Our largest program
Top Teens of America
Our largest program: culture, education, and leadership experiences that help Dallas teens grow into confident, productive citizens.
Dallas Chapter, Area I
Service in Action, Right Here in Dallas
The Dallas Chapter of Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc. serves youth, women, seniors, and neighborhoods across our city, carrying forward a national legacy of service that began in Texas in 1964.
Who We Are
A Dallas legacy of service
We are women of the Dallas Chapter of Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., one of the oldest and most historically significant chapters of an organization founded in Texas in 1964 by eight African American women. Today, Top Ladies of Distinction includes more than 125 chapters and more than 7,500 members nationwide.
Our chapter brings that legacy home. We are neighbors, mentors, and friends who show up for Dallas, and we sponsor a Top Teens of America chapter for the young people who will carry this work forward.
What We Do
Five national thrusts, one Dallas chapter
Every program we run connects to one of five national thrusts. Together they reflect our national theme, Continuity of Service in Action.
Status of Women
Promoting the whole wellness of women, because strong women build strong families and strong communities.
Senior Citizens
Helping our elders stay connected, informed, and well, from technology training to health and vision awareness.
Community Beautification
Cleaner, greener, more beautiful neighborhoods, in step with Keep America Beautiful.
Community Partnerships
Stronger together: working with local organizations to build stronger families and communities across Dallas.
Top Teens of America
Growing the next generation of leaders
Our Top Teens grow through culture, education, and leadership experiences, guided by the ExCEL Program.
What TOP TEENS stands for
- Talented
- Outstanding
- Positive
- Tenacious
- Enlightened
- Evolutionary
- Noble
- Scholars
The ExCEL Program
Excellence through Culture, Education and Leadership
- Culture
- Education
- Leadership
Built on a foundation of M.O.M.E.N.T.U.M.
About ExCELWhy We Do It
Our purpose
To advance the standards, ideals, and general welfare of the community through service by encouraging, promoting, and extending activities that will be conducive to the betterment and ultimate welfare of people.
Because service changes both the one who serves and the one who is served. We believe every young person, every woman, every elder, and every neighborhood in Dallas holds possibility, and we show up to help it grow.
ONE TLOD, ONE VOICE, ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.
Events
Upcoming Events
National Vote Early Day
A national day of action encouraging early voting ahead of the November election.
Head to the Polls: Election Day
Election Day. The Dallas Chapter is committed to an informed, engaged community.
TLOD National Scholarship Webinar, Session 1
Virtual
For Top Teens and their families: a walkthrough of the national TLOD scholarship process, eligibility, and how to build a strong application.
News
From the chapter
Building Bridges Day of Giving
The Dallas Chapter joins Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc. chapters nationwide for the Building Bridges Day of Giving, supporting the sickle cell grant program that funds community health work across the country.
Community Partnerships
Welcome to Our New Website
The Dallas Chapter has a new home online, built to share our service, our Top Teens, and the ways you can get involved.
Recap: Getting Dallas registered and ready to vote
For National Voter Registration Day, Ladies of the Dallas Chapter registered voters at Wilmer-Hutchins High School, part of a full season of civic engagement work leading into the November election.
Community Partnerships · Civic Engagement
National Projects and Partners
Part of something larger
The Dallas Chapter supports the national projects, affiliates, and partnerships of Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc.
- NAACP
- National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)
- UNCF
- TLOD Literacy
- Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
- Vivien Coe Richard National TTA Academy
- Dorothy Allen Chimney Black History Bowl
- Me and My Mentor Program
- Keep America Beautiful
- Black Women's Agenda
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- March of Dimes
- American Heart Association
- Alzheimer's Association Walk
Get Involved
Serve with us
Give, sponsor, serve, or partner. There is a place for you in this work.