By Rosanne Lewis Dallas CASA needs more bilingual Spanish-speaking volunteers to serve children who have been victims of abuse or neglect and are living in foster care. Latinos represent 55 percent of the child population in Dallas County and 34 percent of children removed from unsafe homes, but only 13 percent of Dallas CASA volunteers […]
Samuel Allen Pampel Foundation By Cody Douds In 2016, Tony and Maude Pampel received news that changed the family’s life. At school, their 3-year-old son’s teacher noticed a lump near his right ear and contacted Maude. Following the teacher’s report, the family consulted several physicians, one of which included a family friend, and tried to […]
THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS By Warren Black Bernard Sessions has gone from sneaking into the State Fair of Texas to guarding the gates so others can’t follow in his childhood footsteps. When he was growing up, Sessions and his friends liked to hang around Fair Park. Back in those days, the Dallas Cowboys played […]
From DUC Staff Reports Rowing is a sport that teaches work ethic, teamwork, and resilience while fostering its participants’ leadership, tenacity and ambition. When paired with strong academic support, rowing offers considerable college opportunities for students. Yet, until now, there were significant accessibility barriers for Dallas area students, especially in under-resourced communities. RowDallas, an outreach […]
By Christine Rogers North Texans outraised last year’s North Texas Giving Day total at a time when philanthropic giving is down nationally for the first time in years (Source: Giving USA.) More than 97,000 donors turned up for causes they care about by donating $63.9 million to 3,249 nonprofits during the 15th annual North Texas […]
THE SPIRIT OF DALLAS By Nancy Black Dallas has the highest number of uninsured individuals in the entire country. Texas also has the highest number of all the states. That’s why The Spirit of Dallas’ Captain and owner of Michael Mittman and his crew of dedicated volunteers invite other lake lovers to take a cruise […]
By Dr. Beth Leermakers Daisy, a Golden Retriever guide dog, rescued 967 people from the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001. This story popped up in my FaceBook newsfeed on September 11. Unfortunately, when I started researching hero dogs, I was disappointed to discover that the claim is false. There was no Daisy […]
By Becky Mayad Depicting the history of an iconic landmark theater dating back to 1949 and the ambitious plans to revive it, a new exhibit titled “Forest Forward: The Future Is Here” was unveiled today at NorthPark Center in Dallas. On view through Oct. 17, the exhibit is presented by South Dallas-based nonprofit Forest Forward […]
Local White Rock Lake Physical Therapist Stefani Crowley (pictured), owner of mPower Physical Therapy, has written her first book. “Regaining Hope — The Secret Guide to Hitting Pain from All Angles to Get Back to Living Life” came out of Crowley’s frustration with the United States’ healthcare system in treating symptoms and not getting to […]
By Kimberly Patterson White Rock Center of Hope (WRCH) has been a beacon of hope in the East Dallas community since 1988. Every weekday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., local volunteers build relationships and offer compassion in practical ways by delivering basic needs services: a food pantry, clothing and housing help (financial assistance to prevent homelessness) […]