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Texas Instruments Foundation Awards $1M Grant to North Texas Food Bank
by David Seeley | Jun 11, 2025
TI's award is in support of the food bank's new five-year strategic initiative, Fulfilling Futures, which aims to close "critical meal gaps" among other key goals. The foundation has awarded over $6 million to the food bank since 2018.
by Lance Murray |
Jun 24, 2024
The North Texas Food Bank and DoorDash teamed up to deliver meals to area seniors, leveraging the gig economy for more than just takeout. The innovative partnership is tackling food insecurity with 1.3 million meals delivered to date.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 15, 2023
Westlake-based Charles Schwab is making the holidays a little brighter for families in need, with more than 3,200 employees across the country volunteering to pack more than half a million nutritious meals to be distributed within their local communities. The Charles Schwab Foundation granted a further $750,000 to local food banks and nonprofits, "addressing a critical need this holiday season."
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by David Seeley |
Aug 9, 2023
Grow North Texas has become the Dallas-area affiliate for The Giving Grove, a nationwide initiative promoting community orchards to help neighborhoods facing high rates of food insecurity. After winning a $100K Kubota Hometown Proud grant, it could get $100K more in a public vote through August 14—and you might win a Kubota mower or tractor if you vote.
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From left: Adrienne A. Mosley, Aracely Moreno-Mosier, Mark Rogers, Nate H. Jenkins, and Vincent Bush. [Photos: Melville Family Foundation]
Melville Family Foundation Adds 5 Members to its Board of Directors
by Lance Murray | Mar 31, 2023
The Melville Family Foundation, a Dallas nonprofit dedicated to helping families achieve food security, academic excellence, and economic stability, announced five new members to its board of directors.
The foundation said it is dedicated to helping families thrive in a world in which “income inequality has made achieving the American Dream—or even merely surviving—seem like an unattainable goal.”...
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 28, 2022
Bank of America has donated nearly $4 million to North Texas nonprofits this year, including local food banks and two 2022 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder® awardees.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 23, 2021
The tech services firm is further stepping into the social impact space with a new app built for Crossroads Community Services, a local organization that provides nutritious food to its low-income families and individuals.
ArganoKeste is part of a Plano-headquartered tech company formed by a combination of three firms in May, including two in North Texas. Plano-based Keste and Arlington-based interRel combined with global firm United Virtualities.
ArganoKeste is part of a Plano-headquartered tech company formed by a combination of three firms in May, including two in North Texas. Plano-based Keste and Arlington-based interRel combined with global firm United Virtualities.
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by Riley Farrell |
Oct 13, 2020
Nonprofit Restorative Farms, which creates agri-systems in underserved communities, is among the three finalists for the American Heart Association's contest for leaders in the food ecosystem. Voting for the Foodscape Innovation Awards ends Oct. 15.
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Discovery: UTA Seeks Best Way to Recycle Fracking Wastewater; UNT Professor Tackles Global Food Insecurity
by Lance Murray | Aug 16, 2019
You’ll also find out about research at UT Southwestern that suggests timing and dosage changes might have a positive effect in treating some cancers in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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by Taylor Lowder |
Apr 23, 2018
Attendees could explore careers in science, technology, education, art, and math as well as learn more about university sustainability projects and tips to become more ecofriendly.
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by Taylor Lowder |
Apr 11, 2018
CFT for Business is calling people from all industries to help solve the pervasive problem of food insecurity in Collin County. The event will be held Saturday, Apr. 14.
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by Jewels Clark |
Nov 14, 2017
The farm unites SMU professor Owen Lynch along with community organizations such as Bonton Farms, Big Tex Urban Farms, and Texas A&M AgriLife.
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Taylor Toynes, community impact specialist with the The Commit! Partnership and founder of the nonprofit, For Oak Cliff talks to volunteers during a MLK Service Day event. Toynes and his work to alleviate food insecurity is featured in the upcoming documentary film, Where's the Food?! [Photos courtesy of Brent Baxter Photography]
Dallas Filmmakers Shining Light on Food Insecurity
by Heather Noel | Apr 21, 2017
Clips from the documentary still in production will be screened Sunday as part of the inaugural EARTHxFilm festival.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
