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Skratch, Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County Start Pilot Program
by Lance Murray | Aug 29, 2017
The program will enable teens in the organization to find quick, safe, skills-based ways to earn extra money with “gigs” inside club locations in Plano.
by Lance Murray |
Aug 22, 2017
It’s the largest giving day in the nation, and has generated $156 million for North Texas in the past eight one-day events.
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by Heather Noel |
Aug 16, 2017
TI also announced it had partnered with retired NFL football player John Urschel to kickoff a STEM contest.
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![The S.T.A.R.S. campus consists of six areas, each focusing on different daily life skills. [Photo: Chase Mardis]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Goodwill_.Apartment-FitnessMusic-ArtDrama-no-crop-9349-360x203.jpg)
by Mallory Houser |
Aug 2, 2017
The Goodwill S.T.A.R.S. program is the first of its kind in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and third in the nation.
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Candice Salyers is one of 250 recipients of AAUW fellowships and grants worldwide for the 2017-2018 academic year. [Photo courtesy of TWU]
TWU Dance Alumna Receives Fellowship to Write Feminist Choreography Book
by Mallory Houser | Jul 14, 2017
Candice Salyers is one of 250 recipients of AAUW fellowships and grants worldwide for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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by Mallory Houser |
Jun 30, 2017
Since 2012, F.A.R.M. has assisted more than 250 veterans and raised around $400,000 to help veterans return to civilian life. Recently, it moved to 200 acres in Seogoville, which co-founder Steve Smith said has been challenging, but offers future potential.
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by Heather Noel |
Jun 27, 2017
Impact House will open Saturday as a space for freelancers and entrepreneurs to work on their ventures and where the community can come together to drive social change.
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by Heather Noel |
Jun 27, 2017
Jakayla Dixon's Feel the Color produces clothing tags that can aid people with visual impairments in picking out clothes. CHAAO, another student-run company crafts jewelry from recycled materials.
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[Photo via video, courtesy Elevate Academy]
CEOS Sharing Entrepreneurial Journeys With South Dallas High School Students
by Dave Montgomery | Jun 19, 2017
Known as ELEVATE, the leadership academy, which began Monday, is being organized by RISE Clothing entrepreneurs Terrence and Tim Maiden, who plan to share some of the hard-won lessons they learned in building a successful apparel business.
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by Chloe Bennett |
Jun 13, 2017
What began as a school project of delivering Christmas cards and food to a transitional housing center grew into a weekly poetry workshop and a lasting bond between Wesley Prep fourth-graders and women of Austin Street Center.
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by Chloe Bennett |
Jun 12, 2017
Oak Cliff native Ebony Smith is helping bring yoga and instruction on maintaining a healthy mindset to underserved communities of Dallas.
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by Kyle Lukianuk |
May 31, 2017
Dallas Innovates Voices columnist Kyle Lukianuk believes Dallas can be known as a city influencing the global good.
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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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by Heather Noel |
Apr 12, 2017
The new initiatives are aimed to broaden the types of arts organizations funded through The Arts Community Alliance.
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by Heather Noel |
Mar 3, 2017
Mark Cuban and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings imparted knowledge of leadership and dealing with community challenges during Mayor's Star Council event.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Feb 23, 2017
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas CEO Jennifer Sampson shared seven things she believes businesses and organizations should do to build community with Inc. recently.
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