Project Prom needs you!

High schools all over the nation will be kicking off prom season in a few short weeks. While Texans Can Academy students will also celebrate, many of them cannot afford the attire that is a special part of the widespread tradition. Calling the effort “Project Prom,” the development team for Dallas-area campuses is asking the community to support students by donating gently used men’s and women’s formal wear. 

Donations of prom dresses, suits, dress shirts, jewelry, ties and dress shoes will be accepted through April 22. Tax-deductible prom apparel can be dropped off at the Dallas Oak Cliff campus, located at 325 W. 12th Street, in Dallas, 75208. Because more than 83 percent of Texans Can Academy students and their families live in poverty, every single donation will make a student’s prom dreams come true. For more information and to make a donation, call 214-882-7949 or email [email protected]. — Raquel Henry