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Heroes House Ribbon Cutting
On May 16th the Ferguson Road Initiative was proud to welcome Heroes House to our community located in the White Rock Hills area. A robust crowd of veterans, community leaders and residents gathered to celebrate the refurbished development at 2122 Highland Road. The...
Thanks to our Founder’s Circle Members
FRI is indebted to our Founder’s Circle Members. Without the support of our Founder’s Circle and Community Connection members our work would be impossible. Ferguson Road Initiative Community Connection Founder’s Circle As of 5/2014 $5,000 a year for 3...
New Ordinance Governing Door-to-Door Solicitation
The City of Dallas recently passed a new city ordinance regarding door to door solicitation. As of January 22, 2014, any individual or company wishing to solicit door to door will be required to obtain a solicitors permit from the City of Dallas. The Solicitation...
Water Restrictions for the City of Dallas
Did you know Dallas has a year round watering restriction? Watering landscaped areas with an automatic sprinkler system or a hose-end sprinkler is restricted to twice per week per the schedule mentioned below. The new Conservation Ordinance requirement for maximum...
FRI Community Connection Challenge Grant
Dear Friends of FRI: As you know, in 2013 the FRI Board of Directors committed to focus on bringing a Regional Recreation Wellness Center to far East Dallas that will serve everyone. We established a five-step plan to accomplish this goal: 1) Obtain the property; 2)...
FRI Regional Recreation Wellness Center
FRI is now 100% focused on the building of the first Regional Recreation Wellness Center (CENTER) in the City of Dallas. We have just secured a partnership with the Dallas Arboretum that will allow them to use the land for the CENTER site on an interim use for 5 years...
Volunteers Needed!
Volunteer to be a Reading Partner! Give back to your community – today! Reading Partners has over 30 students at Bayles Elementary who need one-on-one literacy support and are waiting for a volunteer. Volunteering with Reading Partners is easy and convenient: We ask...
Grand Prize Winners of FRI’s Beautiful Possibilities Essay Contest
Congratulations to our Grand Prize winners! The purpose of the contest was to engage our neighborhood kids in the design and programs for our center. Beautiful Possibilities was generously underwritten by Residential Reservices with help from Nexus Recovery Center and...
Economic Development Fair and Townhall Meeting
Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 6:30-8:30 p.m. White Rock Hills Branch Library 9150 Ferguson Road Featuring new Dallas City Manager, A. C. Gonzalez. FRI has invited the Dallas Arboretum, Lincoln Properties, Doctors Hospital, YMCA (White Rock Branch) along with other new...
Year End Gift Campaign
Thank you for your ongoing support and encouragement of FRI. We have accomplished so much! Here are a few highlights: Reduced violent crime by 61% and overall crime by 25% in targeted areas Unified neighborhoods by growing from 5 to 35 neighborhood associations and...
