No one understands the frustrations of parenting a child with special needs better than Doug and Patsy Arnold. Faced with…
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Kiddie Litter
It seems like something anyone could do—pick up trash. But how many of us actually put the gloves to work?…
SLANT45: The Most Important Gift
Adding numbers and writing sentences on the blackboard is what you’d typically expect your child to learn from school. But…
What’s Next for Café Momentum and Chad Houser
Café Momentum founder Chad Houser breaks down barriers by hiring youth ages 15–19 after their release from juvenile detention. We caught up with Houser to talk about the program’s success and a new project in the works as he continues to change lives, one meal at a time.
Doctor, Doctor
Dr. Milam Pharo, 86, attended medical school at Tulane in the late ’40s and tended to 100 deaf-mutes at an…
Teaching Your Children to Save the World
When my kids talk about what they’re thankful for, they often mention our house. It isn’t because our house is…
Matt Chandler
Matt Chandler calls himself a “full-throttle guy,” and you see it in his electrifying preaching – just check out a…
Words of Wisdom from Dr. Milam B. Pharo
Dr. Milam B. Pharo passed away Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the age of 87. The following article was published…
A Night in the ER at Children's Medical Center
Destiny Herrera clamps her lips and scowls. No amount of coaxing or comical faces will persuade the 3-year-old to open…
A Shift in the ED at Cook Children's Medical Center
Dr. Daniel Guzman wonders aloud why he eats and eats and doesn’t gain weight. Could it be that he typically…
Pop Rocks
We asked three local musician dads how being a rock star at home relates to, well, being an actual rock star.
A Philanthropic Party
Jackson Price donates all of his birthday gifts to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children after a ninja-themed party.
10 Minutes with Jeff Corwin
We talk to conservation and wildlife expert Jeff Corwin about getting involved in conservation efforts, how being a dad has affected his career and why caterpillars are fuzzy.
Judge Shares the Highs and Lows of Collin County Families
By the time he was 7 years old, John Roach Jr., had already decisively declared that he would be a…
30 Minutes with Pat Smith
Mom, philanthropist and breast cancer awareness advocate Pat Smith dishes on a cause close to her heart.
15 Minutes with Taylor Lipsett
Dallas Paralympian Taylor Lipsett talks about sled hockey, living with brittle bone disease and heading to Sochi for his third-straight Paralympic Games.
Helping Houston
A frequently updated list of ways you can give your time, money and goods to help Hurricane Harvey victims and evacuees.
The Invisible Ones
Despite a thriving local economy, the number of homeless families and children in North Texas continues to rise. And they’re not all panhandling—they’re at work, at school and on the playground, going unnoticed and, sometimes, unhelped.
Paper Pushers
Katherine and Isabelle Adams are two Dallas sisters with heart. Upon discovering six years ago that millions of people around the world do not have access to clean drinking water, they created Paper For Water, selling their gorgeous, one-of-a-kind origami pieces and using the proceeds to install clean water systems both here in the U.S. and abroad. We sat down with Katherine, 11, and Isabelle, 14, to learn more about Paper For Water and what’s next for the nonprofit in 2018.
Finding Refuge With Dr. Samira Page of Gateway of Grace
Dr. Samira Page shares her journey from being an Irani refugee in Texas to founder of Gateway of Grace, a local charity that assimilates and empowers refugees by providing education, housing, empathy and understanding.