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Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Launches Texas Blue Chip Program, Providing Mental Health Support to Law Enforcement Officers

The program is supported by CFT’s 'Support for Allen Fund'

The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute is proud to announce the official
launch of the Texas Blue Chip Program, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at offering law enforcement officers an additional access point for confidential and free mental health services.

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Galleria Dallas Helps CFT Say Cheers to 15 Years of NTX Giving Day with Month-Long Exhibit

The display at Galleria Dallas debuts in conjunction with Early Giving opening on Friday, Sept. 1.

During September, Galleria Dallas will partner with Communities Foundation of Texas for a Gallery Wall that celebrates the acclaimed organization’s 15 years of hosting and powering CFT’s North Texas Giving Day.

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Support for Maui Wildfire Relief

The following is a list of funds established in support of those who've been impacted by this disaster.

On August 8, 2023, a fire swept through Lahaina in West Maui, Hawaii, causing massive destruction and devastation. The following is a list of funds established in support of those who've been impacted by this disaster. 

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CFT’s Eisemann Edge Supports SciArt Exchange

Funding will support the innovative 'Sensing Deep Space: Pandora’s Cluster' exhibit

The Eisemann Edge Initiative at Communities Foundation of Texas (“Eisemann Edge”) uplifts nonprofits and projects that explore the intersection of technology with performing and visual arts.

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Diversifying the Teacher Pipeline: A Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Educator, researcher, and creative, Shareefah Mason, brought the community together to shed light on how we can and why we should diversify the teacher pipeline

Nationally, the majority of public-school students are students of color, however, only 21% of the teacher workforce are teachers of color and only 7% of teachers are Black. Shareefah Mason with Jacqueline Adam-Taylor and Tonya Clark presented these numbers at a recent event with Effective Teaching, an initiative of Educate Texas

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Challenges await Texas students of color after the end of affirmative action

They will need support to ensure equal opportunity in education.

Shareea Woods is the director of Texas College Access Network at Educate Texas, an initiative of the Communities Foundation of Texas. She wrote this column for The Dallas Morning News.

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Communities Foundation of Texas awards $436,000 to 23 local health nonprofits

Grants will support North Texas nonprofits focused on improving health across dental, vision, and hearing care

Communities Foundation of Texas has awarded $436,000 in grant funding to 23 local nonprofits focused on improving health across North Texas. 

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Communities Foundation of Texas names Wayne White as next President and CEO 

White to take the organization’s helm on July 31

Communities Foundation of Texas, the largest community foundation in Texas and one of the largest in the nation, announces Wayne White as CFT’s next President and CEO.  

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The Bush Institute announces recipients of the 2023 Lindsay Lloyd North Korea Freedom Scholarship

$70,000 in funds awarded to 15 North Koreans to pursue higher education

Administered by Communities Foundation of Texas, the George W. Bush Institute awarded a total of $70,000 to 15 students as part of the 2023 Lindsay Lloyd North Korea Freedom Scholarship. 

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