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The gun violence prevention program Violence Intervention and Prevention Fort Worth once had as many as 21 employees, most of them neighborhood change agents who mentored boys and men between 11 to 29 years old and connected them with resources.
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Open enrollment ends Jan. 15. Groups including LBU Community Clinic, Prism Health North Texas and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas offer help navigating the ACA marketplace.
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The point-in-time count of unhoused people helps identify trends in homelessness and directs where federal dollars go.
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Denton County has  seen a 74% increase in people experiencing homelessness, according to a new report by the United Way of Denton County.
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The United Way of Denton County is facing a massive decrease in donations this year, and the money the organization received from the federal government to help families facing financial crises runs out at the end of the month.
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A North Texas community institution is facing a $2 million budget shortfall. The United Way of Tarrant County has cut one-third of its staff positions to…
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Spending a couple of hundred dollars on a tax preparer can eat into a refund, and keep a family from finding stable fiscal ground.That’s what the…
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A new report out today says Texas needs to do a better job of educating young kids. And parents also need help finding affordable, quality childcare.A…
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A firestorm erupted after the maker of EpiPen announced steep price hikes for the life-saving injector device. It helps people who have potentially fatal…
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According to the Children’s Defense Fund, kids living in a family that makes $15,000 a year are 22 times more likely to be abused than children in a…
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For families struggling to make ends meet, it’s hard to know where to find help. 211 Texas provides a roadmap.The call service can help with everything…
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Sometimes small expenses can completely derail folks trying to leave homelessness behind.For people just getting into transitional housing, little costs…