Around noon today (i.e. Friday), there’s going to be a big old “Whoopee!” heard throughout North Texas. It will take place at Austin Street Center’s 20th Annual Humble Beginnings (virtual) Luncheon, when ACS CEO Daniel Roby and ACS Board of Trustees Chair Nancy Best officially announced a $15M capital campaign — Help Them Home — to be chaired by Comerica Inc. Executive VP/Chief … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Austin Street Center’s $15M “Help Them Home” Capital Campaign Officially Revealed
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MySweetEssential: Rainbow Days
According to Rainbow Days CEO Tiffany Beaudine, As COVID-19 impacts our world, we have all been feeling its effects. Although our experiences during this pandemic may vary, we are all experiencing a great deal of uncertainty and stress in our lives, families and communities. For the at-risk and homeless children whom Rainbow Days serves, these feelings of insecurity … [Read more...] about MySweetEssential: Rainbow Days
2020 North Texas Giving Day Tackles Killer Year For More Than 3,300 Area Nonprofits
Thursday launches North Texas Giving Day as if your email boxes haven’t already ballooned in overload with notices. But this year’s slam-bang push is totally different. Thanks to the March hit by COVID-19, the area charities have been decimated. Nearly eight months of fundraising has been wiped out due to health concerns for residents. Some organizations might not … [Read more...] about 2020 North Texas Giving Day Tackles Killer Year For More Than 3,300 Area Nonprofits
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Dwell With Dignity
According to Dwell With Dignity Communications Manager and Thrift Studio Manager Caitlin Miller, This year, the importance of “home” has become undeniable. As 2020 has us spending more and more time inside our dwellings, a functional and comfortable living environment is an essential, basic need. Dwell with Dignity provides this and so much more to families who may … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Dwell With Dignity
North Texas Giving Day Booster: ReInspire
According to ReInspire Executive Director Charise Olson, North Texas Giving Day changes lives. Because of the support organizations will receive from your giving on Thursday, September 17, lives will be changed. Organizations throughout our communities will be able to continue their work to make lives better. For small organizations like ReInspire, the change can be … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: ReInspire
North Texas Giving Day Booster: After8toEducate
According to After8toEducate Project Coordinator Lydia Dubose, With only three days’ notice, Han needed to find another place to live when COVID-19 closures affected her university. In a recent panel discussion on COVID-19 and youth homelessness, a group of formerly homeless students reflected on their experiences and the unique difficulties that young people face during … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: After8toEducate
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Passport For Paws
According to Passport For Paws marketing and social media coordinator Haley Dillon, The overpopulation of dogs and cats is a sad fact of life in North Texas despite the herculean efforts of local shelters and rescue organizations. There are simply more animals in need than available homes, and those in charge of city shelters face heart-wrenching decisions when there is … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Passport For Paws
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: Family Gateway
According to Family Gateway President/CEO Ellen Magnis, With everything 2020 has thrown our way, it is now more important than ever that our community comes together to support one another. North Texas Giving Day on Thursday, September 17, is the perfect opportunity to do just that. For those new to Family Gateway, our mission is to provide stability and life-changing … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Family Gateway
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
August 21 Updates: Going Virtual and Postponement
Alas, September is starting to look downright scrawny with events being postponed or going virtual. But folks are fin that online fundraisers are pretty darn easy to get use to. In a lot of cases, they require no mask nor mascara. As discouraging as the lack of in-person events may seem, it's all for the better. North Texans are rallying like the Lone Ranger (aka "the masked … [Read more...] about August 21 Updates: Going Virtual and Postponement