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We can help select our new superintendent
As part of the search for a new superintendent for the Dallas Independent School District, the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees and PROACT Search are actively seeking stakeholder input and engagement through an online survey, personal interviews, focus groups with both...
FRI Steering committee meeting and board nominations in January
Reminder! The next FRI Steering Committee Meeting will be January 30, 6:30 p.m. at White Rock Church of Christ. This will be our General Meeting & Election of Officers & Directors for FRI. In accordance with our Bylaws, "FRI members may place in nomination the...
Tax time volunteers needed
FRI's Annual VITA campaign will be open for business starting the last Saturday in January. Our center, in cooperation with New Hope Lutheran Church and the LINC Center will be at 2835 Peavy Road, Dallas, TX 75228. We plan to offer free tax services (including tax...
Edna Foster receives doctorate
Edna Foster will soon be Dr. Edna Foster. She is receiving her Doctorate of Psychology in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University on December 10. We are proud of the work she has done to achieve this prestigious goal. Multitasking is an understatement, besides...
Annual Holiday letter
Dear Friends: The Ferguson Road Initiative (FRI) has a bold VISION for the future and believes the BEST DAYS are yet to come! Building on our 13 year track record as an official Department of Justice Weed and Seed Site serving our far East Dallas community -- 70,700...
Photos: Community Connection holiday event at Cafe Lago
From FRI Community Connection Holiday Event, posted by Mike Orren on 12/02/2011 (91 items) Generated by Facebook Photo Fetcher
Community Connection Holiday Social on December 1
Join us for our first social! Drop-in and visit a bit or stay a lot! Come by and meet other people and businesses in the area. Café Lago is providing snacks and beverages. There will be a COD bar. If you wish, stay for dinner after our event. Members can pick up their...
FRI graduates from Weed and Seed; launches Community Connection
More than two hundred FRI supporters gathered at Highland Park Cafeteria on Wednesday to celebrate FRI's graduation from the Department of Justice's Weed and Seed Program -- and to kick off the next phase of the organization's work. Mayor Mike Rawlings thanked FRI for...
FRI receives tax assistance grant
FRI is pleased and excited to announce that we are the recipients of a 2012 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Grant from the IRS. A letter received from the Department of the Treasury this past week informed us of funds being made available to strengthen and...
Help ensure that our new library isn’t hamstrung by budget cuts
Just as we're finally about to get our own White Rock Hills Branch library, word comes that budget cuts threaten our already underfunded library system. The Lakewood / East Dallas Advocate has details of Friends of the Dallas Public Library's efforts in this arena and...
