Arts and Culture
Procrastinators Green Gift Guide
My how time flies! Christmas is almost here, and we heard you didn’t go shopping. Yikes! Your worries are over with the OEQS Team’s green gift guide sure to fit anyone’s lifestyle. We love procrastinators and this DIY demonstration, with items everyone has around the house, will surprise you and provide some fun items for the stockings and Santa, too. No rush charges, no stress, just pure bliss as you make your own gifts.
- To register for this event on December 17th, click here.
Black Girl Magic Museum
The Black Girl Magic Museum is an interactive, educational based pop-up museum. The museum will consist of paintings, Props, Murals, literature, and much more. The pop-up museum will run for 14 weeks from November 21st to March 1st, 2021.
- To learn more details about the museum, click here.
Community Building
Understanding Institutional and Structural Racism Training
This training develops the participant’s analysis of race, racism, and racial equity through discussion, interactive activities, and engagement with different types of media. Starting with an historical analysis, participants will gain a fundamental understanding of the various levels of racism (internalized, interpersonal, institutional, and structural) and racial justice concepts. Finally, participants will learn how these concepts apply to their engagement with peers, as well as the people and communities they serve.
- To sign up for this training and learn more about the details, click here.
Dallas Public Library to offer Online ESL, Civics and GED classes in Spanish & English
The Dallas Library has announced that they will be offering free classes for ESL, civics and English and Spanish GED.
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
Education Resources
Ocean Conservancy, December 4, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
“Dallas to the Ocean” is the story of how our trash ends up in the deep blue sea and what we can do about it. The Ocean Conservancy from Washington, D.C. returns to provide compelling information and updates on their “Trash Free Seas” program, the restoration of the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon disaster and how to be in action even from home.
- This event will take place on December 4, 2020 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm, click here to watch the event.
Elementary School Education Resources
On the hunt for free websites you can use in your elementary classroom? There is a ton out there, especially for helping kids learn and practice literacy and math skills. Use them with students from pre-kindergarten through the fifth grade to help them pick up new skills and build solid foundations in math, science, and reading.
- To explore these websites, click here.
STEM Education Resources for Students
Education technology companies and organizations have stepped forward to help educators bring STEM and STEAM experiences to students in virtual ways during the COVID-19 closures. STEM Educational Resources. Explore a plethora of online events and lessons geared to be enrichment for students.
- To explore the available resources, click here.
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
ProLogis
The Prologis Warehousing and Distribution Program is a fast, free online training program designed to prepare you for jobs in one of the fastest growing sectors of the US economy. It will give you a strong foundation in the warehousing, distribution, and logistics industry. It will provide insights into today’s best practices in this fast-growing industry, enhance your skills, and build your career management capabilities.
- To learn more about the ProLogis Program, click here.
Work in Texas
WorkinTexas.com is an online resource powered by the Texas Workforce Solutions to help individuals find and apply for job opening through the state. Simply enter a keyword and your zip code to find to find openings.
- To find job openings in your area, click here.
Good Jobs Institute
Good Jobs Institute serves leaders who want to improve the jobs and lives of their employees while boosting their company's performance. We offer tools, case studies, videos, and other content to educate and inspire change. As a nonprofit, we partner with companies to both support and learn from their Good Jobs journey.
- To explore their leadership resources, click here.
Fair Housing
2-1-1 Housing Assistance
2-1-1 Texas has crafted a list of resources to help people dealing with mental health issues or other disabilities, who need a place to live might find what they need. The resources vary from homeless shelters, affordable and transitional housing, as well as boarding homes.
- To learn more about the housing resources available, click here.
Housing Resources for Seniors
There are many resources to help seniors with housing needs, including programs to make it easier for you to stay in your home. Housing counseling, hotline, and assistance is available to help Senior citizens retain housing.
- To explore these resources, click here.
Dallas Furniture Bank
Dallas Furniture Bank provides furniture to families and individuals transitioning out of homelessness or otherwise in need of basic household furniture. Families must fill out client referral forms that can be found on their site.
- To learn more about the program, 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
The Wilkinson Food Center
Wilkinson Center’s food pantry is serving families in vehicles and curbside for walk-ups. We are asking all individuals to park in front of the pantry and remain in their vehicles to be served. The Wilkinson Center provides Food and Emergency Services that is open from:
- Food Pantry Service hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday between 9:00 a.m. – noon; and Tuesday from – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- The head of household will need to bring a picture ID and proof of address such as a utility bill or lease.
- If you need additional information or have questions, please call 972-284-0377.
Methodism’s Breadbasket
The Methodism Breadbasket provides food assistance for those who are 65 or older, must have 3 or more children in the household, as well as receiving SSI payments. They serve a limited number of zip codes in the Dallas metroplex, they are open:
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:30am-11:30am and 1:30pm-3:30pm.
- Individuals must have a valid identity card, proof of residents, and a social security card for each member of the household.
- To learn more about the pantry’s requirements, click here.
South Dallas Community Food Center
The South Dallas Community Food Center provides low-income families with nutritious food on a weekly basis through the distribution of food, hot meals, bus tickets, and gas tickets. To participate, each family must meet the current income requirements of the Texas Commodity Assistance Program.
- To learn more about the requirements of this program, 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
The Dallas Independent School District in association with School Leadership, Food & Child Nutrition Services is committed to offering meal service at no cost while Dallas ISD remains closed. Meal service will continue through the summer break. Meals will be served at strategic locations throughout the district.
- Please visit Dallas ISD’s websitefor more information.
Health
City of Dallas Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Assistance
The City of Dallas Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Assistance and Recovery takes place twice a month and City Councilmembers discuss testing updates, mortgage assistance programs, as well as CARES Act funding updates. To have the latest information on the progression of the pandemic, watch the committee recordings.
- To watch the Ad Hoc committee videos, click here.
American Heart Association’s Dallas Market Community Conversation
Don’t Die of Doubt is the AHA’s new campaign to help individuals know the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and stroke and feel safe about going to the hospital at the first sign of symptoms. Join the American Heart Association’s Dallas Market for a Community Conversation Wednesday, December 9th. The conversation will take place from 9:00am-10:30am.
- To learn more about the event, click here.
Small Business Support
The Case Foundation
The Case Foundation creates programming to help invest in the areas of entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology. In their Breaking Good newsletter they bring to the forefront businesses and individuals trailblazing in their respective fields.
- To learn more about minority businesses and their important programming, click here.
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.
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