…nonprofit in 2021. The nonprofit aims to support grieving families who have suffered a loss from fentanyl. “I started the coalition because I needed [support] at the time,” Hellestern noted….
Haven for Hope Wins Top Nonprofit Award
Haven for Hope, an organization in San Antonio that provides services to people experiencing homelessness, earned second place in a recent ranking of local nonprofits. The nonprofit was featured in…
Biden Pardons North Texas Man Convicted on Drug Charges
…Hernandez was granted early termination of his supervised release in 2021 for “exceptional” post-release conduct. “He now runs a nonprofit that transformed the store in front of which he used…
Next-Level Lego Displays Showcased in North Texas
…the Fort Worth Report. Proceeds from the event will go toward Creations for Charity. This all-volunteer nonprofit organization buys “new LEGO sets for underprivileged children around the world during the…
Are Homelessness Programs Working? Feds, City Leaders Disagree
…March, Housing Forward CEO Sarah Kahn shared a similar sentiment about the City’s efforts to reduce homelessness, claiming the nonprofit is “housing more people than ever before.” But as she…
Child Predators Using 'Nudification' Tools
A nonprofit found dark web guidance on “nudification” tools for pedophiles looking to generate fake nudes of children to extort them. With the advent of artificial intelligence technological advances, there…
Haven for Hope, Landlords Partner on Homelessness
San Antonio’s Haven for Hope has joined with local landlords to provide temporary solutions for homelessness by putting its clients in unused properties. The homeless services nonprofit is working to…
Restorative Farms Founder Talks Sustainable Food Projects
Despite many people having never heard of Restorative Farms in South Dallas, the nonprofit is growing two things that help empower low-income communities: a nutrition-dense urban sustainable agrisystem and jobs….
Senate Bill Aims To Close Foreign Money Loophole
…of [the] money.” Hagerty noted that the two entities gave over $135 million in four years to a Washington, D.C. nonprofit called the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which distributed millions in…
Changing Lives With Make-A-Wish North Texas CEO Kim Elenez
The Dallas Express recently spoke with Kim Elenez, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish North Texas, to see how the local nonprofit impacts young people’s lives as well as the community….
DFW Location Named Most Peaceful in Texas
When people think of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, they often think of busy, noisy highways with no quiet spaces to find. But a nonprofit has named a spot in Fort…
Concerned Reps Want Hearing on Biggest TX ISD
…district campuses figured at the bottom of a statewide ranking by the nonprofit Children at Risk. Among them was South Oak Cliff High School, which was recently featured in The…
Ford Recall Remedy Called Into Question
…2021-2023 Ford Bronco Sport vehicles. The recall involved the same issue of liquid fuel and vapor accumulating, posing a risk of underhood fire. Micheal Brooks, executive director for the nonprofit…
Local Man Seriously Wounded in Apparent Domestic Dispute
…the Fort Worth City Council recently approved spending $1.9 million to further nonprofit programs that support at-risk school children and foster better collaboration between local police and those living in…
Cowtown Adopts New Crime Prevention Programs
The City of Fort Worth announced it would spend considerable sums of taxpayer money to support new nonprofit initiatives to curb crime. The Fort Worth City Council approved dispensing $1.9…
UTSA Athletics, Subaru Team Up To Support Haven for Hope
…strikeout pitched by boys and girls baseball and softball teams from the University of Texas at San Antonio will result in a donation to the homeless services nonprofit. UTSA and…
Democrats Lead in Dark Money Donations
…outside fundraising group, Future Forward PAC, received an $8 million donation in late December from its affiliated nonprofit, Future Forward USA Action, reported Fox News. The nonprofit, however, does not…
VIDEO: Dallas Designs To Combat Loneliness
A Dallas-based nonprofit is tackling chronic loneliness in a novel way: through public infrastructure. The Better Block Foundation is a nonprofit that “educates, equips, and empowers communities and their leaders…
Tech Brings Eclipse to Visually Impaired
A local botanical garden has partnered with a nonprofit to bring a unique experience to the blind and visually impaired for the upcoming total solar eclipse. Fort Worth Botanic Garden…
EXCLUSIVE: Cruz Lands Small-Business Endorsement
The National Federation of Independent Business endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday in his race against Rep. Colin Allred. The business group is a nonprofit founded in 1942 that advocates…