The North Texas Community Table, Inc. received a grant from United Way of Tarrant County for COVID-19 relief. The funds from this grant have helped people who work to recover from job loss, mounting weeks without paychecks and the cost of meals for their children. The Community Table utilized the funds to increase the amount of food purchased and labor to deliver the food for distribution.

Leslie
Leslie was filled with pride when she was able to rent her own condo as a graduate of the Community Enrichment Center (CEC) homeless program she had participated in for the last year. After she and her teen daughter fell homeless in April 2019, she found the CEC and began working to find a way back to independence.

Alex and Gloria
When the Wilson family met with Pathfinders, an organization that helps individuals and families find their path from poverty to self-sufficiency, they were facing a daunting reality—they had no savings and no emergency funds. They knew they had to start saving immediately, but they had no idea where or how to start.

Shannon
Shannon was living on the streets with her children with nowhere to turn and no way to give her kids the life she wanted to provide for them. She eventually found a boyfriend and moved the family in with him, but she quickly found herself trapped in an abusive home. Shannon had an important decision to make – continue to endure the abuse or move her family out with no place to go.

Bill
Bill, an elderly Air Force veteran, was living on $660 a month from Social Security, which covered his rent, car insurance, food and upkeep on his companion animal. An unexpected personal expenditure left Bill without enough money to pay some of his bills, and he was afraid he would not be able to afford his basic needs if other issues arose.

Victoria
Victoria and her daughter lived at a local shelter for several months. She was thankful for the warm place to sleep but was desperate to provide a better life for her young daughter. When she finally received a job offer, she realized childcare costs were more per month than what she earned. Victoria didn’t know how she was going to afford a home and childcare. She felt helpless and trapped in homelessness.

Monica
Monica’s childhood was less than ideal. She lost her father when she was a toddler and also lost a sibling to suicide. These hardships, coupled with peer pressure and growing pains of a middle school student, left Monica in a dark place. She had thoughts of suicide and masked her emotional pain through self-harm. What made this pain even more unbearable was the fact that she felt she had no one to talk to about her problems.

James and Billy
When Billy was eight years old, he was expressing anger and sadness because of the absence of his father. Billy’s mom applied to Big Brothers Big Sisters, and he was matched with James, a Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteer who had raised his three children and had a heart for kids with challenging circumstances.

David
It was a huge wake up call for David when he was diagnosed with prediabetes. He had just become a new grandfather and realized he needed to make serious lifestyle changes so he could watch his new grandchild grow up. David looked for help regarding his health and found the Arlington-Mansfield Area YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program.

STEVEN
When Steven arrived at the Lena Pope Early Learning Center (ELC) at the age of 2, it was apparent his young life had been a difficult one. He had no structure and both parents had experienced drug use and spent time in jail. Initially, Steven had many severe behaviors including physical and verbal aggression, lack of focus, severe impulsivity and poor knowledge of academic basics. Steven received counseling services from Lena Pope and was assessed for additional interventions making it easier for him to focus and meet his potential.

Earl and Mary
Earl, a Vietnam veteran who served in the Army, and his wife, Mary, needed assistance with a deposit for a home in an assisted living facility. They also needed physical help to move. Texas Serves referred the couple to United Way of Tarrant County veterans assistance program, to help them with the deposit and the move.