2025 Holiday Appeal: ​Thank you for being part of our family and for making such a difference!

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Dear Friends,

New Danville is a beautiful, 42 acre active community that embraces adults with special needs and intellectual disabilities. Beginning in 2005, our day program and residential community were developed to empower those we serve to live, learn, work and grow.

As those with intellectual disabilities age out of the public school system, they must leave familiar environments and return home with their parents or go to expensive private facilities. Care is easier for those with financial means, but New Danville is committed to caring for everyone, regardless of finances. One hundred percent of those we serve are at or below the federal poverty level.

New Danville’s residences are currently at maximum capacity with long waiting lists. The day program is also at maximum capacity for the first time in its history. Because of this growth in need, New Danville needs your help more than ever.

“Before our daughter Kristen started at New Danville she had no friends, no direction for her life and was isolated from the real world. New Danville has given her friends, activities and a purpose for her life. She is happy, well-adjusted and much loved by the Staff at New Danville. The greatest compliment we can give New Danville is that Kristen calls it home. “

– Connie Mahaffey

Adults with special needs are often a forgotten population, with many forced to either live in institutional environments or within group homes with little opportunity. Those needing helps are placed on waiting lists for government benefits and often wait 15-18 years for help. Texas is a great state, but it ranks last in the nation in supporting this population after they leave the school system.

Simply put, we cannot operate without community support.

“After my son experienced short-term memory loss and cognition issues due to a TBI, I was at a loss about how I could help him adapt. I am so grateful that we found New Danville! This community has brought him a level of joy that he would not have experienced otherwise. Justin has blossomed since starting there. He has intuitively taken what is modeled and what he has learned with the other Wranglers and become a part of society again, something we were told would never happen. He is back to the kind, loving, positive personality that is his core.”

-Sandy Stutz

By committing to give, you are funding more than 130 weekly classes and activities. You are funding programs that teach valuable life and work skills that have enabled many to work on our ranch, in our retail store, and in the community. Your gifts fund scholarships that enable many to attend our programs. And, with your contribution, you give needed peace and respite to parents of children with special needs because they know their children are thriving at New Danville.

We are grateful for your generous support, which brings joy and fulfills the lives of the wonderful people New Danville serves every day. Please contact Kathy Rifaat at kathy.rifaat@newdanville.org for more information, to schedule a tour, and to learn how to become more involved.

New Danville is a non-profit community of hope, positivity, and commitment to growth. This holiday season, please help us ensure that our Wranglers continue to live, learn, work, and grow with your tax-deductible gift!

Sincerely,

Mike Painter
President and CEO