Arts and Culture
Dallas Museum of Art Virtual Reality Tour
Enjoy a museum experience from home with our new virtual tour of “Contemporary Art + Design”. Take a deep dive into the objects on view with curator talks, contextual videos, and more enriching content!
- To enjoy this new feature and begin, click here.
Deck the Plaza
The Dallas favorite holiday tradition, Deck the Plaza, will return for 2020 with a twist. Dallasites and visitors are invited to join the City of Dallas for a contactless, holiday drive-thru featuring a celebration of lights at City Hall Plaza from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21.
- To learn more details about this event, click here.
Citizenship Workshop
#MyDallas Citizenship Virtual Workshop
The WCIA Division is collaborating with American Immigration Lawyers Association, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association, Catholic Charities of Dallas, International Rescue Committee and Univision to host the first ever virtual #MyDallas Citizenship Virtual Workshop. The City of Dallas is dedicated to making citizenship services more readily available to employees, their families, and community members who live or work in Dallas, Texas. Prescreening for eligible candidates will begin November 16th – 20th and free legal services will be provided December 2nd – 5th. The WCIA Division has begun promoting the event with social media and a Spanish interview with Univision.
Community Building
Promise House 2020 Holiday Engagement Opportunities
Promise House has created a list of great group volunteer engagement and in-kind donation opportunities for the Holidays (November 1 – December 16) for their at-risk and homeless youth.
- To explore their engagement ideas, click here.
Community Clean Trashoff
The City of Dallas Department of Code Compliance welcomes residents to participate in our upcoming Community Clean Trash-Off event on Saturday, November 14, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 1600 E. Five Mile Parkway Dallas, Texas 75216 (North Side of Glendale Park). Residents can bring us bulky trash items, and we will discard them for free. Items not accepted include batteries, oil, paint, and hazardous waste.
Education Resources
We Are Teachers Online Learning Resources
With school districts starting the 2020/2021 school year online, parents and teachers are continually looking for online learning resources. Teachers have been tasked with delivering lesson plans and classroom activities as part of distance learning. Parents are trying to keep students on track with their studies and educational growth. We Are Teachers is offering a list of resources for all ages of students, parents, and teachers!
- To explore these educational resources, click here.
LNESC Digital Navigators
LNESC is helping Dallas bridge the digital divide! Check out the Digital Navigators Program for low-income residents impacted by COVID-19.
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Go to http://LNESCDallas.org for information related to affordable internet, access to devices, and digital literacy training
Internet Speed Survey
Help the Resilience Division and Dallas Independent School District to address the digital divide in our community through an internet speed survey. Your feedback will help efforts to improve internet connectivity and availability in areas lacking service.
- Start the survey by clicking here.
Employment Resources
Attitudes and Attire
Attitudes and Attires currently offer three programs to their clients: Core Program, Hopeful Smiles™, and Boots to Heels℠. Their programs focus on providing the tools you need to raise self-esteem, promote ethics, and build the confidence necessary to succeed in the workplace.
- To explore the employment programs they offer, click here.
Workforce Solutions: North Central Texas
Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services (TWS-VRS) is a partner within the Texas Workforce System to support job seekers with disabilities as they prepare for, obtain, maintain, or advance in competitive integrated employment. Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services are available to eligible individuals with disabilities across Texas and VR staff are co-located within many Workforce Solutions Offices.
- To find a vocational rehabilitation office near you, click here.
Fair Housing
COVID-19 Emergency Fair Housing Funding
The Senate and House are considering proposal options to address the housing and economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis. Due to ongoing issues and challenges many tenants and homeowners are facing in trying to pay for and maintain their housing it is imperative that financial resources be made available to avoid an ancillary crisis of homelessness. Some of the most impacted include people of color, women, and people with disabilities. It is because of these issues it has become imperative that Congress works to create housing and economic stabilizing proposals that increase resources for fair housing. These funds are needed to enable practitioners to address heightened levels of potential discrimination, educate the public and the housing industry of the laws and protections under fair housing and to ensure that federal programs being deployed are administered in a way that affirmatively furthers fair housing.
- We need everyone to contact your representatives in Congress to ensure we have the adequate resources to respond to potential issues of discrimination during this time of crisis. In order to find your representative and their contact information, click here.
Dallas Homebuyer Assistance Program (DHAP)
Dallas Homebuyer Assistance Program (DHAP) assists homebuyers to purchase a home within the city limits of Dallas. The amount of assistance will be based on need. Dallas Homebuyer Assistance Program assists homebuyers with a total household income of no less than 60 percent and up to 80 percent of the Dallas Area Median Family Income to purchase a home within the city limits of Dallas.
- To learn more about the program requirements and apply, click here.
Dallas Life: Homeless Recovery Center
Dallas Life understands the trauma of homelessness affects the whole person. Whether it is meeting basic daily needs like food, clothing and shelter, addressing addictions or past hurts, medical attention, or spiritual guidance, they are here to help you overcome.
- To learn more about their various programs and how to apply, click here.
Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
Dallas Habitat has compiled a list of resources to help residents find shelter and home repair resources, as well as other basic needs. The organization also has other resources available, such as homeownership counseling am dedication courses.
- To explore their community and counseling resources, click here.
City of Dallas CARES ACT Rent Relief Program
The Emergency Rent Assistance program, funded by the CARES Act, is a federally funded initiative designed to help low-income households and persons who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19 through the loss of their employment income or who sustained a reduction in income and are delinquent in paying rent. DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas (DHA) has been designated to help facilitate the distribution of rent relief funds by the City of Dallas.
- To learn more about requirements and to apply, click here.
Eviction Assistance
Dallas County - Tenant Hotline:
Food Resources
Homeless Shelter Directory: Food Pantry & Food Bank Locator
The Homeless Shelter Directory has assembled a list of emergency food programs provided through Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens in Dallas.
- To search for food pantries near you and their requirements, click here.
NTFB Mobile Food Pantry
The NTFB Mobile Food Pantry travels across the metroplex and provides food assistance for families. There is no need to register for Mobile Pantry pick up. Mobile Pantry participants are required to give their name, share their family size, and meet income requirements to receive food. No proof is necessary, the process is a self-declaration.
- To find out where the Mobile Food Pantry will be located, click here.
Care Center Ministries Thanksgiving Care Boxes
This year’s Thanksgiving COVID-19 Community Response will serve 1,500 community members. Recipients will stay in their vehicle, pop their trunk, and be directed through our parking lot in a drive-thru fashion to receive their ThanksGiving Family CareBox including a Bible. Also, referrals to many other services that can assist during this time.
- To receive more information regarding this event, click here.
Food for Families with Students
Texas Department of Agriculture
The Texas Department of Agriculture has linked a school meal finder on their website in order to allow families to find the closest healthy, no-cost meals for your students.
- Click this link, enter your address and find the nearest pick-up location to you and their hours of operation.
Dallas Independent School District
Food & Child Nutrition Services is providing meals to students at no cost whether in school or virtual! Our curbside service is every Wednesday from 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM. Meals will be served at schools throughout the district.
- Please visit Dallas ISD’s website for more information.
Health
WiNGS for Women and Families
WiNGS is a community of women helping women overcome poverty by taking charge of their futures as members seeking services, or giving back to others as mentors, coaches and advocates. Through a tailored suite of services, women build confidence and skills on their path to a new life as they grow small businesses, start families or work toward financial security.
- The WiNGS team is still providing their classes and workshops virtually, in order to explore their resources, click here.
To Write Love on Her Arms
The organization To Write Love on Her Arms is a nonprofit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and invest directly into treatment and recovery. They have listed several resources which are here to help our communities.
- To explore their resources, click here.
Susan G. Komen Resources
The Susan G. Komen Foundation in Dallas County is the local source for funding breast cancer detection, support, and education in the DFW metroplex. Their site has an expansive list of sources to help individuals get access to mammograms, diagnostic services, treatment aid, etc.
- To explore the list of services and community partners, click here.
Small Business Support
Dallas Metropolitan SBDC
The Dallas Metropolitan SBDC can provide businesses with information concerning contracting with government, international trade, intellectual property protection and technology transfer.
- To explore their business resources, click here.
SCORE Startup Resources
Small businesses make up 99.9 percent of all United States businesses, according to the SBA with 30.2 million small businesses in operation in 2018. If you want to be someone who owns one of those small businesses, you need to set yourself up for success during the startup phase. The best way to do that is to use the resources available to you, many of which can be found for free online.
- To explore the many resources for different businesses, click here.
Dallas Business Journal Small Business Resource Guide
The Dallas Business Journal has compiled a list of local resources and links for small and midsized businesses during the coronavirus outbreak.
- To view resources available per county, click here.
SizeUp Dallas
A partnership between fintech company SizeUp and the City of Dallas Office of Economic Development, SizeUp Dallas is a tool that enables small- and medium-sized business to access industry-specific, localized information. This information can help business owners make smarter business decisions as they recover from the impact of COVID-19.
- To explore Size Up’s Resources, click here.
B.U.I.L.D.
Broadening Urban Investment to Leverage Dallas (B.U.I.L.D.) helps you find the resources you need to grow your startup, small business or nonprofit venture.
- To learn more about this initiative and explore their resources, click here.
Dallas B.R.A.I.N.
The Dallas Business Resource and Information Network is a partnership between the City of Dallas Office of Economic Development and the Dallas Public Library. The Dallas B.R.A.I.N. promotes entrepreneurial literacy and business development for new and existing businesses in Dallas. It provides entrepreneurs with free access to quality training, workshops, counseling, networking, promotion, and meeting space.
- To access B.R.A.I.N.’s resources, click here.
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