The year-round Bezos Academy Lakewood will be housed on Fowler’s campus in a new multi-purpose building that also will provide increased purpose-centered retirement living.
A flurry of construction is adding a Bezos Academy Lakewood, improved and expanded dementia care and more senior residential living options.
Have you been driving along Abrams Road and noticed dirt flying? What’s happening at Juliette Fowler Communities’ 133-year-old campus? In keeping with Fowler’s mission of serving young and older on the same campus, the Juliette Fowler Foundation is making significant investments in our neighborhood for expanded care and services.
BEZOS ACADEMY LAKEWOOD
Among the big news: The Fowler campus is welcoming Bezos Academy Lakewood, a Montessori-based preschool for under-resourced community residents, says Nicole Gann, Fowler’s CEO.
Bezos Academy Lakewood is an income-qualifying weekday day-care program for up to 60 children. Qualified candidates will be housing-challenged, in foster care and/or have family incomes that don’t allow them to afford independent childcare aid. The year-round Bezos Academy Lakewood will be housed on Fowler’s campus in a new multi-purpose building that also will provide increased purpose-centered retirement living.
The preschool will have three classrooms and include trauma-informed education addressing things such as dealing with hunger and stressed home life.
In addition to an enriched educational experience, Bezos Academy Lakewood will supply nutritional support: daily breakfasts, morning snacks, lunches, afternoon snacks, plus a full dinner students can take home for the entire family.
Fowler will begin taking applications for Bezos Academy Lakewood in May 2026, Gann says, and the academy is expected to open in September 2026.
NEW EBBY HOUSE AND CAMPUS RENOVATIONS
In addition to the Bezos Academy Lakewood construction, work is proceeding on a new Ebby House, Fowler’s residential program for young women in danger of homelessness, neglect and abuse.
Ebby House has been a longtime fixture on the Fowler Campus, named in honor of the late Dallas Realtor Ebby Halliday. Among the program’s focuses are life skills, education and career training for the young women living there. Also, renovations are underway to two existing campus residential buildings that house seniors. The campus improvements will allow Fowler to provide additional residential memory care options for residents, Gann says. Also available once the buildings are completed will be a new adult day-care program offering dementia care respite for neighborhood caregivers.
“Providing belonging and purpose to every age is essential to Juliette Fowler’s over 130-year-old mission,” Gann says.
“Being a part of the Lakewood community ensures we have local support for our residents and families, and we love that.
“Knowing that our vision for the community is aligned with the neighborhood’s personality enhances the success of Fowler’s mission to improve lives across generations.”
To learn more about the improvements and offerings at Juliette Fowler. Visit fowlercommunities.org or call Tammy Oliver at 214-827-0813.
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