History

HISTORY/HONORS

• 2010 Board of Directors established and Bylaws adopted Won 1^st Place ($25K) in Kellogg's/PopTarts Family FUNd Contest 501c3 Status received

• 2011 Opened Capital Avenue Location Joined Plano Chamber of Commerce (held Ribbon Cutting) Founding Director graduated from Leadership Plano Won 1^st Place ($30 K + $5K in bonus prizes) from Liberty Mutual Insurance

• 2013 Community Leader of the Year Awards of Excellence Recipient (Junior League of CC) Plano Principals’ Association Honoree Hired first staff member

• 2014 Plano Profile Feature Article Awards of Excellence Nominee (Junior League of Collin County)

• 2015 Moved out of Capital location to Operations office at Infinite Bounds Started offering Programs/Services out in the Community Awards of Excellence Nominee (Junior League of Collin County) Celebrated 5-year anniversary (served over 5,000 families in 1st 5 years!) Moved back to an Operations Office near downtown Plano Added Executive Director (Sarah Morris) to payroll

• 2016 First awarded City of Plano Grant

• 2017 Joined Texas Council on Family Relations Joined National Council of Family Relations

• 2018 Awarded the Texas Council on Family Relations 2018 Meritorious Service Award

• 2019 Hired full time Executive Director, Catlin Hale