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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…
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How We Helped Survivors of Domestic Violence
Have you ever wanted to help survivors of domestic violence? With the statistics of domestic violence in the US being that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner, this is a cause that is close to many people’s hearts. However, volunteering in…
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From the Heart: Give to Charities You Love
If you’ve lived in North Texas for any amount of time, then it is inevitable that you will have heard of “Giving Day” around the time that kids go back to school. If you work for an organization that matches donations, you may be familiar with this day as well. But for the rest of…