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Read about how we’re strengthening Texas by working with community-minded individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits. Browse the articles below.

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Champions of Bright Futures
CFT made an initial investment in City Year Dallas in 2015 with a $750,000 grant to launch its program in two schools. As the program expanded its reach to six schools, CFT remained a critical partner, providing ongoing support.
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Champions of Education
Through a partnership with the Richardson Healthcare Careers Academy (RHCA) and the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to cultivate strong healthcare leaders, Educate Texas is providing professional development and technical assistance, leveraging our expertise to support the Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-TECH) program.
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Champions of Literacy
The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries, housed at the George W. Bush Institute, provides grant funding to expand, diversify, and update school library book and print collections.
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Champions of Giving
Through a special North Texas Giving Day matching campaign during National Pet Month, Gigi joined forces with CFT to double donations to local nonprofits that support animals in North Texas. Donations were matched dollar for dollar up to $150,000.
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Champions of Collaboration
Two local giving circles, the Orchid Giving Circle and Village Giving Circle, joined CFT earlier this year. In addition to managing their technical platforms and grantmaking efforts, CFT provides the giving circles access to our local philanthropic expertise to further amplify their impact.
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Champions of Relief and Recovery
Jody Hawn established the Hawn Foundation Fund at CFT in 2011. Since then, he has been a key partner in supporting nonprofits through CFT’s North Texas Giving Day, which has grown to become the largest regional giving event in the nation.
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