September 29, 2021 – The Dallas Morning News – Helen Bond On a warm night in September, 38-year-old Kimberly Bobb sat down at her new kitchen table and looked around, feeling overwhelmingly grateful. Hours earlier, a joyful crowd of well-wishers
How to help people experiencing homelessness in Dallas-Fort Worth
August 30, 2021 – The Dallas Morning News – Ashley M. Slayton Thousands of people experience homelessness on any given night in the D-FW region. Dozens of city, faith-based and private organizations are working to change that. For more information
A solution at last? What Dallas is doing to curb the city’s homeless population
August 26, 2021 – The Dallas Morning News – Everton Bailey Patricia Freeman hopes to have her own apartment by Thanksgiving. The 65-year-old lives with two dozen other women in a downtown Dallas transitional shelter. Since March, Freeman and a
Nearly $53 Million in Grants for Texas Housing Stability Needs Announced by State of Texas
July 23, 2021 – WBAP Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs announces distribution of $52.9 million in Housing Stability Service Grants to 31 organizations statewide, including Family Gateway, Inc., of Dallas, due to receive $225,000. The money is to
We Have To End Dallas NIMBYism Before We Can End Homelessness
June 28, 2021 – D Magazine – Alex Macon Last week brought big news in Dallas’ fight against homelessness. The Dallas Real Time Rapid Rehousing initiative, announced with a group press conference at City Hall, is an ambitious $70 million program that
DFW Area Bank Helps Community Through Non-profit Work
April 21, 2021 – Local Profile – Bailey Lewis In the early 1960s, Bert Fields Sr. didn’t have much of an education when he founded North Dallas Bank & Trust Co. Born in 1900, he had an eighth grade education
The Dallas Opera celebrates the return of live performances with free events in the greater Dallas community
April 20, 2021 – FWD>DFW – Nicole Cormier As Texas continues to see large numbers of individuals vaccinated against COVID-19, performing arts organizations such as The Dallas Opera (TDO) are eager to provide North Texans with safe, in-person programming that
Hearst Foundations award grants to Texas organizations
April 17, 2021 – Houston Chronicle – Marcy de Luna The Hearst Foundations have awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to community organizations in Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. Executive Director Paul Dinovitz announced the grants after the
The Dallas Opera’s New OperaTruck Brings Family Operas to Community Locations
April 12, 2021 – Broadway World Dallas – BWW News Desk The Dallas Opera announces its newest initiative, designed to bring productions of family fare to Greater Dallas communities with OperaTruck, an 18-wheel flatbed “big rig” that has been customized
Rugoff uses social media to assist others
February 25, 2021 – Texas Jewish Post – Deb Silverthorn Television, social media and internet reports of who needed what helped connect Dallas’ Jewish community to those in need during last week’s winter storm. Among the many stepping forward was