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
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North Texas Giving Day Booster: Lone Star Wheelers
According to Lone Star Wheelers President/Executive Director Shannon Catalano, Mike was like a little kid as we rode the specialized red and grey bike ‘round and ‘round the circle in front of DaySpring Senior Living in Plano. Quickly feeling safe and secure, Mike was game for going all the way around the building. A cheering squad at the entrance greeted us with each … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Lone Star Wheelers
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Dallas-Fort Worth Urban League Young Professionals
According to Dallas-Fort Worth Urban League Young Professionals Executive Board Member Jessica Rhodes, The mission of the Dallas-Fort Worth Urban League Young Professionals movement is to enable African Americans and other under-served groups to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights. DFWULYP is comprised of Committees with Initiatives that center … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Dallas-Fort Worth Urban League Young Professionals
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: Opening Doors For Women In Need
According to Opening Doors For Women In Need supporter Onika S. Brisco, Nonprofit organization, Opening Doors For Women In Need, will enhance self-esteem, build confidence, empower women, and help them realize that “when one door closes another one opens”. And this could not have been all the truer during the pandemic COVID-19. With its corporate office in the Como … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Opening Doors For Women In Need
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Southwestern Medical Foundation
According to Southwestern Medical Foundation President/CEO Kathleen M. Gibson, North Texas Giving Day (NTGD) has become an effective and visible rallying cry, attracting those who wish to make our region the best it can be. It serves as a reminder and encouragement that each of us can do something which - added with the collective contributions of others - makes a … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Southwestern Medical Foundation
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Border Collie Save and Rescue
According to Border Collie Save And Rescue alumnus Colt King, Hello, my name is Colt and I am an alum from BCSAVE. They are a Border Collie rescue that helped me find my furever home. I knew they were my friends as soon as we met, and never doubted they would take care of me. However, I never realized that complete strangers helped me as well. People just like you who … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Border Collie Save and Rescue
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Families To Freedom
According to Families To Freedom Founder/Executive Director Sarah Nejdl, It’s nearly midnight. Judy is driving on a small dark the highway. The mom, her client named Kayla, has dozed off. Her children are already asleep under blankets leaned on top of each other. Even the dog’s tail has stopping thumping in the crate. One window has tiny fingerprint drawings that will … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Families To Freedom
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: Runnin’ Free Ranch
According to Runnin' Free Ranch Co-Founder Amy Dojahn, I was 3 years of age when I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and was not able to walk after the age of 10. Despite experiencing much physical pain in my childhood, I still have sweet memories of riding horses with my cousin, playing “horses” with my Breyer horse collection and reading the black … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Runnin’ Free Ranch
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Community Partners Of Denton County
According to Community Partners Of Denton County volunteer and website administrator Calvin L. Pacleb, When it is determined that a child can no longer live safely at home, the child is removed from their residence and the State of Texas is given temporary custody. Tragically, the circumstances surrounding these removals are heartbreaking, where maltreatment in the form … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Community Partners Of Denton County