Alley’s House | Dallas Fort Worth Charity

I don’t know where to start.  I guess it started with my parents.  And them instilling in me a sense of compassion for others.  But how I was able to get involved with the great organization, Alley’s House, and their teen moms and children is beyond me.  Last year around the holiday season I felt a powerful drive inside myself to do something good for others, and I wanted to use my talent as a photographer to bring about that good.  I wanted it to be personal and from the heart–for the heart.  I saw Allison Whitehead, the executive director and founder of Alley’s House, on the news one evening.  I saw the passion and drive she had to help teen mothers.  She built this amazing nonprofit organization to help these young moms succeed.  Everything from mentors, parenting classes, GED and job tutoring, to diapers and clothes for the little ones.  And in helping these women she was helping their children.  And that is more powerful than anything else that I could imagine.

So last year I met these wonderful moms and their beautiful children for the first time.  And there was no doubt in my mind that I would be back.  My favorite part about photographing Alley’s House teen moms and their kids was just being able to become such an intimate part of their lives, even for just a few minutes.  I was amazed at the love and bond that these young mothers had with their children.  The true joy they had BECAUSE their children were in their lives.  And the hope and optimism that Alley’s House was able to give these young moms and their kids.  They have dreams and goals.  Because of their children, and made possible with Alley’s House.