North Texas Giving Day is tomorrow, September 19, and there are plenty of area nonprofits you can support this year.
Taking place annually in September, NTGD is one of the biggest online philanthropic events in the nation, raising tens of millions for hundreds of nonprofit organizations in DFW every year. The event is organized by the Communities Foundation of Texas. Last year, the event raised over $60 million, benefitting over 3,000 nonprofits.
Although the official date falls on the 19th, the early giving period has been going on since the beginning of the month.
If you are looking to get involved, here’s a non-exhaustive list of few Lake Highlands nonprofits participating in NTGD
* Organizations with an asterisk by their name are matching donations.
Feed Lake Highlands
NTGD Page | Goal: $75,000 | Needs: Funds for food
Feed Lake Highlands is the neighborhood’s dedicated food pantry, feeding some of the area’s most vulnerable neighbors every Wednesday at the New Room Church on Whitehurst Drive.
Heart House*
NTGD Page | Goal: $40,000 | Needs: Funding for Head, Heart and Hands Program
Heart House is a nonprofit operating in the Vickery Meadow area. The organization provides educational support and opportunities for immigrant or disadvantaged children in the area through tutoring, homework assistance, language development and more.
Youth Believing in Change *Matching up to $15,000
NTGD Page | Goal: $100,000 | Needs: Funding for Mission Vickery Expansion and after school program
Youth Believing in Change is a faith-based organization which provides after school programs for children in the Lake Highlands area. They have also recently acquired the former site of Vickery Meadow Baptist Church and are in the process of turning it into Mission Vickery, a center dedicated to supporting youth outreach in the Vickery Meadow area.
Texas Women’s Foundation
NTGD Page | Goal: None listed | Needs: None listed
While the Foundation has not listed specific goals, they “invite you to join us as we lift up Texas women, ultimately creating a more inclusive and resilient Texas for all.” The organization advances gender equality in the state through research, advocacy, grants and strategic initiatives. To date, it has invested $84 millions in various initiatives throughout the state.
Forerunner Mentoring * $22,000 matching donation already met — $6,500 matching donation still active
NTGD Page | Goal: $70,000 | Needs: Van maintanence, funds for family support, meals, mom’s nights
Forerunner Mentoring is a faith-based mentoring program for male youth in the Lake Highlands area from homes without a male role model.
White Rock Conservancy *matching up to $2,500
NTGD Page | Goal: $50,000 | Needs: Drainage, a shade structure, trees and new playground equipment
The White Rock Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding maintenance and improvements at White Rock Lake. The organization is currently seeking funding for a playground at the The Stone Tables Pavilion and Picnic Area.
