North Texas Giving Day is today.
Been meaning to donate to that favorite local charity but haven’t gotten around to it yet? It is time to act. Until midnight, when you donate through Communities Foundation of Texas to any eligible nonprofit, your impact is tangibly increased because donations of $25 and up are matched.
Below find several Lake Highlands- and White Rock area-based nonprofits with which we here at the Advocate are familiar and, we think, are worth contributing to. You also might consider donating time or other resources to these worthy groups. (Note: a couple of these are not on the National Giving Day list, but we still thought they deserved a shout-out.) More suggestions? Comment or email chughes@advocatemag.com.
Healing Hands Ministries …
Healing Hands: Photo by Danny Fulgencio
… offers dental, vision and health care to residents of Lake Highlands in need. Here’s a link to our 2012 story about the organization.
Clickit4life Foundation …
… was founded by Lake Highlands salon owner Terri Hoover whose son was killed in a car accident. The foundation, which survives through charitable donations, pays for billboards promoting seatbelt safety to be displayed around the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Here is Terri’s story.
LifeNet …
LifeNet recipient: Photo by Can Turkyilmaz
… a Lake Highlands based nonprofit that offers several services that help indigent, homeless and mentally ill residents to their feet. Read our 2012 story about LifeNet here.
Back on My Feet …
Back on my Feet: From bomf.org
… a national nonprofit organization with Dallas-based branches, several neighborhood runners volunteer with the group, which coaches formerly homeless Dallasites. Many of the members have completed the Dallas Running Club half marathon and even the full Dallas Marathon. Here is a 2011 Advocate story about the local members.
New Room Community Center …
Feed Lake Highlands: Jun Ma
… rooted in the Lake Highlands United Methodist Church and offering programs such as Feed Lake Highlands, by which families in need can acquire healthy groceries, the New Room offers various services for neighborhood residents. Learn more about the New Room in the story from our January issue.
Kids-U …
Kids-U: Brandy Barham
… a Lake Highlands apartment-based program focused on providing basic after-school care and tutoring for some of our area’s most vulnerable children and adolescents. Read more about Kids-U in our 2014 story.
Catholic Charities of Dallas …
… based in Lake Highlands, this charity helps North Texas’ most vulnerable, usually refugee families, families dealing with poverty, hunger, homelessness and immigration issues. They help those in need without regard to religion. Learn more here.
The Magdalen House …
Former Magdalene House resident: Photo by Can Turkyilmaz
… located near White Rock Lake, this temporary residence helps female alcoholics recover and rebuild their lives. Read more in our 2009 Lakewood Advocate story.
The Wade Smith Foundation …
Bobcats and Legacy youth football:Photo by James Coreas
… before joining the NFL, Wade Smith played for Lake Highlands High School. Now his foundation helps fund sports participation for kids from underprivileged circumstances, such as the members of the Bobcats youth football team, about which we recently wrote.
… a neighborhood nonprofit dedicated to the theater arts. Just watch the above video.
Vickery Meadow Learning Center …
.. teaches English to students of all ages in the Vickery Meadow area, which is just outside our neighborhood and houses a huge population of people who have come to America from struggling and war-torn countries. They too made a video, which you can watch above.
