Dear Friend in the Community,

Youth World Dallas Learning Center is a non-profit youth organization that reaches out to "at-risk" children. These are children who seem to be the nobodies in the community that are not on a "list". They are not waiting to be adopted; they are not waiting for a transplant or diagnosed of a terminal disease yet in desperate need of outside help! They are children who have had no voice and no choice. Youth World has been successfully serving the community since 1998.

• 65,279 lunches served to hungry children in need.
• 16,757 books read affecting literacy
• 89% higher homework grades reducing dropout rate
• 2,184 children received new school shoes at Shoe Ride events
• 1,456 children received Christmas shopping trip.
• Clothes and backpacks full of school supplies provided for children in need.

Here's how Youth World is taking a bold step forward to rescue more children than ever. We have begun a "Build A Future" project that will build a youth facility to meet the demands. The facility will be in the 75232 area of south Dallas . In this community, 1818 juvenile crimes were reported in one year alone!

Please support "Build A Future" project and help make it possible to reach an even greater number of "at-risk" children who make up our future. Your generous donation and involvement will make a difference. (Every gift is tax deductible.) Thank you for taking action today.

Your friend in the community,

Darla Shirley