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Life enrichment activities include painting, Bible study, pet parades and more.
The center o ers assisted living, including skilled nursing and more.
A STORY BEHIND EVERY DOOR
Juliette Fowler Communities 1234 Abrams Road, Dallas 214-827-0813 www.fowlercommunities.org “I didn’t know how close she was to passing,” Collins said. “I love him, and every time I see him, I think, ‘She gave him to us to love.’” In addition to caring for seniors and children, Juliette Fowler Communities also cares for adults with special needs. Chief Operations O cer Billie Collins described a resident who was brought to them by his mother when he was in his 30s. The mother came every day to acclimate her son to his new home and help sta get to know him. The duo particularly enjoyed gardening together. A year later, the mother passed away. Every year, the center’s sta make sure the son has all his favorite things to plant, such as jalapenos and bell peppers.
From left, Chief Operating O cer Billie Collins, and President and CEO Nicole Gann stands at Juliette Fowler Communities. (Photos by Karen Chaney/Community Impact Newspaper)
Juliette Fowler Communities is home to the oldest swimming pool in Dallas.
Juliette Fowler Communities Dallas-based nonpro t organization provides foster care services, more
BY KAREN CHANEY
W hen Juliette Fowler Com- munities was chartered in 1892, it was done so by its namesake’s sister, Sarah Peak Harwood. Tenets laid out in the business plan 130 years ago, such as caring for widows and orphans, are still upheld today, though they have been adapted. Juliette Peak married Achibald Fowler, and the couple had two chil- dren before Archibald was killed in a land duel. Both children later died of diseases prevalent at the time. “I think we are so inspired by Juliette because it would have been easy for her to just retreat into her family and not have to take on the world,” President and CEO Nicole Gann said. “But her response was,
‘I’m going to gure out how to serve the world because of what I have.’” When Fowler died, her will dictated her acreage in East Dallas and a trust fund she had established be used to start a community of care for widows and orphaned children. Gann said their modern-day version of widows are low- to moderate-income seniors, while today’s orphans are the children they support through foster care, the youth support center and a transitional living center for girls. There are three buildings that o er subsidized senior housing apartments and a new building, The Peak at Fowler, is due to open in the fall. There are also a variety of living options that are not government
subsidized. “You can live on this campus if you’re homeless, and you can live on this campus if you’re a million- aire, and we have both,” Gann said. Children, youth and family services at the nonpro t include foster and adoption services; a residential program for women ages 18-24 at risk for homelessness due to neglect, abuse and aging out of the foster care system; and a Youth Support Center to help young people escape or avoid human tra cking and exploitation. “I see the beauty of [Juliette] Fowler [Communities] is [that] at the core it’s about protecting the people who are marginalized and at risk,” Gann said.
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