About Pastor Leon: Pastor Leon Birdd has been serving the Dallas homeless with a Sunday church service with S.O.U.L. Church since 1995, come rain...
January Hero: JR Newton
JR Newton Helps Build Healthy Relationships and End Domestic Violence About JR Newton: We are thrilled to spotlight a true advocate for change...
Ebony Smith
Ebony Smith: "If Yoga Can Help Me Heal, then this is what the Hood Needs" Ebony Smith, a native Dallasite, learned about yoga when she was an...
John Cody Hardin
"The Warrior’s Keep has brought back that sense of purpose, feeling of brotherhood and support I’ve been missing from my years in the military”...
Samira Page
Being a refugee herself, native Iranian Samira Page knows firsthand the challenges one faces when fleeing one’s home country. Fleeing Iran for...
Dale Long
Dale Long is currently the Community Outreach Coordinator/Public Information Officer for the City of Dallas, and this is also his 43rd year of being...
Brandy Coty
When you meet Brandy Coty, you can instantly tell she has a caring heart. She studied social work in college and then went straight into working at...
Tara Cobb
Dallas Heroes Project: How did you know you wanted to become a counselor? Tara Cobb: I like to listen more than I like to talk. My friends always...
Sadie Funk
Sadie Funk is the Executive Director of First3Years, an organization whose mission is to educate, advocate, and collaborate to support the healthy...
Janvi Shahi
At age 17, Janvi Shahi is our youngest hero to date. Through her paintings, Janvi has helped raise $98,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Janvi...