Nonprofit Throws Monthly Birthday Bashes For Homeless Kids, Applauds Chaos
KEY POINTS
- •Paige Chenault Lohoefer started The Birthday Party Project in 2012 in Dallas after reading about poverty in Haiti while pregnant.
- •The nonprofit now operates in 21 cities with 80 agency partners, providing monthly birthday parties for kids in transitional situations.
- •Families facing domestic violence or unemployment receive consistent celebrations where kids get cakes, candles, themed décor, and gifts.
In 2012, Dallas event planner Paige Chenault Lohoefer traded champagne flutes for cupcakes by founding The Birthday Party Project. Fueled by a pregnancy-in-flight epiphany triggered by Haiti’s heartbreaking birthday void, she vowed kids everywhere, even those in transitional housing or fleeing domestic violence (or where two jobs still can’t pay rent), deserve consistent birthday parties. Now in 21 cities with 80 partner agencies, they host hour-long themed celebrations staffed by 'Birthday Enthusiasts' who faithfully show up every month—because nothing screams reliability like 13 straight years of parties where kids get individual cakes, candles, and a brief break from life’s mayhem.
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Throwing elaborate birthday parties for homeless kids sounds heartwarming until you realize one hour of cake might be the only thing standing between these kids and absolute chaos. We’re all terrible drivers of our own lives, so let’s at least throw a party every month.
Some people throw billion-dollar tech launches; she throws cupcakes and candles for families realized by society when they’re stuck in shelters. Same energy, wildly different luxury.
Turns out, one neat party a month can outshine years of instability. Guess all those life coaches missed this celebration memo.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/13/2026 | Author: Lauren Finney Harden
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