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A New Kind of New Year Reset
Many people consider the month of January as a time to reset. New year challenges abound on social media and wherever else you consume information, from challenges to improve daily habits, to exercise, to diet, to time tracking, to the number of books you will read! I have been tempted to sign up for a…
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SERVING OUR SENIORS
charity snapshot WHAT THEY DO Serving our Seniors provides Help, Hope, and Healing to seniors in the Northeast Tarrant County area. Their free services are provided to those older than 65 or to those 60+ with a disability. HOW THEY DO IT Through their primary programs, which are all free, include: location & minimum age…
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Empathy in Action: How Shopping Spreads Smiles and Hope to Underserved Kids
Ahead of the holiday shopping spree that starts after Thanksgiving, one Dallas-Fort Worth nonprofit is ahead of the game! They have already gifted brand new necessities to hundreds of kids from low-income families in Texas. Kid’s Matter Kid’s Matter is a small nonprofit in Grapevine, Texas. Their mission is “helping children in need through programs…
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Change a person’s life on a Saturday morning
The first time I have ever used a power drill in my life was on a cool and crisp Saturday morning, when I used it to build a ramp. Yes you read that right. A ramp. ramp: a sloping surface connecting two different levels, as to the entrance or between floors of a building Dictionary.com…
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TLT-TOMORROW’S LEADERS TODAY
charity snapshot WHAT THEY DO Tomorrow’s Leaders Today (TLT) develops youth leaders ages 13+, who predominantly live in low/moderate income areas in Texas, through education, collaboration and mentorships for the collective benefit of the students and their communities. HOW THEY DO IT Various age-dependent programs geared to teach students real-life, soft, leadership, career, and higher…