The Pearls of the Ivy Foundation’s primary service area includes the cities of Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville and Lancaster, TX. Per the 2000 Census, this area had a population of 132,000 with per capita income of $22,674 and median household income of $53,293. With a population consisting of 47% minorities, the Best Southwest Cities is one of the most demographically diverse regions in the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex. Per a 2007 report issued by Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, 31.5% of children in Dallas County were growing up in single-parent families in 2005, a 49% increase from 1990.
The Foundation has supported, among others, the following organizations and agencies with monetary, in-kind and/or volunteer hour donations:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
American Kidney Fund
Heifer International
Susan G. Komen
City of Lancaster
City of DeSoto
DeSoto Educational Foundation
Cedar Hill Food Pantry
Duncanville ISD
Williamsburg Village Nursing Home
Brighter Tomorrows
Genesis Women’s Shelter
St. Jude’s Ranch