On November 7, 2025, more than 430 guests came together at Prairie Meadows Event Center for The Beacon’s largest Cake Gala yet, celebrating courage, connection, and second chances.

Together, we surpassed our $160,000 fundraising goal, ensuring continued support for women rebuilding their lives after homelessness, incarceration, and domestic violence.

Every dollar raised helps sustain our Sherman Hill shelter and transitional home, where women find safety, healing, and the strength to begin again.

Watch Their Stories

The heart of The Beacon is found in the women who rebuild their lives here.
We were honored to celebrate two graduates at this year’s Gala, Shyanne and Jessica, whose stories remind us why this mission matters.

Watch Shyanne’s Story
Watch Jessica’s Story

Save the Date: Cake Gala 2026

Join us again on Friday, November 6, 2026, at Prairie Meadows Event Center as we continue this incredible tradition of hope, healing, and community.

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If you would like to carry the spirit of the Gala forward, join our monthly giving program, 26 for Her.
For just $26 a month, you can sponsor one full day of a woman’s journey toward stability and empowerment.

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Why Cake?

At The Beacon, a simple cake means so much more than flour and sugar.

Every woman in our program is celebrated on her birthday with a homemade cake—baked with love by one of our incredible volunteers. For many, it’s the first birthday they’ve marked since childhood. For others, it’s the first time they’ve celebrated in a safe, stable home.

Some women will tell you it’s the first time in years they’ve felt worthy of celebration. Those cakes deliver a powerful message:

“You matter. You are worthy. You are loved.”

The Cake Gala was born from that tradition. Each year, local bakers and businesses donate beautiful cakes for our signature auction, spreading joy and hope far beyond a single birthday. Guests bid generously—not just for the cakes themselves, but for what they symbolize: dignity, healing, and the chance to begin again.

Every dollar raised through the Cake Gala goes directly back into our shelter and supportive housing programs. Providing safety, therapy, job training, and a pathway to independence for women rewriting their stories after trauma.

This is more than a gala.
It’s a chance to be part of someone’s healing.