May 13, 2013
Hope is served
A recent United Way of Metropolitan Dallas grant recipient enables young men to break the cycles of crime and poverty by giving them a place at table. Read more »
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May 16, 2013
Grant “has changed the way these kids feel about math”
See how Mesquite ISD teacher Tiffany Moll used her United Way I Rock Math grant to purchase iPads and better engage her students. “I use it as an incentive…to delve into something we’ve talked about in class.” Read more »
May 01, 2013
United Way fosters social innovation with launch of the GroundFloor
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas today announced the launch of The GroundFloor, an accelerator fund and program providing financial assistance, mentorship and other resources to innovative start-up organizations. Read more »
Categories: Press Releases
April 30, 2013
Action Alert | House Bill 376
If you believe children deserve quality childcare that will give them the best start in life, now is the time to take action. Read more »
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April 22, 2013
Mother, lawyer, advocate
A trip to Austin with Women of Tocqueville sparked Stacey Doré to use her professional advocacy skills to support United Way education priorities. Read more »
Categories: Volunteer Stories
April 19, 2013
Families that volunteer together…
“It’s important for us as parents to have our children see us giving back and working hard for others,” said Scott Hudson, whose family was one of several volunteering at Titche Elementary. Read more »
Categories: Education | Volunteer Stories
April 19, 2013
What to do about the nonprofit glass ceiling
“Being a successful leader is not about being a man or a woman. It’s about hard work and dedication.” - Jennifer Sampson, president and CEO, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Read more »
Categories: News
April 19, 2013
United Way to grant startup nonprofits money, guidance
The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas has launched a $1 million fund that will apply the model of business incubators to start-up nonprofits in North Texas. Read more »
Categories: News
April 17, 2013
Bank On Dallas Presents Financial Fitness Greater Dallas April 20-27
April is Financial Literacy Month and Dallas communities will have the chance to get financially fit with a week of events during Financial Fitness Greater Dallas (FFGD), April 20 - 27, 2013. FFGD will be a week-long financial literacy and public awareness campaign pioneered by the Bank On Dallas initiative, the Mexican Consulate, FDIC, the City of Dallas Office of Economic Development, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and community and banking partners in the Greater Dallas area. Read more »
Categories: Press Releases
April 17, 2013
Cafe Momentum serves confidence with a side of self respect
Cafe Momentum, a Dallas-based restaurant and culinary training program for youths in juvenile detention, is proving highly successful, Chad Houser, executive director, told me in conversations yesterday and today. Read more »
Categories: News
April 16, 2013
Texas Instruments builds the business case for volunteering
Volunteerism is good business. And good businesses volunteer. That's how the leadership of Dallas-based Texas Instruments approaches the company's and employees' community involvement, Trisha Cunningham, TI's chief citizenship officer, told me in a recent interview. Read more »
Categories: News
April 11, 2013
Board Chair, Debbie Taylor named Outstanding Director honoree
The Dallas Business Journal is proud to announce the 2013 Outstanding Directors Awards honorees. Read more »
Categories: News
April 10, 2013
Where your donation goes, part 3
United Way staffer Andrea Souflée continues her look into the Community Impact Grants process with a story about site visits, when volunteers see firsthand the programs that have applied for grants. Read more »
Categories: Volunteer Stories
April 09, 2013
“Who hasn’t been affected by United Way?”
That question was one Stan Rabin asked as CEO of a company that supported United Way. It led him to become a longtime volunteer and, eventually, a winner of the highest United Way volunteer honor. Read more »
Categories: Volunteer Stories
April 09, 2013
Initial scorecard reinforces importance of United 2020 effort
To help North Texas measure progress toward its ten-year goals, United Way created the United 2020 scorecard. The first report underscores the need for coordinated efforts to break the cycles of dropouts, poverty and poor health. Read more »
April 05, 2013
Student Volunteers Help Needy Tax Filers Get Refunds
Two years ago, Monica used a tax preparation service that urged her to apply for a refund anticipation loan so she could get her much-needed refund quickly. But the mother of three, who earns around $19,000 annually, paid $200 for preparation and loan fees on a tax-time advance that she learned didn’t come any faster than her friend’s refund. Read more »
Categories: News | Volunteer Stories
April 04, 2013
At Ranchview High School, IB program, parent involvement engineer improvement
Principal Sherie Skruch can spot the Farmers Branch water tower in the distance from Ranchview High School. Nestled in Valley Ranch among a border of subdivisions and apartment complexes, the tower is a reminder of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school district that governs the Irving school. Read more »
Categories: News
March 19, 2013
Your voice can change everything
March 19, three bills aligning with our Education and Health priorities will receive a public hearing — each by a different committee. As a United Way advocate, we need you to act now. Read more »
Categories: News
March 18, 2013
Where your donation goes, part 2
United Way staffer Andrea Souflée goes behind the scenes of the Community Impact Grants process to see how volunteers invest donations in programs that do the most to change lives in North Texas. Read more »
Categories: Volunteer Stories
March 12, 2013
Beware of Scammers Out To Steal Your Tax Refund
‘Tis the season to file taxes and for criminals to come up with new ways to steal your hard-earned money. The Better Business Bureau reports more and more criminals are opening up storefronts just for the tax season. Read more »
Categories: News