Co-founded in 2001 by two mothers with a desire to help their dyslexic children, the Fundamental Learning Center (FLC) trains educators and parents in methods of teaching children with dyslexia and other reading difficulties. Since founding the FLC, they have helped hundreds of thousands of children improve their reading skills, grown their services to include […]
In 2019, the Dwane and Velma Wallace Foundation provided a $160,000 grant to Integrated Behavioral Technologies, Inc. (IBT) and its early learning and child care center, The KIDS Place (TKP). While IBT is located in Basehor, Kansas, the grant was dedicated to a playground renovation project at TKP, which is in nearby McLouth, Kansas, and […]
In 2019, the Dwane and Velma Wallace Foundation provided KVC Hospitals with a significant leadership gift to help raise money for the opening of a new children’s psychiatric hospital in Wichita, Kansas. The leadership gift provided by the Wallace Foundation helped KVC Hospitals secure a $1 million challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee […]
The Kansas Children’s Foundation (formerly Wesley Children’s Foundation) was created to secure funding for programs and services that improve the lives of ill or injured Kansas children. They offer individual assistance to Kansas families struggling with the costs associated with receiving care, such as medical equipment, prescriptions, and travel. Additionally, they offer Program Grants to […]
In the spring of 2016, the Dwane and Velma Wallace Foundation awarded The Wichita Public Library Foundation a grant to help fund the construction of the children’s area in Wichita’s new central library. “The impact of their gift will be felt for many generations of children and their families,” said Leah Barnhard, executive director of […]
The mission of Wichita Center for the Arts is to be a vibrant arts hub in Wichita and the region by providing opportunities to appreciate, participate in and create art in an atmosphere of lifelong learning. The Wichita Center for the Arts (“the Center”) has a rich history in Wichita, dating to its inception in […]
In August 2015, the Dwane and Velma Wallace Foundation awarded Newman University a grant that will continue to benefit Newman, its students and the entire community for many years to come. Through its excellence in science, pre-med and health sciences education, Newman graduates have helped to fulfill the growing local demand for physicians, nurses and […]
Co-founded in 2001 by two mothers with a desire to help their own dyslexic children, the Fundamental Learning Center (FLC) has since helped thousands of children with significant reading, spelling and writing difficulties, including dyslexia. The organization serves the community through teacher training programs, child literacy assessments and a new laboratory school for children with […]
In July 2015, the Dwane and Velma Wallace Foundation awarded the Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County (CACSC) a grant to help renovate the former Lincoln Elementary School in Wichita into a suitable new home for the CACSC. The CACSC was formed in 2007 to unite service providers who work with child victims of abuse […]
Mrs. Velma Wallace was a great friend and supporter of Wichita Grand Opera. Her support, through the Wallace Foundation, has allowed the WGO to bring the best and brightest talents of the opera world here to Kansas. Most Kansans don’t have the opportunity to travel to New York, San Francisco, Chicago, or Europe to hear […]