According to 2026 Gateway To Opportunity Luncheon Presenting Sponsors Lisa and Clay Cooley,
“Our family is pleased to support the 2026 Gateway to Opportunity Luncheon celebrating Family Gateway’s 40th anniversary. Family Gateway uses a two-generation approach to support families by working with the adults and the children in the family to help them regain stability and self-sufficiency. Programs focus on housing and employment for adults and on education stabilization for children. Interventions include assessment and diversion, emergency shelter, supportive housing, case management, and an education program.
“The luncheon will honor two very special friends of the organization, Janie McGarr and Nancy Halbreich, whose late mother, former Dallas Mayor Annette Strauss, founded Family Gateway. They will be honored with the Annette G. Strauss Community Service Award.
“Janie Strauss McGarr is a respected Dallas civic leader whose decades of volunteer service have strengthened nonprofits across North Texas. She currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at The University of Texas at Austin, and the Advisory Board of Family Gateway, supporting families experiencing homelessness…