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...

Dallas is 5th U.S. city to land Per Scholas IT training program

Dallas Morning News Norma Adams-Wade Efforts to stamp out poverty in Dallas got a boost when the city was picked as the nation’s fifth to house...

Dallas Public Voices Greenhouse Announcement

The Boone Family Foundation is now accepting applications for the “Dallas Public Voices Greenhouse,” a prestigious new program to dramatically increase the public impact...

National Facing Race conference in Dallas ends on a joyous and inspiring note

Ron Baselice/Staff Photographer Sarita Turner said communities need to help identify the right remedies in a session on housing equity during the Facing Race conference...

Who’s Supporting Single-Sex Education, and Why?

Inside Philanthropy October 27, 2014 Alyssa Ochs Single-gender education is certainly not a new concept, but the number of such schools is on the rise nationally, along with...

Klyde Warren Park Selected as Winner of 2014 ULI Urban Open Space Award

DALLAS (Oct. 21, 2014) — The Urban Land Institute (ULI) announced Klyde Warren Park as the winner of its prestigious Urban Open Space Award...

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