According to For The Love Of Sunshine Founder Akeisha Shipman, “When you get sick what do you do? You probably make an appointment with your doctor, hop in your car, and try to arrive on time. For the homeless, showing up for an appointment on time, getting to class and maintaining a job becomes almost impossible without a reliable means of transportation of their … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: For The Love Of Sunshine
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North Texas Giving Day Booster: Hope Restored Missions
According to Hope Restored Missions Board Member and volunteer Kathy Smith, “Hope Restored Missions was formally formed in the spring of 2019. Our mission is to restore hope for those experiencing homelessness and those facing housing insecurities in our community and throughout the world. We perform a street outreach each month to distribute toiletry items, information … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Hope Restored Missions
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Our Friends Place
According to Our Friends Place Executive Director Sue Thiers Hesseltine, “Surviving on the street is not a life skill young women should have to learn. “Our Friends Place empowers an underserved population in Dallas of single young women who experience abuse, neglect, poverty, and homelessness to excel, grow, and flourish. These unique strength-based and solution focused … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Our Friends Place
North Texas Giving Day Booster: After8toEducate
According After8toEducate Executive Director Ara Grimaldo Saintus, “It has often been noted that collaboration is key to the success of any organization, and this has been the case at After8toEducate. After8toEducate is the umbrella organization that has brought together various partner organizations, community organizations, philanthropists, foundations, and volunteers to … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: After8toEducate
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Celebrate Forever Families
According to Celebrate Forever Families volunteer Shelby Fry, “Celebrate Forever Families (aka Forever Families) is a non-profit non-denominational ministry that provides a no cost residential program for women and children who are in crisis and has been helping to restore lives since 2015. They primarily serve families from North Texas; however, women have traveled from … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Celebrate Forever Families
MySweetOpportunity: CitySquare Block Party
According to CitySquare Block Party Chair Susan Salka, “There is something special about being part of a community where neighbors and friends come together to make a difference and what better way to celebrate community than with a Block Party! “The first annual CitySquare Block Party will take place on Saturday, November 6, from 6:30 until 10:30 p.m. at The Empire … [Read more...] about MySweetOpportunity: CitySquare Block Party
MySweetSchoolDaze: 30th Annual Rainbow Days’ Back-To-School Celebration
According to Rainbow Days Development Director Justin Eatherly, “Just one year after the pandemic forced school districts to close campuses, delay the start of the new school year and shift to remote learning, students are now preparing to return to the classroom. However, children’s experiences during the pandemic and their needs upon returning to school — academically … [Read more...] about MySweetSchoolDaze: 30th Annual Rainbow Days’ Back-To-School Celebration
2021 Humble Beginnings Luncheon To Celebrate Dallas’ “Come Together” For Austin Street Center
Austin Street Center is using its 21st Annual Humble Beginnings Luncheon “Come Together” to “celebrate the way in which the Dallas community rallied to support its neighbors over the past 18 months, including the Center which provides safe shelter and basic necessities for the city’s most vulnerable homeless.” Taking place on Friday, October 15, at the Omni Dallas Hotel, … [Read more...] about 2021 Humble Beginnings Luncheon To Celebrate Dallas’ “Come Together” For Austin Street Center
Vogel Alcove Adds Seven New Members To Its Board
North Texas’ reputation for outstanding support of non-profits isn’t solely based on the community’s generosity. It’s also the result of the hands-on involvement by volunteers. While most think of a volunteer as one who works alongside the staff in providing the day-in, day-out operation of the organization, there are volunteers who give their time, talent and wisdom by sitting … [Read more...] about Vogel Alcove Adds Seven New Members To Its Board
2021 Soup’s On! Served Up $315K+ For The Stewpot Alliance And 2022 Fundraiser’s Leadership
The Stewpot Alliance closed its book officially on a very successful 2020 Soup's On! Luncheon that was was held virtually on Thursday, March 4. The results were more than $300K for The Stewpot that "offers a safe haven for homeless and at-risk individuals of Dallas, providing resources for basic survival needs, as well as opportunities to start a new life." In handing over … [Read more...] about 2021 Soup’s On! Served Up $315K+ For The Stewpot Alliance And 2022 Fundraiser’s Leadership
The Beach Boys Were Fun, Fun, Fun At Vogel Alcove’s 29th Annual Arts Performance Event
Despite the lack of beaches, it was definitely surfs up at the Annette Strauss Artist Square Saturday night for Vogel Alcove's 29th Annual Arts Performance Event. From guests in talk-to-me Hawaiian shirts to autographed surfboards being auctioned off, the night not only raised funds and awareness of the Vogel Alcove's mission, but it also was a heck of a lot of "fun, fun, fun" … [Read more...] about The Beach Boys Were Fun, Fun, Fun At Vogel Alcove’s 29th Annual Arts Performance Event