Summer programs pay dividends for Dallas kids during the school year, group says
In 2019, over 68,000 children took part in the Dallas City of Learning — a partnership between the City of Dallas, Dallas ISD and...
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She’s 16 and Wants to Be President: Meet the Teenagers Planning Their Campaigns
Research shows that Generation Z is the first in which women are more likely than their male peers to be engaged in politics. Here’s...
‘A place in heaven’: How Container Store’s co-founder helped save NW Dallas’ stretch of the Trinity River
"If someone just dropped you in here," said Groundwork Dallas' COO, "you would't think you were in Dallas."
Environmentalist and Container Store co-founder Garrett Boone...
The Long and Winding Road to Women’s Suffrage
Visible Magazine by Stephanie Drenaka
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States...
19th Amendment Centennial Fund Announcement
We are excited to invite you to a workshop for a new grant opportunity: The 19th Amendment Centennial Letter of Inquiry, in support of the 100th...
Cool Schools Community Park Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at Dan D. Rogers Elementary
May 21, 2019 Texas Trees Foundation (TTF), Dallas Parks and Recreation Department, and Dallas Independent School District (ISD) will be cutting the ribbon on...
Here’s what 5 true leaders want to see from Dallas’ next mayor
By Sharon Grisby, Dallas Morning News
April 17, 2019
Left to right, Anna Clark, Yulise Waters, Michelle Kinder, Alia Salem and Joli Robinson are the peer...
Dallas Public Voices – 2019 Cohort Announcement
On behalf of The OpEd Project, The Boone Family Foundation and The Dallas Public Voices Leadership & Advisory Committee, we are thrilled to announce...
Dallas to launch campaign to slow down city’s teen pregnancy crisis
The Dallas Morning News
June 13, 2018
The Dallas City Council voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to spend $300,000 on a program aimed at reducing skyrocketing teen pregnancy...
State of Texas Children report from the Center for Public Policy Priorities
Over 22 percent of Dallas County children live in poverty, and state and local
policies can do more to support the success of all kids
State...
Annual Texas Legacy Award to honor Boones
Annual Texas Legacy Award to be presented October 24 at Austin luncheon
The Center for Public Policy Priorities will honor Dallas business leaders and philanthropists...
New Comprehensive Breast Health Center at Parkland
Moody Foundation Donates $15 Million to Create New Comprehensive Breast Health Center at Parkland
Fundraising effort for new center reaches more than $30 million
DALLAS –...