HEROES

March Hero: Mandy Noerper Believes in Possibilities
About Mandy: Straight out of college, Mandy Noerper discovered her passion for teaching students with disabilities. As the Director of Vocational...

February Hero: Pastor Leon Birdd is Serving Dallas through Faith and Food
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...

Raj and Anna Asava
Raj and Anna Asava are on a Mission for a Hunger Free North Texas We sat down with husband and wife team Raj and Anna Asava, founders of the Indian...

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...

Margery Miller
Margery Miller: “My Dream is to see a World Where Women Think of Themselves as Powerful Change Agents” Business and life coach of over 45 years,...

Trey Hoobler
Trey Hoobler is Feeding Kids and Fueling Futures If kids get free and reduced breakfast and lunch at school, what about dinner? That’s where Hunger...

Lenita Dunlap
Lenita Dunlap is Helping Dallas' Refugee Children Move from Chaos to Calm Lenita Dunlap saw a need in our community and took on the leadership...

Danielle Katz
Danielle Katz: “Real School Gardens has Given Our School a Second Classroom” Danielle Katz is a kindergarten teacher who is working with REAL School...

Norma Nelson
Norma Nelson: "Reading is a Social Justice Issue" Norma Nelson has worked in education on one street – West Dallas’ Singleton Boulevard – for the...