Young Texans Against Cancer has emerged victorious in the 2016 CultureMap Charity Challenge presented by Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty.
Young Texans Against Cancer has emerged victorious in the 2016 CultureMap Charity Challenge presented by Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty.
Despite its name, the Women’s Center of Tarrant County serves women, men, and children of all backgrounds, ages, and ethnicities in their times of need.
With services that include rape crisis and victim services, violence prevention and education, employment assistance, and general counseling, the Women’s Center assists more than 100,000 people each year.
Today is the last day to vote for your favorite charity in the CultureMap Charity Challenge.
Here’s a list of all the contestants, to help you make your decision.
Today is the last day to vote for your favorite charity in the CultureMap Charity Challenge.
Here’s a list of all the contestants, to help you make your decision.
Samaritan House was founded in 1991, AIDS was a terminal diagnosis, one that required both extensive medical care and significant emotional support.
As times have changed, and a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS can be managed with a much better outlook, Samaritan House adopted the mission of creating a community to help individuals with HIV/AIDS live the fullest life possible.
With a volunteer force of more than 5,000, Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County serves nearly 4,600 people throughout the county. Not only do residents in need receive meals, but volunteers also deliver items like pet food, fans, blankets, medical equipment, and supplemental groceries.
Cancer touches many lives, and the experience forever changes those who have a friend or family member stricken with the disease. That’s why, in 2001, a group of 44 young Houstonians came together to found Young Texans Against Cancer to increase cancer awareness among 22- to 40-year-olds.
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With a mission of rescuing children from the grip of poverty, Fort Worth-based Manna Worldwide operates across the globe, aiding children in 39 countries. The organization is fueled by a desire to fight disease, poverty, illiteracy, and spiritual emptiness, and supports several programs to meet the needs of the world’s children.
Compassion and personal experience fueled the establishment of the James L. West Alzheimer’s Center, after Eunice P. West experienced firsthand what it is like for families of Alzheimer’s patients — an experience she gained as caregiver to her husband, philanthropist and business leader James L. West.
Sometimes kids slip through the cracks, but Gill Children’s Services was founded as a safety net to ensure that Tarrant County children don’t go without the medical, physical, psychological, educational, dental, and social services they need.
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