Dallas Doing Good Editorial Board.
Thank you for the tremendous support you’ve provided Dallas Doing Good in 2023! Together, we’ve continued to showcase and uplift the remarkable leaders, organizations, and businesses making a difference in North Texas.
Throughout this year, Dallas has once again demonstrated incredible generosity, commitment, and promise. We’ve cherished the chance to share these inspiring stories with you. Here are some of the most popular stories that resonated with our community in 2023.
Owning a business requires confidence, determination, leadership, and tenacity. It can often be a lot of work for any adult, but there’s a girl in Arlington who is proving she has what it takes to own a restaurant at just 11 years old.
Break Bread, Break Borders is a catering company serving up gourmet food from around the world in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, but at the core it is a beacon of empowerment for an ever-growing portion of the DFW population—refugee and immigrant women with a dream.
When 15-year-old Jayden Simmons found out that he would design a T-shirt for the Dallas Stars, he had to make sure he covered his bases. Favorite emoji? Check. His initials? Check. Looks like a video game? Check. But most importantly, Jayden wanted to make sure that his hockey player had a prosthetic leg because he has osteosarcoma.
Just as the summer and winter solstice is a change of seasons, Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew hopes that when people encounter her or her work, they, too, experience a change in their soul and spirit.
Dr. Lamar Quinn was first drawn to Dallas to pursue a job opportunity as a pharmacist with Walgreens near Fair Park. While there, he witnessed the vibrant community, the resilience of its people, and the potential for change. It was this connection that ignited his desire to get involved and make a difference.
The Pillow Bar’s motto is “Inspiring Your Dreams,” but they are inspiring much more than that with their commitment to uplifting Dallas neighbors through their thoughtful donations.
Richard Miles was just 19 years old when he was wrongfully arrested and convicted of a murder and attempted murder that he did not commit. At that age, Richard was planning out his life like many of us do upon graduation. He was working at McDonald’s and making plans to move out of his parents’ house, so that he could attend Texas State Technical College, to pursue his interest in plastics technology. But those plans were averted on May 15, 1994.
A 5-year-old boy with an extremely rare genetic disorder is thriving due to the four years of therapy services he’s received at a preschool in Dallas.
Third grade is a critical year for a student’s lifelong success. By the end of third grade, children reading on grade level are three times more likely to graduate from high school, but only about 40 percent of students in Dallas ISD are currently meeting this benchmark. Catch Up & Read (CAR) is an organization whose mission is to serve at-risk early elementary school students by ensuring that they are reading on grade level, and Carol Pierce Goglia is the new leader of CAR’s effort.
In the Dallas community, where women are overcoming formidable challenges, a local nonprofit is a beacon of compassion, providing essential hygiene products and self-care items to those experiencing homelessness, human trafficking, or domestic violence.
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