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Austin Street Center Launches Fundraising Effort to Support Families Displaced by Oak Cliff Apartment Explosion

Austin Street Center, in partnership with the City of Dallas and Communities Foundation of Texas as the lead funder, alongside The Dallas Foundation, Muse Family Foundation, and other partners, has launched a coordinated effort to support 19 families displaced by the May 28 Oak Cliff apartment explosion.

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Communities Foundation of Texas Awards $300,000 in grants to anti-trafficking organizations

CFT has announced $300,000 in grants to nonprofits focused on combating and preventing human trafficking ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Support for Oak Cliff Fire Relief

On Thursday, May 28th, a natural gas fire killed three people, including a child, and injured several others in Oak Cliff.  Local humanitarian aid organizations are mobilizing to provide immediate relief and prepare for long-term recovery.

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Coalition Announces First Downtown DPD Command Center, Marking One Year of Safe in the City Results
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CFT’s 2026 Professional Seminar
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All Neighbors Coalition Announce Homelessness Strategy to Keep Public Spaces Vibrant and Safe During and After FIFA
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A Perspective on Healthy Food Access – Thor Erikson
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North Texas Community Response Fund Grants Awarded to 110 Local Nonprofits
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Addressing Inequity & Injustice to Make Tomorrow Better
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New Fund at CFT to Revive Small Businesses
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Help and Have Hope
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CFT’s Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy Graduates, Awards $50,000 to Local Nonprofits
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One Generous Company, $1 Million Dollars of Impact
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CFT in the Media

North Texas Giving Day at Klyde Warren Park drew a crowd… and a horse?! 
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JUST IN: Non-Profit Exec Wayne White Named Communities Foundation of Texas President/CEO
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Communities Foundation finds its next leader at the American Cancer Society in Chicago
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Southern Dallas County is reaping benefits of STEM initiatives
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Dallas Cowboys pay tribute to Allen mall shooting victims with custom T-shirts
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Frisco Style People to Watch 2023
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Dallas businessman Frank Risch wins 94th Linz Award given yearly by The News
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Everything Chris Coxon said at RGV Focus annual scorecard event
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Latino students in the Rio Grande Valley are outperforming Latinos across the state of Texas in college-ready indicators
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Finalists Announced: D CEO’s Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards 2023
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