Arts and Culture
Dallas Museum of Art
The Dallas Museum of Art reopened to the public on Friday, August 14th and in advance of your visit, you’ll need to reserve a free general admission ticket online. The museum has instituted enhanced cleaning schedules and standards, reduced the Museum’s visitor capacity, and created a low- and no-touch visitor experience throughout the Museum.
- To learn more about the museum’s new hours and COVID-19 guidelines, click here.
Community Building
WCIA Community Resources Hub
Dallas' Office of Welcoming Communities and Immigrant Affairs have launched an online resource hub with free and low-cost resources for all residents impacted by COVID-19.
- Click here to search for available resources using your zip code.
Children’s Health E-Card Initiative
Send encouraging e-cards to patients and caregivers during this difficult time. They have a variety of cards that individuals can send to patients, and people can send personalized messages of encouragement.
- To learn how to send a card to patients, click here.
Dallas ISD Reopening
DISD Education Evolution Guide
As Dallas ISD prepare to begin the 2020-2021 school year, they are providing information for parents and stuff regarding learning options for their children and technological assistance. The district has created the Education Evolution Guide, which has been developed by the assumption that a vaccine will not be available for 12-18 months meaning that the district needs to be able to respond rapidly to circumstances in its own school community. The guide includes information on school safety measures, protocols, instructional models, technology framework and more.
- To read the Education Evolution Guide, click here.
- To sign up for their Smart Restart newsletter, click here.
- To find out more about the District's technology initiative, click here.
Education
Salvation Army of North Texas
The Salvation Army is now offering school supplies to help parents and students prepare for the upcoming school year. They are offering families backpacks full of supplies and personal protective equipment for students.
- To find a drive thru locations near you, click here.
Employment Resources
Say Yes to Dallas
Say Yes to Dallas and the Dallas Regional Chamber, with partners across North Texas are connecting workers displaced by the COVID-19 outbreak. Several organizations are hiring large numbers of employees.
- To find openings in essential industries that have ramped up hiring locally, click here.
Get Shift Done
Get Shift Done is a relief fund and initiative launched in North Texas to address both affected service workers who have lost their paychecks and immediate support for the demand of the non-profits, especially with respect to hunger relief. We are using the Shiftsmart platform to connect the volunteers, supporters and non-profits to deliver these essential functions all while providing basic incomes and food security for affected children and families.
- To learn more about Get Shift Done and sign up for their services click here.
Workforce Solutions
Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas has created a Job Search Engine that allows residents to search for jobs based on industry and keywords. They have compiled various open job positions for individuals to search through and apply online.
- To access their Job Search Engine, click here.
City Wide Workforce Development
Logistics is considered a growth industry with demand by employers for motivated, competent workers. Dallas, Texas is one of eleven cities where warehousing space is forecasted to dramatically increase due to growth in the logistics industry. City Wide Workforce Development is now offering free logistics and warehouse training online.
- To learn about the requirements for the program and to apply for the program, click here.
Food
North Dallas Shared Ministries
North Dallas Shared Ministries has an emergency food and toiletries pantry. Applicants must meet their eligibility requirements and may receive food eight times in twelve months. Clients must live within their service area and must provide photo ID and proof of address.
- For more information on eligibility requirements please visit their website.
Brother Bill’s Helping Hand
Brother Bill’s Helping Hand are a proud partner of the North Texas Food Bank to offer groceries for West Dallas neighbors. BBHH will be changing its food distribution to a “drive-thru” experience. Neighbors must make a grocery appointment before going to receive food.
- To learn more about their requirements and make an appointment, click here.
Harmony Food Pantry
The Harmony CDC's Client-Choice Food Pantry provides healthy, nutritionally balanced and quality food to individuals and families in need. Their focus is to ensure that people are provided meals needed and nutritional facts for ongoing support.
- To learn more about their requirements and where they are located, click here.
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Food for Families with Students
Equal Heart
Equal Heart, a USDA sponsor for Child Nutrition Programs, kicked off emergency feeding for Children on March 26, 2020. As of July 2020, they delivered over 950,000 meals to 8,200 children in Texas and Colorado. This program will run into the Fall and is open to any child in need. Food is delivered into the community, and 3-5 days of meals is handed out at one time.
- To find a meal site near you, click here.
Hunger Busters
The Hunger Busters ‘Operation Healthy Summer Box’ is providing families with boxes of healthy food throughout the month of August, their requirements are:
- Please arrive early, distribution events are from 10am – 1pm unless noted differently.
- Produce boxes and Milk are given on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis.
- Max of 2 – 3 families per car. (allowing space to receive boxes)
- Please have your trunk empty or space available to receive your boxes of produce and milk.
To learn more about the initiative click here.
Health
City of Dallas COVID-19 Updated Dashboard
The City of Dallas Office of Innovation has constructed a dashboard for the purpose of providing the public with COVID-19 related statistics in the DFW region.
- If you’re interested with being up to date with COVID-19 statistics in the DFW region, click here.
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Housing
City of Dallas CARES ACT Rent Relief Program
The Emergency Rent Assistance program, funded by the CARES Act, is a federally funded initiative designed to help low-income households and persons who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19 through the loss of their employment income or who sustained a reduction in income and are delinquent in paying rent. DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas (DHA) has been designated to help facilitate the distribution of rent relief funds by the City of Dallas.
- To learn more about requirements and to apply, click here.
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United Way of Dallas Rental Assistance Guide
The United Way of Dallas has created a Dallas Rental Assistance Collaborative is here to lend a hand. Each of the Dallas Rental Assistance Collaborative partners have links to their requirements and pre-screen applications below. Once you find the best fit, only apply to one, as duplications will not be accepted.
- To learn more about each partner and their rental assistance programs, click here.
Eviction Assistance
North Texas Giving Day
Communities Foundation of Texas’ North Texas Giving Day is an 18-hour online giving event designed to empower every person to give back to their community by supporting local nonprofits and causes they care about in one easy-to-use platform.
The event helps build awareness and support for nonprofits like nothing else. In 2019, $50 million was raised through 102,000 donors benefiting 3,000 local nonprofits, bringing the eleven-year total to over $290 million for our community. North Texas Giving Day is the largest community-wide giving event in the nation.
- This year North Texas Giving Day is Thursday, September 17, 2020, to learn more about the nonprofits participating, click here.
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Small Business Support
Dallas Startup Week 2020
The DEC Network produces the sixth annual Dallas Startup Week, powered by Capital One. This 5-day free, completely virtual event impacts and mobilizes over 10,000 North Texas entrepreneurs, startups, founders, corporate and social innovators, academia, and community change-makers. The week includes over 100 sessions across 16 tracks, the Women of Innovation Summit, the Corporate Startup Innovation Summit, Disrupt Dallas, and the annual State of Entrepreneurship gathering. All sessions and special events will be completely virtual this year.
- To learn more about the event and register, click here.
Dallas B.R.A.I.N.
The Dallas Business Resource and Information Network is a partnership between the City of Dallas Office of Economic Development and the Dallas Public Library. The Dallas B.R.A.I.N. promotes entrepreneurial literacy and business development for new and existing businesses in Dallas. It provides entrepreneurs with free access to quality training, workshops, counseling, networking, promotion, and meeting space.
- To access B.R.A.I.N.’s resources, click here.
Small Business Revolving Loan Program
The CDBG Revolving Loan Fund Program is used to make loans to businesses within the Dallas city limits that will add jobs through expansion, relocation or growth or, retain jobs that might be lost.
- To learn more about eligibility and requirements, click here.
Google Support for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs)
Google is supporting small- and medium-sized businesses around the world that have been impacted by COVID-19. They are doing this in a variety of ways, from providing access to capital, Google ad credits, and more.
- For details please click here.
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