The mission of Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) is to improve the lives of abused children in Dallas County and to provide national leadership on child abuse issues. DCAC coordinates the investigation and prosecution of the most severe cases of child abuse in our community. Last year DCAC served over 7,300 children (and their non-offending family members) who were sexually abused, severely physically abused, or who had witnessed a violent crime. DCAC provides a warm, child-friendly environment to help children who are referred by law enforcement or CPS. Our average client is a 9-year-old girl, sexually abused by someone she knows and trusts.

In 1988, Dallas businessman Jim Sowell was moved by his concern for the problems associated with poverty. He took action in response to the human suffering he observed by working with friends to launch the Central Dallas Food Pantry in a strip shopping center at Henderson and Central Expressway. In 1990, the organization received status as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation and, due to its growth, relocated to larger quarters at 801 N. Peak in East Dallas. In August 1994, current CEO, Larry James, joined the organization and shortly thereafter, Central Dallas Food Pantry began doing business as Central Dallas Ministries and acquired an additional building at 409 N. Haskell. In October 2010, Central Dallas Ministries changed its name to CitySquare in order to better reflect the commitment to equality, inclusiveness, and recognition that fighting poverty involves bringing the entire community together in the heart of the city. ​ In November 2014, CitySquare relocated most of its direct services programs, including the food pantry and workforce training department, to its new Opportunity Center – a 53,000 square foot collective impact campus located at the corner of Malcolm X Boulevard and I-30. Since our humble beginnings in 1988 to present day, CitySquare has grown into a broad nonprofit organization offering a comprehensive array of social services that address four key areas related to the persistence of poverty: hunger, health, housing, and hope. Together, our social service programs provide more than 50,000 human touches in Dallas and Paris, Texas.

WRS Group was originally founded in 1994 and well known as WRS Marine Inspections. Since it has built an impressive track record in NDT, QC, and Rope Access Services industry. In 2018 the company was acquired by 3D Industrial BV. As a result WRS Group of companies was rebranded to 3D Industrial Services BV. A new name for a new future built on 25 years of history. The merger makes us a unique specialist knowledge provider built on professional certifications, great people and industrial know-how that offers its customers an innovative hybrid of intelligent NDT tools, algorithm-based 3D-Wearscan inspection techniques, robotised access solutions and industry leading rope access services. Propriety software and technology, big data, the internet of things, robotics, drones, cloud computing and 3D technology will have a huge impact in the way we perform industrial inspection and maintenance. At 3D Industrial we invests in people, knowledge and technology that we believe will make that difference…

Downtown Dallas, Inc. (DDI) is the principle advocate, champion and steward of Downtown, affecting change by developing strategies, setting targets and mobilizing resources that: - Stimulate a vibrant and sustainable Downtown environment - Improve infrastructure - Enhance economic competitiveness - Create a culturally inclusive urban center - Position the area as a global destination Downtown Dallas has repositioned itself in recent years as not just the largest employment center in North Texas, but also as a premier destination to live, dine, shop, and be entertained. New retailers, restaurants, and cultural spots are opening at a more aggressive pace than ever, and with the adoption of expanded Downtown boundaries, a new Downtown has emerged. Downtown Dallas is made up of fifteen districts, each with enough to discover and explore for weeks on end. For more information about all there is to see and do in these districts, be sure to visit downtowndallas.com.

Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity transforms neighborhoods by engaging families and community partners in creating affordable housing. Since incorporation in 1986, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity and its contributors have served over 1,600 families and served as a catalyst for the revitalization of more than 25 communities. Our dream is not to simply build one home at a time, but to transform and nurture communities where our success is only limited by our ability to dream and imagine. Each year we partner with hardworking families and the community to build 70+ homes, making Dallas Habitat the largest nonprofit homebuilder and the largest single family residential homebuilder overall in the City of Dallas for 3 years running. Dallas Habitat has adopted a strategic vision of transforming neighborhoods throughout the most impoverished communities in Dallas County. This vision, which we call, “Dream Dallas” is one of holistic revitalization in partnership with the Federal government, Dallas County, the City of Dallas, faith-based organizations, other non-profits, and private investors. Learn more about Dream Dallas at www.dallas-habitat.org

For 36 years, Vogel Alcove has provided free, quality therapeutic early childhood education services for Dallas’ youngest victims of poverty: homeless children ages six weeks to 14 years old. Vogel Alcove is the only free comprehensive early childhood education program in the city of Dallas whose primary focus is to provide comprehensive childcare, family support, mental health, and case management for children and their families residing at 21 local emergency shelters, domestic violence shelters and housing programs.

Founded in 1980, Homeward Bound, Inc. has helped more than 150,000 people move toward sobriety. Now serving 18 counties in North Texas and 9 counties in Far West Texas, we are the largest and one of the oldest and most respected not-for-profit substance abuse and mental health treatment agencies in Texas. A large part of our mission has always been to divert people from going to jail or prison. Our founder and executive director, Douglas W. Denton, designed and operated the first jail diversion program in Texas – and one of the first in the nation. Homeward Bound, Inc. is the go-to resource for judges, attorneys, probation officers, public hospital emergency rooms, law enforcement officers, and a lot of the surrounding community. We provide intensive residential treatment on a 24-hour-a-day, 7-days-a-week basis. Each client is assigned to a licensed counselor and a treatment team that manages treatment every step of the way – from detox to residential treatment to outpatient counseling - to support re-entry to the outside world. We give clients the physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual help they need to move to a full, healthy life. Twelve-step programs and peer counseling are integral parts of treatment. We also provide training for professionals seeking to maintain their licenses through continuing education and for people beginning their training as addiction specialists. We accept private insurance, and we have federal, state, and private foundation grant funding to cover people who cannot pay for treatment. Se habla español: Varios miembros de nuestro personal hablan español con fluidez, y ofrecemos un programa completo de idioma español en nuestras instalaciones en El Paso.

The mission of Communities In Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. To empower students to stay in school, CIS provides customized resources based on a six component model: -Supportive guidance and counseling -Tutoring and academic support strategies -College readiness and pre-employment preparation -Health, fitness, mental health and basic needs referrals -Enrichment including mentoring and our Play2Learn Afterschool Program -Parental involvement including home visits Communities In Schools of the Heart of Texas (CIS-HOT) is part of the national Communities In Schools network, the nation’s largest dropout prevention organization, serving 1.48 million students every year.

Promise House is leading the charge to end youth homelessness in North Texas. Our free programs include life-saving emergency shelter, transitional housing, pregnant and parenting teen support, counseling, education and outreach services.

Located in Dallas, The Bridge is a nonprofit working to end long-term homelessness by developing, coordinating, and/or delivering: • Outreach/intake services • Jail diversion/reentry services • Emergency shelter/transitional shelter services • Primary health care/behavioral health care services • Recreational/educational services • Employment income/supported employment income/disability income services • Affordable housing/supportive housing services By doing so, The Bridge benefits the community by increasing qualities of life.