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Kids Inspiring Kids: Love Babies Tennis
Cale Balusek, 18, started this tennis tournament just two years ago to raise money for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Baylor Scott & White Health in Grapevine.
How Natalia Padilla Is Changing Immigrants’ Lives Through Art
Padilla used her graphic design background and love for education to help children in Vickery Meadow become part of a bigger grant project: a class-illustrated book with resources for immigrants.
Advocating for Art: Sitting Down With Plano Art Teacher Ms. Q
Ms. Q is a fighter, for art and for her own health after a recent cancer diagnosis, and she is facing both battles with vigor.
Kendra Scott’s Beauty With A Cause
Scott has made it her company’s mission (a company made up of 98% women) to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Inheritance of Hope.
How I Pour Life Texas Helps Homeless Youth in North Texas
Life coaches are helping at-risk students graduate, get their driver’s licenses and rewrite their life stories.
Dallas Author, Illustrator and Down Syndrome Advocate Teaches Kids About Inclusivity
After caring for his uncle with Down syndrome, author and illustrator Jordan Burk published a children’s book to teach kids about the genetic disorder.
How City House Is Breaking The Homeless Cycle In Collin County
When we think of people who are homeless, we often picture adults. But back in the ’80s, Nancy Boyd and Kay Goodman caught on to a silent population in Collin County’s homeless community. As employees of Plano Independent School…
How Frisco ISD and Frisco Public Library Are Helping Teens With IDD
High schoolers with special needs are building job skills and independence through this FISD and Frisco Library IDD program.
How Mission Possible Kids Is Serving Communities Nationwide
A Q&A with Kathy Meadows, founder of Mission Possible Kids
BraveLove Founder Ellen Porter Started a Pro-Adoption Movement in Dallas (and Around the Nation)
This organization helps women who are thinking of placing their child for adoption.
How SMILE Biscotti Is Bringing Awareness To The Special Needs Community
These sweet treats are brining smiles to customers and employees alike
How the Journey of Hope is Helping Families Through the Grieving Process
Death: it’s a topic many of us try to avoid. Yet the pain of losing a loved one can strike down like a lighting bolt––sudden and sharp. And…
Dallas Mom Soudary Kittivong-Greenbaum Welcomes Refugee Kids With Open Arms
Last year alone, more than 1,700 people arrived in Texas seeking refuge, according to the U.S. Department of State. And…
How Fort Worth’s Will Lourcey Is Ending Hunger and Raising Awareness
Between studying for five AP exams and trying to live a normal teenage lifestyle, the now 16-year-old Will Lourcey helps…
How Wesley Prep Students Are Bringing The Community Together
These kids are making a difference while learning fundamental life lessons.
How Lovepacs is Feeding Kids During School Breaks
It costs around $234,000 to raise a child from birth to age 17, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…
How 14-Year-Old Truman Wilson Built His Own Chocolate Factory
Step aside Charlie—there’s a new chocolatier in town. Walk into several stores in Dallas and you may come across a…
Life in a Dallas-Fort Worth Food Desert
Families who live in local food deserts travel hours to get fresh, healthy food for their kids.
Richland Collegiate High School Senior Divya Lal is Educating Kids About Pet Care
Moved by the alarming number of stray animals in Dallas, local teen Divya Lal created a pet education program for kids in hopes of inspiring the next generation to take care and speak up for our furry friends.