Join us for a very special WIFM Regional Meeting

Grapevine, TX

Thursday August 24, 2017

10:00am-3:00pm

The Gatehouse

670 Westport Pkwy

Grapevine, TX 76051

Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow for sign in

Please RSVP to [email protected]

ABOUT THE GATEHOUSE

The Gatehouse community has 96 apartments and includes a Washington Community Education Center with an Event Center attached, two in-neighborhood Advisor Centers, General Store, Keeps Boutique, Hope Chapel walking trails and commercial space. This community, which allows members to stay up to 2½ years depending on their individually tailored program, provides safe refuge and creates the environment for women and children in crisis to walk the path toward permanent change.

The Gatehouse is an initiative of the 501(c)(3) projectHandUp, whose mission is to offer women a practical hand up with life’s challenges.

Founder, Independent Life Program

Deborah Lyons, MS Psychology, Founder of the Independent Life Program and Executive Director of The Gatehouse at Grapevine, designed and managed a Texas transitional housing program for homeless women and children for 11 years. Prior to that, she lived in Costa Rica for 10 years, serving as an international consultant for the U.S. State Department Office of Overseas Schools. She conducted seminars around the world and designed a program for Special Needs children that, in partnership with the Johns Hopkins University, she introduced to American International Schools in Africa, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Mid-East. Deborah also served as an EAP Counselor to the American Embassy of Costa Rica and on accreditation teams for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. She currently serves as an Advisory Council member for the Meadow Mental Health Policy Institute.