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CreekSide/White Rock Hills Park Grand Opening Outcomes
The Grand Opening of CreekSide/White Rock Hills Park was held on Saturday, November 6 with these great outcomes: 400+ community members, elected/appointed dignitaries, Dallas Police Department, vendors, and entertainers supported the Grand Opening of CreekSide/White...
CreekSide Conversation
City and County Leadership Work Together to Achieve CreekSide [in addition to the following, please also refer to this earlier post] The city of Dallas is stepping up its plan to become a more walkable city with the recent addition of CreekSide, a 4.49-acre urban...
FRI Featured on Eastfield College President’s Podcast
In a letter to the Eastfield College community, Dr. Eddie Tealer invited his audience to listen to this podcast where he interviews Vikki Martin, Maria Valenzuela, and Andrea Hernandez. He remarks that "I am proud of all of the efforts our Eastfield community has made...
NTGD 2020 – FRI by the Numbers
Our results for giving to FRI on North Texas Giving Day 2020 are LOOKING GOOD! THANK YOU to the Far East Dallas community of the Ferguson Road Initiative. We are thrilled that our preliminary results show that we exceeded our goal. We'll be updating this post as soon...
Creekside
Grassroots Effort Brings Urban Reserve to Far East Dallas Newly named ‘CreekSide’ offers a gateway to city trails and promise for economic development in the once underserved neighborhood DALLAS, Aug. 20, 2020 — The city of Dallas is stepping up its plan to become a...
Operation Beautification Litter Clean Up
A BIG thanks to all who helped make this year's Operation Beautification Litter Clean Up effort a success. With nearly 300 volunteers representing HOAs, schools, faith groups, service and civic organizations, THANK YOU! A special thanks to our underwriters: City...
2020 Violent Crime Prevention Plan
Please click the image below to view or download a PDF of the Dallas Police Department 2020 Violent Crime Prevention Plan. We are pleased that sections of the plan target areas in the FRI corridor. Two Related Documents
Update Briefing, July-December 2019
Please click the image below to view or download a PDF of the July-December 2019 Update Briefing from Vikki J. Martin, Executive Director. The linked report provides a general status, including updates on the progress of different initiatives that FRI has been...
NTGD 2019 – FRI by the Numbers RESULTS NOW IN!
Our results for giving to FRI on North Texas Giving Day 2019 are NOW IN! [November 18 Update]: We are happy to report on the final outcomes of North Texas Giving Day for 2019. Our community raised $17,200 in initial challenge grant funds. On September 19 the friends...