stewpot Art Program.

Tickets may be purchased here and the sponsorship form is available here.

We hope to see you there!

Sunday November 4, from 1-5pm join us at the Lillian Bradshaw Gallery (4th floor) at the J. Erik Jonsson Public Library 1515 Young St, Dallas, 75201. Original paintings, sculpture, jewelry and textiles will be on display from Artists engaged in The Stewpot Art Program. Come meet the artists, enjoy some light refreshments, and stay to marvel at the magnificent works. The show will run until the end of December.

For more information contact Betty Heckman at bettyh@thestewpot.org

Join us Thursday, October 25, from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm for The Stewpot's 30th Annual Talent Show. Clients of The Stewpot will compete in six categories including vocal, instrumental, visual art, poetry, essay and dramatic reading. First, Second and Third place in each category will be awarded cash prizes! Event will be held in the 508 Amphitheater at Encore Park (weather permitting*.) In the event of rain, show will be moved indoors to The Stewpot day room. Event is Free and Open to the Public!

TITLE:                  ONE Campus Celebration

LOCATION:         The Stewpot, Presbyterian Church of Dallas, Encore Park - 508 Amphitheater and Community Garden.

HOSTED BY:       First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, The Stewpot, & Encore Park Dallas

DATE:                  September 30, 2018

TIME:    10:50am - 3:00pm                        

PERFORMERS:   First Presbyterian Church of Dallas Choral Concert & Dallas Street Choir

TICKETS:             FREE Event. Open to the Public.

AGE LIMIT:         All Ages

DESCRIPTION:

 Join us for an afternoon of activities designed to highlight and showcase the diversity of services housed within our campus.  Attendees can expect to be immersed in a variety of activities designed to inform and engage community members while discovering all the ways in which First Presbyterian, FPC ministries and its partners work together.

What to Expect:

• FPC Worship at 10:50am
• Tours and Open House events at First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, FPC Dallas Day School, Encore Park – 508 Amphitheater and Community Gardens, Mi Escuelita, and The Stewpot
• Art Exhibits and Docent guided tours of The Stewpot Art Program, The Museum of Street Culture and Encore Park
• Free lunch, Food Trucks & Delicious Desserts
• A choral concert in the FPC Sanctuary and a performance by The Dallas Street Choir in the 508 Amphitheater
• Activities for children including face painting, bubbles, balloons, a dessert treasure hunt and fun on the FPC playground. Snow cones may show up as well!

MORE INFORMATION

https://www.facebook.com/events/200603507292720/

PARKING

First Presbyterian Church of Dallas Parking Garage - FREE

Opening Reception + Docent Tours: 
"Tiny's Family Life, 2003-2005" + "Photography and Social Justice"
Saturday, April 14
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Museum of Street Culture at Encore Park, 1822 Young Street, Dallas, 75201 (The Stewpot)

The Museum of Street Culture at Encore Park, in association with the Mary Ellen Mark Foundation, invites you to the opening of "Tiny's Family Life, 2003-2005", the third installation in the incremental and progressive exhibition "Looking for Home: A Yearlong Focus on the Work of Mary Ellen Mark" and "Photography and Social Justice", featuring artworks by youth, ages 11-16, in The Stewpot’s Junior and Venturing Crews.

The opening reception, April 14 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm, will include a free meal and docent-led tours will be available. 

"Photography and Social Justice" was developed as an educational initiative by The Stewpot’s Junior and Venturing Crews and The Museum of Street Culture. The photographs, to be installed in the panels above the parking garage adjacent to 1822 Young Street, were created by youth, ages 11-16, in The Stewpot’s Junior and Venturing Crews, challenged children to explore the neighborhood surrounding The Stewpot and the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas and discuss what they saw on the street, the indicators of homelessness, and how photographs can help make people more aware of issues related to social justice. The girls and boys took turns making photographs, and the length of time that each used one of the cameras varied. The resulting photographs were collaborative, expressing the inspiration and creativity of each of the participants in different ways. 

For more information: www.museumofstreetculture.org

Join us (and bring your friends!!) the evening of February 6 at Kendra Scott's West Village location for drinks, bites, and shopping to benefit The Stewpot! 

The kind folks at Kendra Scott are giving us 20% of the evening's proceeds, so come pick out Valentine's Day gifts, get your birthday shopping done, and spend time with some lovely people! 

Members of The Stewpot Alliance will also be on hand to tell you all about their efforts on behalf of those experiencing and at-risk of homelessness in Dallas.

Hope to see you there!

Join us January 29, 2018 at The Statler Hotel for The Stewpot Alliance's 10th annual Soup's On! Luncheon benefiting The Stewpot.

Serving delicious soups by some of Dallas' most outstanding chefs, this year's luncheon will feature Kristina Wandzilak and her mother Constance Curry, authors of The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter's Worst Nightmare.

Tickets and additional information are available at www.soupsondallas.com. 

We hope to see you there!

On Wednesday December 13, Liberty Burger's Lakewood location is offering you a delicious way to support The Stewpot!

For each person that mentions the Stewpot during checkout at Liberty Burger's Lakewood location, Liberty Burger will proudly donate 10% of your total bill back to The Stewpot. 

Join us anytime between 4-9 pm, and together we can help make a lasting impact in our community!

Lakewood Shopping Center
1904 Abrams Pkwy.
Dallas TX 75214
214-887-9999

On Saturday 11/18, Encore Park Dallas, The Museum of Street Culture and The Stewpot will be offering two tours at The Stewpot building for Cedars Open Studios 2017. We will be giving tours of photograph exhibit "Looking for Home," in conjunction with the Mary Ellen Mark Foundation. We will also be giving tours of The Stewpot Art Program studios upstairs at The Stewpot. You will also get to see much of the artists latest works which are for sale prior to the annual holiday sale at Dallas Public Library. Park at First Presbyterian Church of Dallas parking garage at 408 Park Avenue and walk across Young Street to the 1822 Young St entrance to the Stewpot.

Once again, the Stewpot community invites you to experience all the many talents its members have to offer!

From beautiful artworks, to soaring vocals, to stirring blues guitar, every year this event showcases the incredible artistic abilities of our clients.

Location is the 508 Amphitheater at Encore Park (weather permitting). The event is free and child-friendly. Hope to see you there!

“Change Your World with One Simple Act of Kindness”

Join us for a red carpet preview screening of Same Kind of Different as Me benefitting The Stewpot!

SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME is based on the inspiring true story of international art dealer Ron Hall (Greg Kinnear), who befriends a homeless man (Djimon Hounsou) in hopes of saving his struggling marriage to Debbie (Renée Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the most remarkable journey of their lives. Jon Voight plays Hall's father, with whom he reconciles thanks to the revelations of his new life. Based on the New York Times bestseller by Ron Hall and Denver Moore.

Thanks to a generous donor who is covering all costs for this screening, all proceeds will go directly to The Stewpot. The fair market value of each ticket is $8; therefore, the tax deductible amount of the ticket price is $7.

To purchase tickets, please click here.

Should you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Eldredge, Development Director of The Stewpot, at rebeccae@thestewpot.org.

Join The Museum of Street Culture at Encore Park for its inaugural event and help us celebrate our opening with an all day street party! The day will begin with the Light Crust Doughboys and Opening Remarks. Enjoy musical performances at the 508 Amphitheater, street performers, a photography exhibit in The Stewpot building, and much more! Pick up the September 2017 issue of STREETZine magazine for more info!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:00 AM | Community Garden
Volunteer Orientation

Ongoing | The Stewpot
Docent Tours

12:00 PM | 508 Amphitheater
Light Crust Doughboys and Opening Remarks

12:30 – 1:30 PM | The Stewpot
"Gourmet" Lunch free and open to all

1:00 PM | 508 Amphitheater
Clementino Lopez

1:15 PM | 508 Amphitheater
Los Moralez Boyz

2:00 PM | 508 Amphitheater
Interfaith Blessing of the Animals in the

3:00 PM | 508 Amphitheater
Dallas Street Choir

3:30 PM | 508 Amphitheater
Tribute to Robert Johnson Featuring Ray Reed & Gator
with Jack Miller

Come join us Saturday, September 16th to see the incredible, huge selection of artwork created by the members of The Stewpot Art Program! The studio and 2nd Floor Gallery will be open from 2 pm to 7 pm.

Most of the work will be 10% to 20 % off with a special selection 50% to 90% off. You will find abstract, folk, self-taught, representational, outsider, and many other styles of paintings, drawings, and collage. 90% of the purchase price after tax of each piece goes to the artist and 10% to the Art Program to cover program costs.

The Stewpot is at 1822 Young Street in Downtown Dallas. 

Parking and admittance are free. Refreshments are provided.