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How a Friendship Inspired the Nonprofit Mommies In Need
After her own health crisis, Natalie Boyle “accidentally” created the Dallas-based nonprofit Mommies In Need to provide child care for a friend with cancer.
How Megan Mitchell’s Students Learn Beyond Classroom Walls
Some schools aren’t able to provide as many field trips these days, but this Dallas teacher keeps those experiences going.
How AEYL Is Making a Difference in Collin County Students’ Lives
Read about how this McKinney organization is teaching kids about leadership and accountability.
Kids Inspiring Kids: Caring Kate
Meet Kate, the 10-year-old aiming to raise $10,000 for Heroes for Children.
The Lookouts: A Study in Friendship
When Samu was diagnosed with epilepsy, his friends stepped up to watch out for him at school. It’s a responsibility that’s changed the way they see the world.
5 Small (Yet Big!) Ways to Help Your Children Give Back This Holiday Season
Other than an angel tree or a toy drive, how can you get the kids involved in the generosity of the season? Our mommy blogger has some great, and easy, ideas.
Helping Hands for Single Moms: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
The nonprofit Helping Hands for Single Moms is doing more than treating the symptoms of poverty and provides resources to single moms who are earning their college degrees.
A Little Twist on Toy Drives with DCAC’s Holiday of Hope
‘Tis the season for holiday toy drives! Toy drives are a great way to give back and brighten a local…
Kids Inspiring Kids: Candy Man Sammy
Have you ever met a child who seems more like an adult than a kid? A child who is so…
A Motivating Love On Supporting Collin County Moms
When you’re at the end of your day, sometimes it feels like you’re at the end of your rope too. After giving all your energy to…
Cedar Hill Kidpreneur Ti’Ani Mitchell Plans To Help Homeless Families
Today, Rostinn and Ti’Ani Mitchell woke up around 5am and headed out the door for some walking and jogging. Starting every day with a clear mind is important for this…
Support for Parents Who’ve Lost an Infant
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is Oct. 15, so we spoke with two organizations that deal with neonatal death to talk about how to support those suffering as well as remember with them.
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.
Kids Inspiring Kids: “Boogie Boy” Dylan
Dylan likes to say, “Blues is all about feeling good when you’re feeling bad.”
Let’s Talk Safety: The Crimes Against Children Conference in Dallas
Tips on how to avoid dangerous situations in the physical world, as well as the online world, to keep your child out of harms way.