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$2M Donation Expands Women’s Health Care
by Annie Wiles September 29, 2016
Planned Parenthood came to Dallas in 1935 covertly, hidden inside a Ripley’s shirt box. Shirting empress Katherine Ripley would...
Border Crossers launches new site in Dallas-Fort Worth Region
Border Crossers is excited to announce the official launch of our new site in Dallas- Fort Worth, Texas. Over the last two years, we...
Boone Family, Harold Simmons foundations give $2 million to Planned Parenthood
Boone Family, Harold Simmons foundations give $2 million to Planned Parenthood
By Holly Haber hhaber@dallasnews.com
Published: 28 July 2016 07:53 PM
More women will have access...
SCOTUS issues a victory for Texas women
By CECILIA BOONE
Published: 27 June 2016 12:48 PM
Updated: 27 June 2016 03:17 PM
My husband, my children, some of my friends and I are exchanging...
Fort Worth leaders work to fight child poverty, disparity gaps
by Diane Smith, Star-Telegram
FORT WORTH
The numbers are an urgent call to action.
One-third of Hispanic and black children live in poverty in Tarrant County,...
Girls Scouts NE TX Dedicates Courtyard to Texas Trailblazers
April 29, 2016 May 2, 2016 / gsnetx blog
We are honored to introduce The Boone Family Foundation Courtyard at the STEM Center of Excellence...
State of Texas Children annual report
Study: Over 30% of black and Hispanic students in high-poverty schools
By Melissa B. Taboada - American-Statesman Staff
Posted: 12:02 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Hispanic students...
Texas A&M Investigates Report Of Slurs Yelled At Black High School Students from Uplift Education
"I am outraged and tremendously disappointed in the behavior displayed by a group of students," says Texas A&M University President Michael Young, after a...
Charter school ‘beacon of hope’ for children, Oak Cliff neighborhood, backers say
For decades, some of Dallas’ most vulnerable children filled the red brick building at the corner of South Ewing Avenue and Korgan Street in...
Books for Dallas Babies
“Books for Dallas Babies” Initiative Kicks Off Jan. 1 2016
More than 10,000 to be distributed to mothers at Parkland
Media Inquiries: Margarita Birnbaum, Interlink
Tel. 214-883-1736/Email:...
Dallas Public Voices Greenhouse – Radical Experiment
In May 2015, twenty Dallas-based social justice leaders convened for the first meeting of the Dallas Public Voices Greenhouse, a radical experiment in personal...