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NBC 5's Laura Harris interviews actress and UNICEF Ambassador Lucy Liu during the keynote conversation at the New Friends New Life Stand for Her Luncheon. Liu told the audience that "ten years ago, this room wouldn't be this full" and emphasized the power of simple human connection. [Photo: NFNL]
‘If It Doesn’t Seem Right, It Probably Isn’t’: Lucy Liu’s Message to 1,000 Leaders at Dallas Stand for Her Luncheon
by Quincy Preston | Sep 26, 2025
Sex trafficking happens here—at bus stops and airports, the star says. New Friends New Life CEO Bianca Davis had the numbers: 400 teens are trafficked in Dallas each night, with traffickers profiting $99 million annually in North Texas. Here's what Liu had to say.
by Quincy Preston |
Aug 23, 2025
New Friends New Life is one of five nonprofits awarded new funding by The Jensen Project, a North Texas-based nonprofit think tank that has distributed over $11 million nationwide since launching its GrantTank program in 2021.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 4, 2024
The foundation said the gift will fund cutting-edge, tech-based exhibits throughout the Hall of State at Fair Park, ensuring that the stories of Dallas and Texas are presented in dynamic, interactive formats that engage visitors of all ages. Also: See the winners of the 2024 Dallas History Makers Awards.
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by Lance Murray |
May 29, 2024
Santander said the grants represent the latest step in the foundation’s longstanding commitment to investing in Dallas and helping the most vulnerable in local communities across the nation "to learn, grow, and prosper."
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Dallas-based Bonton Farms is one of the recipients of the T.D. Jakes Foundation/Wells Fargo grants for 2025. [Photo: Samsung US]
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Awards Nearly $3M in 2023-2024 Blue Impact Grants
by David Seeley | Jul 25, 2023
Awarded to 101 community-based organizations across the state—including many in North Texas—the Blue Impact grants focus on health care access and target impacts of socio-economic and social determinants of health.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 13, 2022
Four local organizations have received 2022 grants from the foundation's Mary M. Jalonick Women’s Philanthropy Institute. New Friends New Life—which helps women and their children overcome backgrounds of abuse, addiction, and poverty—received the lead grant of $150,000.
$50,000 grants went to Braswell Child Development Center, Community Basket Mobile Farmers Market, and Mosaic Family Services.
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by Taylor Lowder |
Feb 6, 2018
The awards dinner on April 19 will honor these women for their positive influence on women and girls.
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by Heather Noel |
Sep 19, 2016
Executives in Action merged with online volunteer matching platform Catchafire to keep up with nonprofit requests.
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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)
