With North Texas Giving Day right around the corner, here are several Lake Highlands-area nonprofit organizations to keep in mind when deciding where to donate on Sept. 17.
Young Life Lake Highlands
Young Life Lake Highlands serves students in the neighborhood and Vickery Meadow area, helping young people develop their spiritual lives and build connections within their communities.
Self-described as being “about every kid,” the nonprofit has an annual operating budget of $882,000 to help connect with students of all ages and backgrounds.
Feed Lake Highlands
Feed Lake Highlands is working to secure a larger, dedicated space for its operations.
The nonprofit is seeking $60,000 to move out of its shared facility and purchase a space of its own. The new facility would allow Feed Lake Highlands to add distribution days each week, extend its distribution hours, eliminate constant setup and breakdown, and expand its food storage and refrigeration capacity, among other improvements.
Feed Lake Highlands has raised $2,575 toward its $60,000 goal.
Highlands Christian Church
This year, Highlands Christian Church hopes to raise $10,000 to continue rebuilding and supporting its school, Highlands Christian School.
Last year’s donations helped the school launch its middle school program, update its library with 165 new books, purchase new sporting equipment and computers for its computer lab, and hire four new teachers and staff members.
St. Patrick Catholic School
St. Patrick Catholic School has set a $100,000 fundraising goal and has raised $5,850 so far.
According to the school, 25% of North Texas Giving Day donations will go toward tuition assistance, while the remaining 75% will support renovations to the school’s gym and locker rooms.
Forerunner Mentoring
Forerunner Mentoring is seeking $160,000 to help prepare, furnish and paint its new 2,500-square-foot space for its elementary program.
Funds will also help purchase new audio/visual and storage equipment, cover occupancy costs for the expanded space and create additional workspace for staff.
The organization has raised $6,500 toward its goal.
Wallace Elementary
As a Title I school, Wallace Elementary is asking for $3,000 to help the PTA provide students and families with additional opportunities and resources.
Donations will support programs and activities such as field trips, learning experiences, tutoring opportunities, English as a second language classes for parents, multicultural nights and other initiatives.
Everybody Plays
Everybody Plays is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding athletic opportunities for students at underfunded schools.
The organization hopes to raise $1,000 for each school it has partnered with, including Audelia Creek Elementary, Northlake Elementary, Forest Lane Academy and Forestridge Elementary.
Emerge Lake Highlands
Emerge Lake Highlands hopes to raise $10,000 to provide shoes, backpacks, water bottles and other necessities to families in need.
The nonprofit also plans to organize a gift card drive for the Moss Haven Elementary school counselor to help address students’ food needs.
Funds raised will also support lunch money assistance, sending nonperishable food home with students in need, the PTA’s annual Angel Tree Community Outreach, choir field trip lunches, the Sky Ranch supplement, birthday treats, breakfast for students and library late fees.
Emerge Lake Highlands has raised $50 toward its goal.
White Rock Dog Rescue
White Rock Dog Rescue is seeking $6,000 to establish a consistent source of funding for surgeries and vaccinations, storage space for food donations and supplies, grants for long-term planning, and support for volunteers and foster families.
The organization is also seeking monthly donors to provide ongoing support.
White Rock Dog Rescue has raised $75 toward its $6,000 goal.
Family Compass
Family Compass is seeking $100,000 to continue its mission of building healthy families in North Texas by preventing child abuse and neglect.
According to the organization, donations can help provide:
- $31: Covers the cost of a home visit.
- $100: Provides baby-proofing supplies and a first-aid kit.
- $100: Covers materials for a single-parent class in the community.
- $200: Covers the cost of two car seats.
- $250: Provides a safe place for two infants to sleep in their homes, which can help prevent infant deaths.
- $1,000: Provides a combination of home visits, parenting education materials and safety resources to stabilize and support a family with a new baby for several weeks.
- $2,500: Covers home visits for a family served through the organization’s home mentoring program for five months.
- $5,000: Covers the cost of weekly parenting classes for one month.
- $6,000: Helps keep two children out of the CPS system.
- $10,000: Covers the cost of 100 car seats. Last year, Family Compass distributed more than 120 car seats.
