According to The Storehouse of Collin County Director Of Communications And Culture Benjamin Skye, When you think of Collin County, perhaps Toyota or The Star or Legacy West come to mind as representations of a flourishing community. However, one in six households (16.1%) and one in five children (21.6%) are impacted by food insecurity in Collin County, and COVID-19 … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: The Storehouse Of Collin County
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MySweetEssential: Resource Center
According to Resource Center Client Services Eligibility Supervisor Gary Benecke, As a primary LGBTQ non-profit and HIV/AIDS service provider in North Texas, Resource Center is an essential part of the community it serves. Whether it’s providing healthy meals to low-income HIV positive clients or demanding employment protections for LGBTQ individuals, for 38 years … [Read more...] about MySweetEssential: Resource Center
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Metro Relief
According to Metro Relief Development Director Katie Besly, Metro Relief is a mobile nexus for the homeless community, providing essential support to help people get permanently off the streets. Working on foot, we connect our friends with the resources they need most. We retrofit old Crown buses into mobile resource centers and soup kitchens that go directly to places … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Metro Relief
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Brotherhood Charities Corp
According to Brotherhood Charities Corp Executive Secretary Hilda Delgado, Brotherhood Charities Corp started in 2015 with a single thought and a single action. Printice T. Green saw a man who needed something to eat, so he fed him. With that one single act of kindness an uncontrollable feeling of joy came over him. At that moment he understood what his reason for … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Brotherhood Charities Corp
MySweetEssential: Dallas Hope Charities
According to Dallas Hope Charities CEO Evie Scrivner, The mission of Dallas Hope Charities is to provide food, shelter and services that instill dignity, stability and Hope for All. Our mission is being lived out through programs of: Meals of Hope, Worthy Bags, Thriving Hope, Dallas Hope Center and Collective Hope Coalition. Hunger and homelessness are two dire … [Read more...] about MySweetEssential: Dallas Hope Charities
A Lesson Is Learned During COVID-19 Days
Some rays of sunshine have arisen during these months of COVID-19. Oh, sure your closet has gone on a diet with clothes donated to nonprofits. You’ve saved a buck or two since you’re not filling up the gas tank as often. And, your pets probably think you’re staying home just because they’re so adorably cute. But one mom, who works with a number of North Texas nonprofits, … [Read more...] about A Lesson Is Learned During COVID-19 Days
Leadership Changes Are Seamlessly Taking Place at Jubilee Park And After-School All-Stars North Texas
Talk about musical chairs for North Texas nonprofit leaders. But in this case there are enough chairs, so everyone is a winner! Where to start? At the beginning, of course. It seems that Jubilee Park and Community Center CEO/President Ben Leal, who has been with this amazing program for a decade, is leaving to head up Lydia and Bill Addy’s foundation. It was just three years … [Read more...] about Leadership Changes Are Seamlessly Taking Place at Jubilee Park And After-School All-Stars North Texas
North Texas Texans Can Academies To Kick Off Summer Meals Program For Kids Monday
One of the challenges facing too many families every summertime is feeding their youngsters. During the school year, these kids rely on school providing breakfast and lunches. But those meals disappear when school is out. Many times programs step up to make up the difference. However, this year’s COVID-19 has already put incredible pressure on the various food … [Read more...] about North Texas Texans Can Academies To Kick Off Summer Meals Program For Kids Monday
JUST IN: Amazon Delivers $100,000 to North Texas Food Bank To Support COVID-19 Response
Some of the busiest people in North Texas have been Amazon’s fulfillment workers and delivery folks. They have been true game changers for many who couldn’t get out during the weeks of COVID-19 shelter-in-place. Now the Amazon crew has made a huge delivery to the North Texas Food Bank — $100,000. That amount will result in 300,000 healthy nutritious meals being provided … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Amazon Delivers $100,000 to North Texas Food Bank To Support COVID-19 Response
A Couple Of $100K Sweethearts Kick Off This Week’s North Texas Generosity
The generosity of North Texans seems to never cease to amaze the rest of the world. A couple of examples deal with area healthcare groups. One is on the giving end and the other on the receiving side. First, the giving was thanks to Medical City Healthcare donating $100,000 to the North Texas Food Bank and Tarrant Area Food Bank. According to Medical City … [Read more...] about A Couple Of $100K Sweethearts Kick Off This Week’s North Texas Generosity
Canceled Event SOS: Vogel Alcove’s 2020 Arts Performance Event
According to Vogel Alcove President/CEO Karen Hughes, We are heartbroken to announce the Vogel Alcove 2020 Arts Performance Event on Saturday, May 2, is cancelled as a result of the crisis our country is facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This cancellation is a very serious hardship for our mission. The Arts Performance Event is our largest funding source, attended by … [Read more...] about Canceled Event SOS: Vogel Alcove’s 2020 Arts Performance Event