DALLAS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
DLF YOUTH: DLF YOUTH MENTORS AT-RISK YOUTH TO BE LEADERS THROUGH ITS POWER TEAM INITIATIVE. DLF YOUTH ALSO PROVIDES IN-DEPTH WEEKLY TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT TO MENTORS WHO WORK WITH DLF'S YOUTH. STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE POWER LUNCH HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM ARE TAUGHT LIFE SKILLS, SUPPORTED ACADEMICALLY, AND COACHED ON APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR. DLF YOUTH ALSO PROVIDES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT AMONG MULTICULTURAL DALLAS YOUTH IS FOSTERED IN THE WEEKLY POWER LUNCH MEETINGS AT TWO AREA HIGH SCHOOLS. DLF YOUTH ALSO PROVIDES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CHAPLAIN SERVICES FOR AN ADDITIONAL SOUTH DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL AND A LITERACY PROGRAM AT A SOUTH DALLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. COVID-19 RELATED RESTRICTIONS PRECLUDED DLF YOUTH STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FROM MEETING STUDENTS DURING SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF 2020. IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 RELATED RESTRICTIONS, DLF YOUTH REDESIGNED ITS PROGRAMMING FOR ITS 2020 POWER SUMMER CAMP TO MEET STUDENTS' NEEDS WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SOCIAL DISTANCING. THE CAMP RAN FOR THE MONTH OF JULY AND 40 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDED VIRTUALLY. OVERALL, IN THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENT DLF YOUTH SERVED THROUGH ALL ITS PROGRAMS WAS 750 AND 2,124, RESPECTIVELY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$329.1KProgram 2 [2020]
DLF NEIGHBORHOODS: DLF'S APPROACH TO COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION INCLUDES A HEAVY FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE 12 TARGETED DALLAS NEIGHBORHOODS. INITIALLY, DLF NEIGHBORHOODS WORKS TO IDENTIFY EXISTING LEADERSHIP IN EACH NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS OFTEN COMES IN THE FORM OF A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OR BY INDIVIDUALS CONNECTING DIRECTLY WITH DLF. ONCE A MORE FORMAL RELATIONSHIP BEGINS, DLF BEGINS TO ASSESS THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS WITH LOCAL LEADERS THROUGH DLF'S OWN NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY INDEX. THE VITALITY INDEX IS A DATA COLLECTION TOOL USED TO DETERMINE A NEIGHBORHOOD'S SUSTAINABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS. AT THIS POINT, DLF AND THE COMMUNITY LEADERS WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT INCLUDES PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS STRATEGIES TO CREATE THRIVING, SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS. DLF NEIGHBORHOODS' PROGRAMS PROVIDE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT SERVICES SUCH AS LEADERSHIP TRAINING, HOME IMPROVEMENT, AND CONNECTION TO EMPLOYMENT AND HEALTH SERVICES. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, DLF ALSO BEGAN PROVIDING FOOD BOXES, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, UTILITY ASSISTANCE, AND TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE. DLF EXPECTS TO CONTINUE THESE CRITICAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS INTO THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. IN THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DLF NEIGHBORHOODS SERVED WAS 23,694 AND 8,635, RESPECTIVELY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$988.3KProgram 3 [2020]
DLF REENTRY: DLF REENTRY ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF CURRENTLY AND PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED MEN RETURNING TO SOCIETY, IN COLLABORATION WITH CHURCHES, NONPROFITS, AND AGENCIES. INDIVIDUALS LEAVING PRISON ARE MENTORED IN CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND PROVIDED COMPASSIONATE ASSISTANCE WITH WEEKLY FELLOWSHIP, OBTAINING HOUSING, CLOTHING PURCHASES, DOCUMENTATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION. FUNDS ARE PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF CASH, GIFT CARDS AND BUS PASSES. COVID-19 RELATED RESTRICTIONS PRECLUDED DLF REENTRY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FROM MEETING WITH CURRENT AND PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED MEN DURING SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF 2020. IN THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DLF REENTRY SERVED WAS 786 AND 1,688, RESPECTIVELY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$266.4K
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