Center for Leadership and Service
The University of North Texas and the Center for Leadership and Service are proud to partner with a variety of local area non-profit and charitable organizations. For more information about our specific partners, we encourage you to view our community partner information below or contact us at leadandserve@unt.edu
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Community Partner Name
(Name
Email)
Born 2 Be Therapeutic Equestrian Center
We provide safe and affordable therapeutic horse riding and carriage driving lessons to individuals of all ages who have a wide range of disabilities. People we serve include those with PTSD, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, MS, Traumatic Brain Disorder, Developmental Disability, Hearing and Visually Impaired, and more. We rely on our wonderful volunteers to groom horses, walk beside our riders to provide support to our riders, help out around the ranch, help with fund raising and special events. We appreciate your interest and look forward to talking to you about helping us help our riders.
Sarah McArdle
51mcardle.sarah@gmail.com
https://www.born2betec.org/
Dallas Pets Alive!
Our mission is to promote and provide the resources, education and programs needed to eliminate the killing of companion animals in North Texas. We take an innovative approach to animal rescue and believe in creating a paradigm shift in the way our community views animal rescue. Our organization is run mostly by volunteers, and all of our pets are housed by dedicated foster families throughout North Texas. We rescue and help the healthy and treatable pets at greatest risk for euthanasia at our partner shelters. We also provide assistance and resources to pet owners having problems so significant that they need to surrender their pets to a shelter.
volunteer@dallaspetsalive.org
https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/org610932.jsp
Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch is a 501(c)(3) non-profit ranch licensed and regulated by the USDA. Our mission is to provide the North Texas community with the opportunity to experience rare and endangered exotic wildlife in a unique and personal setting. What better way to learn about conservation than by seeing it up close and hands on?
Krista Thomas
Volunteer.sharkarosa@gmail.com
https://www.sharkarosa.com/
Ann Windle School
Children quickly discover that learning is fun at Ann Windle School for Young Children. They develop and expand their skills so they will be prepared for elementary school. At Ann Windle School, they strengthen their self-esteem, self-help skills, language skills, and academic readiness and develop beginning math, reading and science skills.
Sally Brown
sbrown1@dentonisd.org
Ascendant Community Education (ACE)
Ascendant Community Education, ("ACE") is a Texas 501(c)(3) nonprofit that seeks to improve the lives of affordable housing residents by providing them with supportive services that are educational and otherwise beneficial. ACE creates and coordinates events, workshops, classes, and other services designed to bolster the long term well-being, self-sufficiency, and quality of life of low income residents of all ages.
Rachel Naldi
rachel@welcometoace.org
https://ascendantcommunityeducation.org/
Borman Elementary School
Borman Elementary is known for its community support and has one of the largest mentoring programs in Texas. The school, built in 1970 and renovated in 2009, was named after Frank Borman, a NASA astronaut and commander of the Apollo 8 spacecraft. Borman is an International Baccalaureate World School offering the Primary Years Programme, providing students with a strong academic base that focuses on the development of a child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and world outside. The school also functions as a dual-language campus to produce bilingual and bi-literate students.
Heather Thornburg
hthornburg@dentonisd.org
Christian Community Storehouse
Christian Community Storehouse positively changes educational outcomes for children in crisis. We provide quality care for at-risk children, conduct relevant educational programs and provide supervised service learning opportunities. Community Storehouse provided over 107,000 services to over 5,000 children and their families in 2019. Our programs give lasting impact rather than sustaining generational poverty.
Katie Johnston
katie@communitystorehouse.org
www.communitystorehouse.org
Denton Christian Preschool
Denton Christian Preschool's mission is to prepare at-risk preschool children for success in school and life. We offer developmentally age-appropriate learning activities that educate and challenge our students ranging from three to four years old.
Bethany Zamora
dentoncps@gmail.com
https://www.dentoncps.org/volunteer
Denton Public Library
Teen and adult volunteers play an important role as partners in Denton Public Library's mission to build community by promoting lifelong learning, encouraging human connections, and sharing resources. Volunteers must pass a background check and will receive on the job training.
Dawn Terrizzi
dawn.terrizzi@cityofdenton.com
https://library.cityofdenton.com/screens/dpl_volunteer.html
Are you interested in making a difference in your community? Do you have a passion for helping children or are you looking to pursue a career with a cause? Are you ready to prepare yourself to be ready for future leadership and career opportunities? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then a Bachelor of Science in Nonprofit Leadership Studies at the University of North Texas may be for you.
Dr. Laura M. Keyes
laura.keyes@unt.edu
https://www.unt.edu/academics/undergrad/nonprofit-leadership-studies
Fred Moore Day Nursery School, Inc.
Our mission is to serve low-income families in our community by offering a comprehensive, affordable and well-balanced care for children 6 weeks old to 5 years old by delivering a positive and quality early childhood educational experience. Resulting in school reediness and positive educational outcomes for children and opportunities of improved economic outcomes for parents.
Shante Weaver
sweaverfredmoore@gmail.com, volunteercoordinator@fmdns.org
http://www.fmdns.org/
Harpool Middle School
At Harpool Middle School, we stand committed to the success of each student. We aim to inspire and empower students to excel both academically and socially, while preparing them to be productive citizens and future leaders.
Eren Turner
eturner@dentonisd.org
Hodge Elementary
Hodge Elementary has been providing a quality education to students in Denton for more than 20 years. Known for its ability to make strong connections with its families, students at Hodge have the necessary support to grow academically and socially through their elementary years.
Andrea Hare
ahare@dentonisd.org
McMath Middle School Garden
The faculty and staff at McMath Middle School has boundless energy toward our young teen students because we have high expectations for every student to succeed. We help students to set goals for their future and we encourage them to believe in themselves. McMath was the first school in the District to establish a special GOAL program – Guys Operating As Leaders – to help male students develop leadership skills.
Jessica Coffman
csmith4@dentonisd.org
Newton Rayzor Elementary
Newton Rayzor is an International Baccalaureate World School, meaning it operates using a highly rigorous curriculum that encourages and influences students to approach education through a global perspective, and follows the IB structure indicated through the Early Years Programme. Students at the school cover the core academic fundamentals found in elementary education, yet also broaden their experiences by learning about various cultures and countries.
Jodie Langhorne
jlanghorne@dentonisd.org
United Way of Denton County
We are a locally-governed, autonomous, 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization that was founded in 1951. United Way of Denton County is a powerful movement of volunteers and donors in our community striving to make a difference. Across Denton County, a diverse range of passionate and compassionate people LIVE UNITED to serve those in need across our Denton County.
Alicia McElroy
940-566-5851 x19
alicia@unitedwaydenton.org
https://www.unitedwaydenton.org/
UNT Learning Center
Our mission is to provide programs that enhance learning and facilitate academic excellence for all UNT students.
Roxanne Davenport
roxanne.davenport@unt.edu
https://learningcenter.unt.edu/join-our-team
Wild Roots Collective & Learning Hub
We are Wild Roots Collective, a grassroots, worker-owned cooperative organization fueled by passionate people who value solidarity, empowerment, social ecology, responsibility, and community. Our goal is to raise funds to open Wild Roots Learning Community: a community where everyone's needs are met because members share the responsibility of making decisions, sharing resources, and resolving conflicts based on a collective consciousness of freedom, sustainability, and solidarity. Our learning community will be a foundational component of our work, as we know young people are the creators of the future.
Cassidy Younghans
cassidyaliceyounghans@yahoo.com
Learn more here: https://wildrootscollective.org/
Volunteer here: https://airtable.com/shrLTWQ2QFHCmNlt7
Environmental/Sustainability
Aunt Sue's Barn
Aunt Sue's Barn grows specialty cut flowers for wholesale, retail and on farm sales using sustainable and organic farming practices.
Sue Newhouse
suenewhouse@yahoo.com
http://www.auntsuesbarn.com/
Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center
Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center is a gateway to more than 2,900 acres of bottomland hardwood forest, upland prairie, and diverse aquatic habitats. Located within Lake Lewisville's upper floodplain and managed by the City of Denton, it provides residents and visitors with unmatched ecological, educational, and recreational opportunities.
Autumn Natalie
autumn.natalie@cityofdenton.com
https://bit.ly/DentonVolunteer
Denton Parks and Rec
Austin Eldred
austin.eldred@cityofdenton.com
Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Botanical Research Institute of Texas
The Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Botanical Research Institute of Texas uses its 120-acre garden site to further its mission of, exploring the critically important world of plants, collaborating to discover the role they play in our cultural and natural environments, and engaging people to conserve nature and improve the human experience.
Ryan Kough
volunteer@brit.org
https://fwbg.org/support/volunteer/
Goodwill Industries of Dallas strives to provide jobs and resources for individuals with disabilities and disadvantages.
Taylor Thompson
volunteercoordinator@goodwilldallas.org
https://www.goodwilldallas.org/
Hickory Creek Parks & Recreation
John Grosskopf
John.Smith@hickorycreek-tx.gov
Keep Argyle Beautiful
Keep Argyle Beautiful is organized to preserve and enhance our local natural environment through educational and motivational programs. We also engage and educate citizens to promote increased public interest and responsibility in the maintenance of a clean, healthy, beautiful environment; and work with the community to reduce and prevent pollution.
Kathy Salisbury
info@keepargylebeautiful.com
Keep Corinth Beautiful (KCB)
Keep Corinth Beautiful strives to make our community a clean, green, and better place to live. KCB is committed to increasing green space through our beautification projects within the community and by bringing residents, businesses, and community organizations together to promote our green spaces, litter abatement, and educational workshops for the Lake Cities community. Please help us keep Corinth a beautiful place to live by joining us in our efforts.
Haley Koehler
Haley.Koehler@cityofcorinth.com
Glenn Barker
Glenn.Barker@cityofcorinth.com
https://www.cityofcorinth.com/bc-kcb
Keep Denton Beautiful (KDB)
For over three decades, Keep Denton Beautiful has partnered with Denton neighborhoods, businesses, community groups, and families to achieve our vision of a clean, beautiful, vibrant city. KDB has opportunities for volunteers to create a clean and beautiful Denton in four program areas – litter cleanups, urban forestry, beautification, and youth education. Opportunities vary by season.
volunteer@kdb.org, austin.eldred@cityofdenton.com
https://kdb.org/
Keep Lake Dallas Beautiful
Keep Lake Dallas Beautiful (KLDB) is a proud affiliate of Keep Texas Beautiful, an organization with a mission to educate and engage Texans to take responsibility for improving their community environment through programming and education addressing 3 focus areas including: Beautification, Litter abatement, and Waste reduction
Daniel Rusnak
drusnak@lakedallas.com
http://lakedallas.com/261/Adopt-a-Spot-Program
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA)
Vision: "To heal the land and restore the bond between people and nature, ensuring the preservation of our natural heritage for the future." Mission: "To preserve and restore native Texas ecosystems and biodiversity while providing opportunities for environmental education, research, and recreation."
Richard Freiheit
freiheit@unt.edu
https://www.llela.org/
River Legacy Living Science Center
Our key initiative is to educate the next generation of environmental stewards using the resources of River Legacy Parks and River Legacy Living Science Center. Starting with children as young as 3 years old, our environmental education programs expose children to the wonders of nature and their place in it. Through education, we preserve the Trinity River and its unique eco-system.
Sherrie Ripple
sherrie@riverlegacy.org
https://riverlegacy.org/
Friends of Shiloh Gardens
Friends of Shiloh Gardens is the largest community garden in the US and we grow food for the majority of food banks in Denton. We are ALWAYS needing volunteers to plant, harvest and maintain the garden.
Nancy DiMarco
firecracker0450@yahoo.com
https://signup.com/go/RNhcfXW
Texas Parks & Wildlife: Ray Roberts Lake State Park
Opportunities to volunteer at the Texas Park & Wildlife Department in ways such as: boating, state parks, conservation education, fishing & hatcheries, outdoor skills, Texas Master Naturalist, special events & projects, hunting, and wildlife & citizen science.
Gregory Waller
Gregory.waller@tpwd.texas.gov
https://tpwd.texas.gov/volunteer/
UNT Chapter of Ecology for Ecological Restoration
This is a student chapter for the Society for Ecological Restoration. A national organization of ecology professionals dedicated to the restoration of wild areas. This club provides free access to the national website, and provides an opportunity for networking, presenting projects, and learning about all of the awesome opportunities that the field of ecology has to offer.
Savannah Thomas
SavannahThomas2@my.unt.edu
UNT Community Garden
The UNT Community Garden originated as a student-led project funded by the UNT We Mean Green Fund. The mission of the garden is to promote environmental education, grow food organically, and foster a community focused on a greener, healthier future for everyone. Regardless of previous gardening experience, any UNT student, faculty, or staff member is encouraged to become part of this growing community for collaborative learning. Our space features twenty raised gardening plots for growing organic vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers. Each plot is managed year-round by garden members who apply to care for a specific garden plot. Interested drop-in volunteers can join our volunteer mailing list on our website to be alerted about volunteer opportunities.
Tristen Wheeler & Garrett Reed
communitygarden@unt.edu
https://studentaffairs.unt.edu/we-mean-green-fund/programs/community-garden
UNT Natural Dye Garden
The UNT Natural Dye Garden was originally founded through the UNT We Mean Green Fund by Fibers Program students and faculty as a space to allow for the experimental growing and utilization of natural dye resources. The garden serves as a resource for educating the UNT community about the benefits of natural dyeing to promote safe, sustainable behaviors. Today, the UNT Natural Dye Garden continues to emphasize the importance of sustainable dyeing practices, community engagement, and community education. The garden has worked with a variety of artists and organizations such as Make Art with Purpose, Denton County Master Gardeners Association, Big Thought Dallas, and the We Mean Green Fund's very own Environmental Volunteerism Graduation Cord program. Volunteers are welcome at scheduled workdays.
wemeangreenfund@unt.edu
https://studentaffairs.unt.edu/we-mean-green-fund/projects/natural-dye-garden
UNT Pecan Creek Pollinative Prairie
Want to 'bee' a conservationist? Join the UNT community-based four acre native Texas prairie reconstruction, located in the east field of the Discovery Park campus!! The UNT Ecology Society for Ecological Restoration students and staff lead UNT volunteers to remove non-native, invasive plant species and replace them with native Texas grass and flowering plants to help increase pollinating insects, birds, and ecological services that prairies provide. Prairies are the most endangered habitat in Texas. Our UNT Pollinative Prairie helps to connect other prairie habitat islands in DFW and increase lost biodiversity. We have documented over 200 native species of plants and wildlife that now call our Prairie home. Over 1000 UNT students and staff have volunteered since 2016. Volunteer hours can be counted towards the Sustainability Graduation Cord. We hope that you will learn how to conserve native Texas flowering plants that provide bees and Monarch butterflies with habitat, and maybe even create a habitat at your own residential yard space.
Dr. Jaime Baxter-Slye
slye@unt.edu
https://studentaffairs.unt.edu/we-mean-green-fund/projects/pollinative-prairie
WOW U-PICK Farms, LLC
WOW U PICK FARMS, LLC is a u-pick farm that grows fruits and vegetables with hydroponic and traditional systems, allowing our customers to pick fresh produce from the vine and every plant growing in our farm... no fresher than just picked.
Norvel Rohrer
eva@4ugoodfood.com
https://www.facebook.com/NORVELYEVA/
Fine Arts/Events
Denton Black Film Festival
DBFF exists to address under-representation in film and media by giving Black stories an audience and Black creatives a platform. Sharing culture and building community are the goals of DBFF.
Harry Eaddy
dentonbff@gmail.com
https://dentonbff.com/
Denton County Office of History and Culture
We are committed to the development and experience of Denton County history and dedicated to the cultural enrichment of our community. The Office of History and Culture has an excellent volunteer program with over 40 active members. These volunteers give their time, knowledge, and skills by participating in a wide range of activities. Some of these activities include helping with special events and programs, group tours, school tours, the traveling museum program, and collections.
Jessica Woods, Volunteer & Tour Coordinator
Jessica.woods@dentoncounty.gov
https://www.dentoncounty.gov/336/Volunteer
The Greater Denton Arts Council
The Greater Denton Arts Council is a non-profit organization in side the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center off the square in Denton. We support the arts in Denton County and have three art galleries, a studio classroom and hold fine arts activities and events for our community partners. It is also a beautiful historic building that is available to rent for events.
Christine Sanders
education@dentonarts.com
https://dentonarts.com/home
Rise Against Hunger
Rise Against Hunger is growing a global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives and responding to emergencies.
Sarah Wilhelm
swilhelm@riseagainsthunger.org
https://www.riseagainsthunger.org/
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
Whitney.Houston@uss.Salvationarmy.org
https://www.salvationarmydfw.org/
https://communitygarden.unt.edu/
UNT Food Pantry presented by Kroger
The University of North Texas is taking action to address food insecurity among its students, and is doing so with a vision of partnership and community building. The Dean of Students Office has established a pantry that will provide an accessible on-campus food source for students in need. The food pantry launched at the start of the spring 2015 semester and is currently housed in Crumley Hall.
Skylar Redlin
skylar.redlin@unt.edu
Victoria Schofield
Victoria.Schofield@unt.edu
https://deanofstudents.unt.edu/resources/food-pantry
Accord Palliative and Hospice Care, Inc.
Accord Palliative and Hospice Care, Inc. is a community based organization providing hospice services to the Dallas/Fort Worth and surrounding areas. Our goal is to provide the greatest possible comfort and care for those who experience one of life's most intimate and challenging moments.
care@accordphc.com
http://www.accordphc.com/hospice-care-volunteer
Aspen Hospice
Aspen Hospice helps terminally ill patients spend their remaining time in comfort. Our focus is on care, not cure. We offer comfort and support to patients as well as their families. Volunteers have the satisfaction of investing in terminally ill patients through a variety of ways, such as companionship and emotional support, entertaining by reading, playing board games, cards, just listening, assisting with transportation, and bereavement Support.
Parks McGregor
gsmith@aspencares.com
Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. We do this through advocacy and support; increasing understanding and acceptance of people with autism; and advancing research into causes and better interventions for autism spectrum disorder and related conditions.
Maria Krystofik
maria.krystofik@autismspeaks.org
https://www.autismspeaks.org/get-involved
For the thousands of people diagnosed every year with life-threatening blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, a cure exists. Over the past 30 years Be The Match ® , operated by the National Marrow Donor Program ® (NMDP), has managed the most diverse marrow registry in the world. We work every day to save lives through transplant.
Ryan Dixon
rdixon@nmdp.org
https://www.bethematchvolunteer.org/opportunity/a0C5d00001cFTm9EAG/unt-denton
Camp Summit, Inc.
We are a residential camp for children and adults who have physical challenges, developmental delays or multiple disabilities. We are located in Paradise, TX. The camp is a very traditional camp with swimming, arts & crafts, performing arts, nature, horseback riding, an adapted ropes challenge course, etc. We simply adapt what we do for the individual needs of each camper. We have a 2:1 ratio of campers to staff with additional staff available to accommodate a 1:1 ratio when needed. Our campers' disabilities range from mild to severe. Our sessions are designed to be age and then within each week we divide the cabins by age groups as well.
Lisa Braziel
l.braziel@campsummittx.org
https://www.campsummittx.org/
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
The Northeast Texas Chapter - Dallas of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation welcomes you! Volunteers are the key to our success and the lifeblood of our organization. We have many opportunities for you to get involved. Your participation in any way will help us achieve our mission – finding a cure for all people with CF. Take a moment to check out our upcoming events and learn more.
Angela Earle
aearle@cff.org
https://www.cff.org/chapters/north-texas-chapter
Denton Rehab & Nursing
Our skilled nursing staff works around the clock to deliver expert care with a personal touch. Denton Rehab is known for its long-standing excellence in physical therapy, compassionate skilled nursing care, and outstanding customer service.
Brenda Elliott
activities@dentonrehab.com
http://dentonrehab.com/
Heart to Heart Hospice of Texas
Heart to Hospice is dedicated to providing compassionate care and support while fostering the highest quality of life possible during this challenging period for yourself or a loved one. Please view the contact information below to find a Heart to Heart Hospice program in your area.
Debra Wyatt
dwyatt@htohh.com
https://hearttohearthospice.com/contact-us/
Less Leg More Heart
Tina Hurley
Tinahurley@lesslegmoreheart.com
Liberty Hospice
Our mission is to enhance our patient's quality of life with compassion and dignity during the end of life process.
Andrea Lay
andrea.lay87@gmail.com
www.liberty-hospice.com
Magnolia Hospice
Magnolia Hospice offers medical care toward a different goal: maintaining or improving quality of life for someone whose illness, disease or condition is unlikely to be cured.
Tonya Eisenhauer
teisenhauer@magnoliahospice.com
https://magnoliahospice.com/
Make-A-Wish North Texas
Since 1980, Make-A-Wish® has been creating life-changing wish experiences for children with critical illnesses around the world. Wishes have proven physical and emotional benefits that can give children with critical illnesses a higher chance of survival. When a wish is granted, a child replaces fear with confidence, sadness with joy and anxiety with hope. Wishes even reunite families and enrich entire communities. Every eligible child needs a wish to count on!
Caitlin Leal
CLeal@ntx.wish.org
https://ntx.wish.org/
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Families are at the heart of MDA's mission. We wake up every morning to create more hope and answers for families living with muscular dystrophy and related diseases that take away physical strength and mobility. We do this by finding research breakthroughs across diseases, caring for kids and adults from day one and empowering families with services and support in hometowns across America.
Codi Jacobsen
cjacobsen@mdausa.org
https://www.mda.org/
R2R Palliative & Hospice Care
Volunteers are the heart of hospice care!
info@r2rhealthcare.com
Our website is now live!r2rhealthcare.com/volunteers/
SilverStone Hospice
SilverStone Hospice ensures you are treated with respect and dignity in the environment you choose to call home.
Chuck Steinke
chuck.steinke@silverstonehospice.com
https://silverstonehospice.com/volunteer/
The Good Samaritan Society of Lake Forest Village
Good Samaritan Society – Lake Forest Village is the only retirement community in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that offers a country-like atmosphere just minutes away from shopping and medical facilities. Our 80-acre campus provides a variety of options to help enhance your life.
https://www.good-sam.com/locations/lake-forest-village
Christian Community Action
Since 1973, Christian Community Action (CCA) has been healing, feeding and educating families in need throughout the greater Denton County area and beyond. What started as a Bible Study group of seven people has grown into an organization with over 20 staff and 2,000+ volunteers. Located in Lewisville, CCA is one of the largest private, nonprofits in North Texas providing more than 10,000 individual services each year.
Nancy Velez
nancy.velez@ccahelps.org
https://ccahelps.org/volunteer/
Giving Hope Inc.
Giving Hope, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that serves individuals and families experiencing or at-risk of homelessness in Denton County, Texas. Our agency receives federal, state, and local government grants as well as funds from private donors and other grantmakers. Since 1986, our housing assistance programs have helped thousands to stabilize and become self-sufficient.
Tyheshia Scott
administrator@hopeincdenton.com
https://hopeincdenton.com/
Monsignor King Outreach Center
The mission of the Monsignor King Outreach Center is to render emergency assistance, care, and comfort to members of the Denton County community who are experiencing homelessness by providing shelter, a nourishing meal, and supportive services in collaboration with other community agencies.
Debbie Millican
Mkocvolunteer@gmail.com
https://www.ourdailybreaddenton.org/
Bob's House of Hope
Bob's House of Hope is the first safe house in the nation to serve men ages 18 and up who have been sex trafficked. Our mission is to provide a home built on safety and community to meet the unique needs of male survivors of sex trafficking. We also aim to spread awareness that sex trafficking happens to #BoysToo.
Ruth Thunderhawk
rutu@ranchhandrescue.org
https://ranchhandsrescue.org/volunteer/
Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center
Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center (DARCC) is committed to the prevention of sexual violence in north Texas and compassionately serving those impacted by it.
Bella Zeitz
volunteer@dallasrapecrisis.org
bella@darcc.org
https://www.darcc.org/
Founded in 1984 by a group of Dallas area Holocaust Survivors, the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is dedicated to teaching the history of the Holocaust and advancing human rights to combat prejudice, hatred and indifference. Located in Dallas' Historic West End, the Museum is one of just a few Holocaust-related museums or centers in the United States and the only Holocaust museum serving North Central Texas, as well as the adjacent states of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. The Museum has been recognized for its compelling and creative programming, internationally recognized exhibits, and world-class speakers.
Spencer Cronin
volunteer@dhhrm.org
https://www.dhhrm.org/support/volunteer-opportunities/
Denton County Friends of the Family
DCFOF Provides compassionate, comprehensive services to those impacted by rape, domestic violence, and sexual assault, while partnering with our community to bring safety, hope, healing, justice, and prevention.
Stephanie Honeycutt
volunteer@dcfof.org
https://www.dcfof.org/
Refuge for Women North Texas
Refuge for Women North Texas is a non-profit, faith-based organization providing specialized long-term care for women who have escaped human trafficking or sexual exploitation. With multiple locations across the U.S., Refuge for Women offers up to twelve months of safe housing, at no charge to the resident, with around the clock care as clients progress through evidence-based, trauma-informed programming. The compassionate staff is trained to help residents work through the program to reclaim their identities and reach their goals to overcome addictions, heal from trauma and develop life skills leading to healthy, balanced living and financial independence. Refuge for Women strives to help each woman complete the program with a vision for her future, equipped to succeed and sustain a life marked with dignity and hope.
Lakshya Chambers
http://www.refugeforwomen.org/
The Turning Point
OUR MISSION is to provide counseling, education, and advocacy for those impacted by sexual violence. OUR VISION is to deliver the highest quality of comprehensive treatment services for survivors of all forms of sexual violence and to set the standard for prevention education that promotes social change to end bullying, sexual harassment, and sexual violence.
Danielle Matern
hcawthon@theturningpoint.org
https://www.theturningpoint.org/welcome.html
https://hps.unt.edu/padm/nonprofit-leadership-studies
Allyson Gardner
allyson.gardner@unt.edu
https://dyegarden.unt.edu/
Want to 'bee' a conservationist? Join the UNT community-based four acre native Texas prairie reconstruction, located in the east field of the Discovery Park campus!! The UNT Ecology Society for Ecological Restoration students and staff lead UNT volunteers to remove non-native, invasive plant species and replace them with native Texas grass and flowering plants to help increase pollinating insects, birds, and ecological services that prairies provide. Prairies are the most endangered habitat in Texas. Our UNT Pollinative Prairie helps to connect other prairie habitat islands in DFW and increase lost biodiversity. We have documented over 200 native species of plants and wildlife that now call our Prairie home. Over 1,000 UNT students and staff have volunteered since 2016. Volunteer hours can be counted towards the Sustainability Graduation Cord. We hope that you will learn how to conserve native Texas flowering plants that provide bees and Monarch butterflies with habitat, and maybe even create a habitat at your own residential yard space.
AmeriCorps VISTA North Texas
AmeriCorps VISTA identifies and partners with non-profit organizations who alleviate poverty through five anti-poverty focus areas: Education, Veterans and Military Families, Economic Opportunity, Healthy Futures, and Disaster Services.
Diana Corona,
vista@rsvpserves.org
https://vistanorthtexas.wordpress.com/
Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Tarrant/Denton
As the nation's largest donor-and-volunteer-supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers ("Bigs") and children ("Littles"), ages 5 through young adulthood in communities across the country. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.
Taffy Olszewski
tolszewski@bbbstx.org
www.bbbstx.org/be-a-big
CASA of Denton County
When a child enters the foster care system because his or her home is no longer safe, a judge may appoint a committed volunteer to help them. That volunteer is called a Court Appointed Special Advocate®, or CASA.
Hannah McCurrin
hmccurrin@casadenton.org
https://casadenton.org/
Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home
The Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home is dedicated to keeping kids safe and families together through residential care, family support, counseling, and supportive services. Our programs include: an emergency shelter for youth removed from their homes by Child Protective Services; residential services for teens in foster care who are need to prepare for their future outside the child welfare system; a treatment services program for teens in foster care who need additional therapeutic supports to overcome trauma; and family residential program dedicated to keeping income-constrained together and thriving. .
April Ziemann
aziemann@cpch.org, cpch@cpch.org
https://www.cpch.org/
Explorium Denton Children's Museum
Our Mission "Engage. Explore. Educate." We believe that children should be able to explore their curiosities in a safe environment. Engaging the community, including the family unit, is imperative in a child's development. To educate children means more than sending them to school. We want to provide opportunities for children to experience the wonder and excitement of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math through hands-on exhibits, multimedia, and content-rich programs that encourage exploration, engage the learner, and ultimately educate the child. Purpose Our purpose is to provide opportunities for children and their families to learn and play together. .
Dinora Padilla
dinora@exploriumdenton.org, info@exploriumdenton.org
www.Exploriumdenton.org
Hope Cottage
Hope Cottage Pregnancy and Adoption Center is the oldest nonprofit, secular adoption agency in Dallas and has been serving North Texas since 1918. Through the years, we've compiled an impressive history of personal and compassionate services carried out by a professional, experienced staff and a board committed to community betterment. The Hope Cottage Foster Care Services program serves individual children and sibling sets from 0-17 years of age who have been removed from their biological homes due to abuse and/or neglect. Children are placed with a caring foster family who has been educated about their needs and embrace them into their family through foster care. Families and Hope Cottage staff work together after placement to ensure a smooth transition and that the children receive all necessary services.
Clyde Hemminger
cstewart@hopecottage.org
www.hopecottage.org
Project Transformation - North Texas
Since our founding in 1998, Project Transformation has addressed three unique challenges with one program: 1) how to meet the academic, physical, social-emotional, and spiritual needs of children from low-income communities, 2) how to provide meaningful ways for college-age young adults to explore ministry opportunities and develop as young principled leaders for the church and the world; and 3) how to help revitalize churches in underserved communities. .
Marcos Gonzalez
Gonzales@ptnorthtexas.org
https://projecttransformation.org/north-texas/
Habitat for Humanity Denton County
Habitat for Humanity of Denton County is part of a global, nonprofit organization operated on Christian principles. Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally and worldwide through constructing, rehabilitating, and preserving homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions. Habitat for Humanity was founded on the conviction that every man, woman, and child should have a simple, durable place to live in dignity and safety, and should be a matter of conscience and action for all.
http://habitatdentoncounty.org/volunteer/
VolunteerNow
VolunteerNow™ serves as the hub of volunteerism in North Texas. VOLY.org, powered by VolunteerNow, is the 24/7 connection between volunteers and local service opportunities. As a volunteer center, we connect the community to over 3,000 nonprofit agencies and more than 200 opportunities to serve. Discover how you can give back in the causes you care about.
Meghan Delaney
https://www.voly.org/index.html
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