The Date is set for Saturday, February 25, 2012. Help us celebrate 20 years of service to our community.
Reception at 6pm
Dinner at 7pm
Awards Ceremony at 7:45pm
Dance to the sounds of a live band
Cocktail attire requested. There is no cost for dinner but donations are encouraged. Registration is required since seats are very limited. There is a $20 registration fee that will be applied to an all evening beer/wine wristband. If you do not wish to consume alcohol, this fee will be refunded to you at the event. No registration fees will be refunded for those that register but do not attend. A cash bar is available for those not wishing to drink beer or wine. Please follow this link to register.
If you cannot attend but would like to make a donation to help support our programs, please click here.
Maria Banda , recipient of 2011 Award of Hope
The mission of Low Birth Weight Development Center (LBWDC) is to respond to the needs of families having or are at risk of having a low birth weight infant by providing family-centered, community-oriented support services such as Early Head Start, Teen Parenting, Infant Mental Health and Research. LBWDC is a unique, multifaceted, comprehensive program designed to meet the complex needs of high-risk, low birth weight infants, birth through three years and their young, low-income parents.LBWDC is the only agency of its kind in the United States.
The Low Birth Weight Development Center was founded in 1992 by Dr. Elizabeth Heyne and Roy Heyne, M.D. and has served over 5500 low birth weight children and parents.Currently, we assist 350 families annually through our onsite services, home visits and outreach at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Parkland Memorial Hospital. The center is located in West Dallas but serves families throughout the North Texas Area, especially Dallas and Tarrant Counties. The majority of our clients live in or around the 75211 zip code.Demographic information for this zip code includes:75% Hispanic, Median Taxable Income is only $26,027 compared to the Texas average of $47,881.More than 10% of the population lives at least 50% below the Federal poverty level according to City-Data for 2009.
With Less than One Dime of Every Dollar Spent on Children in the Federal Budget, LBWDC is committed to help families become self-sufficient and rely less on taxpayer assistance.
With the lowest per-capita spending of any state, and nearly one of every four children living in poverty, this is the time to do just that.Recent research has shown that our programs help reduce the time infants spend in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by an average of 3 days per infant, saving the taxpayers more than $1 million per year.An investment in LBWDC yields $7 of savings to the public for every $1 of support.
