Meet the Innovators: Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of North Texas provides one-on-one mentoring to children. They have developed strong and innovative statewide partnerships with government as well as faith-based organizations through their proven model that relates to mentoring children of prisoners through the Amachi Texas initiative. They also recognize the importance of outcome measures, utilizing randomized controlled trials funded by the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Their methods are so successful that they recently received national recovery funds to do consulting and help replicate their model across the country. Read More!

Meet the Innovators: Shared Housing Center, Inc.

Shared Housing Center, Inc. serves thousands of people a year through housing and follow-up support on a very limited budget. Their “Building Blocks for Success” initiative was created to evaluate their program and measure its success. Using strong partnerships for their mental health and childcare initiatives, including a mental health component on-site delivered by Parkland Hospital HOMES, they help their families focus on root causes for becoming homeless, enabling them to break destructive patterns. Read More!

Meet the Innovators: Vision Regeneration

Vision Regeneration, Inc. is changing the cultural environment of at-risk youth in order to eliminate violent and destructive behaviors, helping them turn instead to lives that are productive, rewarding and spiritually enriched. Read More!