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United Way of Metropolitan Dallas is a social change organization that unites the community to create access and opportunity for all North Texans to thrive.
We put opportunity in the hands of all North Texans. Working with our determined supporters, we lead the charge to strengthen education, income and health; the building blocks of opportunity. Above all, we inspire our community to Live United to achieve lasting results right here at home.
Today we roll out the red carpet and welcome 10 dynamic organizations into the ranks of our Social Innovation Accelerator in collaboration with Accenture. These visionary teams will embark on a transformative journey to address pressing social issues in our region, utilizing their unique perspectives and innovative solutions to bring about lasting change.
Stay tuned for updates as we embark on this exciting journey with our 2024-25 fellows. We are eager to support their growth and help amplify their efforts over the coming months. Meet the cohort:
GEMS Camp
CardiacFitt
Dementia Care Warriors
Hear My Cry Foundation- Su***de Prevention
Housing Connector
Creative Flow School
The Mama Wellness Foundation
La Tiendita
The Learning Bridge
Urban Arts Collective
🧑🏫 North Texas teachers are the backbone of education in our community, enabling students to succeed today and supporting their ability to thrive in the future.
Let’s kick off the school year by showing our appreciation for their hard work and dedication. Send them a virtual card to brighten their first day of school here: https://unitedwaydallas.org/stock-the-school-cards.
“Health and family.”
These days, those are the things that matter most to North Texas resident Diana R. She was hospitalized a decade ago after a sudden rush of pain moved through her upper body.
She felt fine after leaving the grocery store just moments before—and was taken aback when the hospital staff told her she was having a heart attack.
The medical emergency reminded Diana of the importance of preventative care in protecting her individual health. It’s why she embraces the opportunity to get access to quality insurance as a client in our Healthcare Navigators program, an initiative to reduce the number of uninsured people in the community.
“My experience signing up was not hard at all,” she said. “To me it was like a load lifted off, knowing that I was covered in case anything happens or just for my routine visits.”
Together with the Live United movement, we’re making strides to ensure that North Texans like Diana have access to the resources they need to live longer, healthier lives. Read our latest healthcare blog post to learn how you can get involved: unitedwaydallas.org/updates/together-we-can-expand-health-insurance-access-and-save-lives.
08/06/2024
August is the month when many North Texas scholars return to the classroom—and last week our volunteers answered the call to ensure a smooth transition before the school doors swing open.
💬 “It means everything for us to be able to have this type of wraparound support for our school community,” said Tenisha Allen, principal at J.N. Ervin Elementary School. “The students will be overjoyed when they return to their classrooms.”
J.N. Ervin was one of four local schools where 200 corporate volunteers gathered for our Stock the School event presented by AT&T and Mr. Cooper, and supported by Vistra Corp. and PepsiCo/Frito-Lay.
Thank you to all our sponsors and corporate volunteer teams who showed up with big smiles to freshen up buildings and make teacher spaces shine. Here’s a quick photo recap!
We’re filled with gratitude for the tremendous support we've received from our dedicated volunteers who always step up to make North Texas shine through the Live United movement! This week, UWMD change-seekers were out in full swing for our annual Stock the School initiative, ensuring that classrooms across the region are set for an exciting new year.
A special shoutout to mighty, mighty Women of Tocqueville member Katie Rose for putting boots on the ground to ensure that our next generation of leaders are set up for success.
💬 I have three kids in Dallas ISD and I’m always willing to help out, Katie told CBS News Texas reporter Lacey Beasley. Watch Katie’s full interview and see our volunteers in action below.
Our vice president of corporate relations, Kelem Butts, sat down with FWD DFW host Ron Corning to discuss how we partner with North Texas companies to drive measurable, meaningful impact in ways that directly align with their corporate social responsibility goals.
It was a pleasure to be joined by our partners Jamika Doakes, director of corporate social responsibility at AT&T, and Cindy Masters, manager of social responsibility and community engagement at the Kimberly-Clark Foundation. Recap the conversation below to learn how you can partner with us to maximize your company's impact in the community.
🎒 This week, the Live United movement will visit local classrooms as part of our game-changing Stock the School initiative presented by AT&T and Mr. Cooper. Volunteers will collect and stock essential learning supplies, revitalize student common areas and upgrade teacher workspaces.
We have a few spots left for this exciting opportunity to give back in a meaningful way. Register to volunteer at unitedwaydallas.vomo.org/opportunity/stock-the-school-2024-august-1-2.
Then watch the Good Day Fox 4 segment below with anchor Lauren Przybyl, and our Chief Strategy & Impact Officer Susan Hoff, to learn about our work to help ensure North Texas students and teachers return to the classroom with the resources they need to thrive.
07/23/2024
🚨 Calling all early-stage entrepreneurs with a drive to improve access to education, income and health in North Texas. 🚨
The 2025 Social Innovation Incubator application is now open, and we're seeking change-makers who would benefit from personalized mentorship and organizational and leadership development to tackle complex problems in our region.
Learn more: surveymonkey.com/r/737BVL6.
07/22/2024
"The results from Flourishing Families are encouraging. United Way reports that 89% of women who participated in the program were screened for intimate-partner violence and depression, and if they needed it, were referred to the proper resources."
Our innovative partnerships with Kimberly-Clark, Metrocare Services, Help Me Grow North Texas and other impactful organizations across North Texas are bridging the gaps between families and health care providers by delivering high-quality maternal care to the mothers of our region. Strong families build strong communities, and we're committed to making sure every mom in North Texas has the resources needed to thrive. 💪
📰 Great story by The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board on our work to meet the maternal health needs of North Texas women.
Here’s one way to improve maternal mortality rates in Texas Maternal mortality rates are too high. Thankfully, there are solutions.
Thriving families are the heartbeat of vibrant communities. When new parents and caregivers have all they need to thrive, the entire North Texas community benefits.
We’re proud to partner with local healthcare leaders to deliver prenatal and postpartum support to new parents and other caregivers through our Flourishing Family program, eliminating barriers to healthcare by putting registered nurses, social workers and other resources in local homes. The impact speaks volumes:
✅ 89% of mothers served participated in screenings for postpartum depression and, if applicable, were referred to supportive services.
✅ 100% of participating families report that they now know how to help their child learn.
Thank you, Communities Foundation of Texas, for awarding us a grant to continue our work to revolutionize maternal healthcare across North Texas. Together, alongside the Live United movement, we’re giving families the tools they need to live longer, healthier lives.
Together, we are driving lasting change in our community! Thanks to unwavering supporters like YOU, the past 12 months have been a resounding success, propelling us closer to our goal of improving access to education, income and health for all North Texans.
With your support, we have transformed nearly 1.6 million lives, boosting third-grade reading proficiency in our service area by 15%, equipping more young adults in Dallas with the skills needed to earn a sustainable, livable wage and ensuring our neighbors have access to the resources they need to lead longer, healthier lives. Our impactful programs and partnerships are tackling systemic challenges head-on, and it's all because of you.
The future of our region shines brightly thanks to your commitment. We are deeply grateful to every change-maker who has invested their time, skills and dollars to create opportunity and access for all North Texans to thrive. Read more about our collective impact in a letter from our CEO Jennifer Sampson: unitedwaydallas.org/updates/a-message-from-our-ceo.
🎇 Happy Independence Day! Today is a powerful reminder of why we kicked off our Democracy in America series to encourage a healthy democracy capable of addressing our community’s most significant challenges.
As we reflect on our nation's progress and the work that remains, we proudly reaffirm our commitment to advancing liberty and opportunity for all North Texans. We wish you and your family a safe and enjoyable holiday.
🤖 Attention, STEM professionals! We need your expertise to help introduce our next generation of leaders to all the exciting career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Share your insights about the industry with local kids by filling out our STEM careers questionnaire here: https://events.unitedwaydallas.org/stem-careers.
Your tips and advice are invaluable to nurturing our youth. Together, we can spark their curiosity and inspire them to succeed in school, setting them up to thrive at every stage of life.
07/01/2024
This month, the mighty, mighty Women of hashtag Steering Committee gathered to celebrate another triumphant year of serving North Texas through their incredible giving, advocacy and volunteerism.
The excitement kicked off at the North Texas Food Bank, where WOT members packaged nearly 5,000 meals to help close the hunger gap and provide nutritious food to our neighbors in need. Then came a powerful moment of reflection on the collective impact stemming from the group’s 15 initiatives generated to support our Aspire United 2030 goals—UWMD’s North Star for driving transformational change and advancing racial equity in education, income and health throughout North Texas.
We were pleased to end the day with a celebratory reception and dinner to thank Michelle Horton for her outstanding service as the 2023-2024 WOT Chair. Thank you, Michelle, for your servant leadership this past year! We are grateful to all our mighty, mighty WOT for their support and commitment to UWMD. Thank you for enriching the North Texas community through your incredible dedication and fiery passion!
📢 Calling all volunteers! In just a heartbeat, North Texas scholars and teachers will be heading back to their classrooms for an exciting new school year, and we have two special volunteer opportunities to ensure their transition is nothing short of phenomenal!
✋ Join us on Aug. 1 and 2 for our Stock the School initiative presented by AT&T and Mr. Cooper. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to help ensure North Texas students and teachers stride into their classrooms feeling confident, empowered and ready to conquer the school year. Sign up to volunteer at one of four local schools at unitedwaydallas.vomo.org/opportunity/stock-the-school-2024-august-1-2.
Can’t make it in person? No worries! You can still make an impact by sending a virtual appreciation card to a local teacher. Visit unitedwaydallas.org/stock-the-school-cards/ to get involved.
Laura Harris NBC 5 hit the nail on the head. Our goal to increase by 50% the number of students reading on grade level by third grade by the year 2030 requires a team effort.
Reading is the cornerstone of all learning, and we know that education has the incredible power to shape the future of our youth—unlocking doors to endless opportunities and setting them up for lifelong success.
Watch the video below to learn more about our work to improve literacy in North Texas through programs like Once Upon a Month™, then visit unitedwaydallas.org/programs/once-upon-a-month to make an investment.
We are honored to serve as Kimberly-Clark's premier partner in closing gaps and addressing disparities in health care to improve Black maternal health in North Texas. The Black maternal mortality rate in our state is deeply concerning, yet research indicates that 90% of these pregnancy-related deaths are preventable.
Through our transformative Doorways to Health initiative, we are committed to ensuring new and expecting mothers have the support necessary to thrive. Discover how you can help improve Black maternal health outcomes in our region by watching the WFAA segment below, then visit unitedwaydallas.org/programs/doorways-to-health to invest in lasting change.
We stand in awe and are truly inspired by UWMD Teens United Co-Chair Julia Small’s remarkable tenure as a youth leader within the Live United movement.
We thank Julia for her dedicated years of service, and wish her the best as she begins her college journey as a student at the University of Virginia this fall.
If you work with North Texas youth, or are the parent of a teen with big ambitions, visit unitedwaydallas.org/give/teens-united/ to get them involved with Teens United today!
Together, we’ll turn “what ifs” into “watch this!”
06/12/2024
School's out, which means many North Texas children will lose access to free school meals. Read our latest blog post at the link below to learn how you can help local kids thrive all summer long by making an investment to ensure they have access to nutritious food, early education materials, health resources and more.
Texas Leads the Nation in Food Insecurity United Way of Metropolitan Dallas advocates for improved food access and fights food insecurity for thousands of North Texans.
06/10/2024
Last month, our partners at Texas Instruments wrapped up their annual United Way workplace giving campaign, and wow, did they leave an unforgettable mark! For more than 60 years, TI has played a pivotal role in our mission to create access and opportunity for all our neighbors to thrive.
We are grateful to all the TIers in North Texas who rallied together to change lives by investing their time, talents and resources to shape the future of our region, extending the company's incredible legacy of giving back.
“We believe that strong communities build strong companies, and strong companies build strong communities – a belief our company actively lives today. TI’s partnership with United Way started with our company’s founders. And while community needs have evolved since then, one thing has remained the same – United Way’s steadfast ability to make an impact and create lasting change in communities.”
— Haviv Ilan, President and CEO, Texas Instruments
05/30/2024
Here’s to 100 years of community impact! The Dallas skyline shined brighter than a disco ball at the official party to mark the kickoff of our Centennial.
The evening, led by the rock star 43-member UW 100 Host Committee, under the leadership of co-chairs, Mackenzie and Tyler Kleinert and Kimber Westphall Clonts and James Clonts, was an extraordinary display of the Live United movement at the iconic Crown Room in Reunion Tower.
Guests danced the night away and built lifelong relationships with new friends, all to benefit our movement to improve access to education, income and health in North Texas. 💃 🕺
A special thanks to our sponsors, including: Mackenzie & Tyler Kleinert, Kimber Westphall Clonts & James Clonts, The Eugene McDermott Foundation, Ben E Keith and Meredith Hallam; Meredith and Rob Garvey, Mandy and Jon Bradley, and Ali and John Mize/Neiman Marcus, for making the celebration a night to remember. And a big shoutout to all of our Host Committee sponsors, media sponsors NBC DFW and PaperCity Dallas, and our event sponsor and designer, Jason Valdivia and Valdivia Ventures.
To join the UW 100 Host Committee, contact Susan Hutcheson at [email protected]
05/29/2024
This month's Gratitude Reception at the home of our dear friends, Nancy and Randy Best, was an inspiring celebration of the profound appreciation and joy that unites the esteemed members of the UWMD Ruth Sharp Altshuler Tocqueville Society.
We celebrate this prestigious group of change-makers for their unwavering commitment to drive meaningful and sustainable change within our community. Through their dedication to the movement, we are witnessing significant advancements in our region: more students are graduating high school prepared for success in college or career, more families are financially stable and more of our neighbors are living longer, healthier lives.
We express our deepest gratitude to every Society member for their steadfast support in furthering our mission to create opportunity for all North Texans to thrive. Their contributions are pivotal in ensuring that every member of our community has access to education, income and health—the building blocks of opportunity. To learn how you can join the UWMD Society, visit unitedwaydallas.org/give/tocqueville.
05/28/2024
The cards dealt a winning hand for North Texas at our second annual Bench & Bar “Boo-Ray” Tournament—sponsored by FTI Consulting, Kirkland & Ellis and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher—where 19 new Ruth Sharp Altshuler Tocqueville Society donors raised their hands to chart a path for all North Texans to thrive.
We’re truly inspired by the incredible efforts of Bench & Bar Co-Chairs Sandra Phillips Rogers and David McAtee, Tocqueville Chairs Erin Nealy Cox and Trey Cox, and the General Counsel Host Committee, to help us grow the largest Tocqueville population in the country.
This ambitious goal is the cornerstone of our vision for North Texas in which all students graduate high school prepared to succeed in college or career, all families are financially stable, and all our neighbors have access to the tools and resources needed to live longer, healthier lives. To learn how you can join our esteemed Society, visit unitedwaydallas.org/give/tocqueville/.
05/23/2024
There is a 20-year life expectancy disparity between our neighbors in south and north Dallas, with the southern sector being home to all of Dallas’ 58 food-insecure census tracts. The stakes are too high to continue business as usual.
We’re more energized than ever to bring about lasting change in North Texas after our groundbreaking food access summit, where we hosted local and national leaders for a solutions-based discussion on combatting food insecurity in our region.
A huge thanks to our partners McKesson Corporation Foundation, Make it Matter Foundation, Dallas College, Boston Consulting Group, Dallas Citizens Council, McKinsey & Company and Hunter Hunt, for joining us at our inaugural summit, and to all our panelists, including: Anga Sanders, Tonya Orebo Edwards, Ashlee Kleinert, Benaye Wadkins Chambers, Clarissa Clarke, Doug Rauch and Dan Pallotta, who each provided strong words that struck a fiery chord in our hearts.
💬 “Your ZIP code shouldn't determine your life expectancy, but it does.”
💬 “Food is not a privilege; it is a right.”
💬 “Nutrition is the cheapest form of health care.”
The Food Access Summit was just the first step as we launch a fund, kicked off by a $1 million multi-year investment from Bank of America, to support our work to identify solutions for improving food security in the southern sector and beyond. To recap the summit and learn how you can advocate for expanded food access in North Texas, visit unitedwaydallas.org/updates/united-way-hosts-summit-to-address-food-access-as-texas-is-named-the-most-food-insecure-state/.
05/21/2024
We’re halfway through the annual Texas Instruments-United Way workplace giving campaign and the results are blowing us away. We are thankful to the nearly 600 TIers in North Texas who’ve rolled up their sleeves to kick-start this year’s campaign, engaging in more than a dozen opportunities to inspire and build stronger communities with our partners.
05/18/2024
Texas has the highest number of food-insecure residents in the country and we're working hand-in-hand with local and national leaders to change that.
A big thanks to Bank of America and Market Executive Brian Angle for the company’s $1 million commitment to our fund to support expansion of existing local solutions, import successful models from other markets, and seed new solutions to food accessibility and insecurity in southern Dallas.
Together, with our funders including Margaret Buckley, director of philanthropy and social impact leader at the McKesson Corporation Foundation, Steve Hall, CEO of Make it Matter Foundation, and partners Dr. Justin H. Lonon, chancellor at Dallas College, Hunt Energy CEO Hunter Hunt, the Good Foundation co-founder Ashlee H Kleinert, Dallas Citizens Council CEO William Kelvin Walker and Megan DeFauw, managing director and partner at the Boston Consulting Group, we will increase access to healthy meals in our region.
Access to nutritious food is foundational for every North Texan to live a healthy life every day, setting them up for a successful day at school or work. We’re grateful to the local leaders who joined us at this week’s Food Access Summit, and thankful to Doug Rauch, founder and president of Daily Table and former president of Trader Joe's, and Dan Pallotta, renowned author and filmmaker, for lending their national voices to this important conversation.
Learn more about our food access initiative in The Dallas Morning News article by Leah Waters below.
Community leaders chart solutions to Dallas’ food access problems United Way of Metropolitan Dallas hosted on Thursday a summit on the persistent challenges of and innovative solutions to food insecurity in Dallas.
Every dollar makes a difference.
Consider this: putting aside just $500 for higher education can triple a child's chance of attending college and quadruple their chance of graduating.
With education comes higher wages in adulthood, leading to a longer, healthier life. This graduation season, we're calling on you to make a difference by investing in a local child's future through our Dollars for College program.
Watch the WFAA Good Morning Texas segment below to learn more about Dollars for College, then make your contribution today at https://unitedwaydallas.org/contribute-to-dollars-for-college/.
After all the excitement, energy and impact of last week’s The Pitch, we’re on the lookout for the next big game-changing idea. If you’re an entrepreneur with a BOLD idea for improving access to education, income and health, we invite you to apply for the next cohort of our Social Innovation Accelerator.
This transformative program delivers professional mentorship, seed funding, network connections, increased visibility and more, empowering North Texas social entrepreneurs to drive greater impact right here in our community.
Since its launch in 2013, the Accelerator has invested millions of dollars in local social impact organizations, enabling our alumni to grow their ventures, form new partnerships and serve more North Texans than ever before.
Interested in learning more? Take our 3-minute application survey to see if the Accelerator is a good fit for you: https://unitedwaydallas.org/become-an-accelerator-fellow/
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We believe in the power of unity to create lasting change. Together, we can put opportunity in the hands of all North Texans. United Way is leading the charge to improve education, income and health—the building blocks of opportunity. We invite you to Live United and join our passionate team of change-seekers. You’ll fit right in.
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