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General criteria for evaluating grant applications to the TRIAD Fund of The Dallas Foundation
- Grants will be made to nonprofit organizations, not individuals.
- Programs or services can only benefit current and former military personnel serving in Iraq or Afghanistan and their families.
- Program services must be provided in the area of Texas to be covered by The Dallas Foundation as indicated in the TRIAD Fund map.
- Programs must relate to the current mission of the agency.
- Successful applications will demonstrate that the agency is currently serving military personnel and their families in Texas or has the experience to address an unmet need.
- Agencies must meet the general criteria required by The Dallas Foundation:
- Mission that is a match with purpose of the Fund
- Effective and efficient leadership and program delivery
- Active and involved Board of Directors
- Sustainable financial plan
Specific funding priorities for the TRIAD Fund of The Dallas Foundation are:
- Mental/Physical Health Services
- Emergency Assistance
- Reintegration
- General Counseling/Support Group Services
- Services for Dependent Children
- Training and Job Placement Services
- Home Care While on Duty
Application Deadline:
April 4, 2011
The Texas Resources for Iraq-Afghanistan Deployment (TRIAD) Fund of The Dallas Foundation has awarded $9.4 million to fifty-four (54) nonprofit organizations to assist military personnel, who are serving or have served in Iraq or Afghanistan, and their families.
For more information, you may contact Laura Smith at
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or (214) 741-9898.
Grant Descriptions and Contact Information for TRIAD Grantees of The Dallas Foundation
American Red Cross, SmithCounty Chapter
To coordinate comprehensive services, including case management in the East Texas area. Approximately twelve hundred Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and family members reside in the East Texas area. The Red Cross will provide intake and assessment, referral to an appropriate specialist and additional support services.
Area of Coverage:
East Texas Area, including Bowie, Cass, Franklin, Lamar, Morris, Red River, Shelby, Titus, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, and Wood Counties
America Supports You - Texas
To provide emergency financial assistance for OIF/OEF deployed military and veterans in the West Texas area.
Area of Coverage:
AndrewsCenter
Mental health services for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their family members in the East Texas area. These services will be provided on site at the Center in Tyler as well as through a community referral system to 18 counties in East Texas.
Area of Coverage:
East Texas Area, including Bowie, Cass, Franklin, Lamar, Morris, Red River, Shelby, Titus, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, and Wood Counties
Aware Central Texas
Military Family Coaching program to provide community, adult, and child education on Child Abuse and Neglect as well as provide case management and family coaching for child abuse prevention in BellCounty.
Area of Coverage:
FortHood Area
Big Country Support the Troops
Provides care packages to service members overseas and community events for military families in the Abilene community
Areas of Coverage:
Central West Texas
Mr. Charles Byrn
6102 Jennings Drive
Abilene, Texas79606
325.691.1326
email:
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Bikes for Goodness Sake
To provide bicycles and helmets to military children to bring hope and joy while their parents have been deployed.
Area of Coverage:
Temple, Tyler, Dallas, and Fort WorthTexas
Bring Everyone in the Zone
24/7 peer supported service vehicle for existing vocational, clinical, support and benefit services, as well as provide support and education services to veterans, families and the community to enrich support for OIF/OEF service members
Area of Coverage:
Mainly FortHood area including Coryell and BellCounties
Ms. Maureen Jouette
PO Box 763
Killeen, TX76540-0763
254-681-9112
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Business Executives for National Security
To develop a process for cataloguing, evaluating, and connecting non-profit and governmental organizations currently providing services to OIF/OEF service members and veterans.
Areas of Coverage:
North Texas, entire service area of The Dallas Foundation
Mr. Matthew Elias
1102 Westminister Lane
DuncanvilleTX75137-2044
T: 214.315.2576
F: 972.709.1126
Email:
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www.bens.org
CampLIFE!
A non-profit benefiting children and spouses of deceased soldiers from Afghanistan and Iraq. The camp, organized through Helping Unite Gold Star Survivors (HUGSS), provides grief counseling for the surviving youth and parent, as well as recreational activities to develop relationships between campers.
Area of Coverage:
North/NE Texas, entire service are of The Dallas Foundation
CHPM, Inc Counseling Center
To provide mental health counseling services to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their family members in the Wichita Falls area
Areas of Coverage:
North Texas, Wichita Falls
Ms. Monna Kline
1420 Twin Oaks Street
Wichita Falls, Texas76302
940.696.0181
CitizensDevelopmentCenter
To provide employment training and placement for mentally wounded veterans
Areas of Coverage:
Dallas/Fort Worth area
Ms. Phyllis Fleming
8800 Ambassador Row
Dallas, Texas75247
214.637.2911
Communities in Schools, Bell-Coryell Counties
To provide a trained professional in every public school serving Ft.Hood, to work directly with children who have a parent serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. The on-site professionals provide counseling, activities geared to military children, social service support for the family, and case management for these children.
Area of Coverage:
Ft.Hood Area
Defenders of Freedom
To provide financial assistance for wounded warriors and care packages for deployed military who have served or are serving in the OIF or OEF wars.
Area of Coverage:
N. Texas and Ft.Hood Area
Department of Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation
Direct financial assistance through the expansion of the Wounded Warrior Emergency Assistance program. The grant also allowed for an increase in the cap on funding from $1,500 to $2,500 per request.
Area of Coverage:
North/NE Texas, entire service area of The Dallas Foundation
Disability Rights Advocates for Technology (DRAFT)
To provide Segways and Segvators through a nationwide application process. Segs4Vets distributes Segways and SegVators to eligible candidates, based on the organization's assessment of need, enthusiasm during physical therapy, and level of service. Accompanying the Segways, SegVators are lifts that allow the individual s to get in and out of cars; they were developed specifically for the Segs4Vets program.
Area of Coverage:
Entire service area of The Dallas Foundation
Families in Crisis
To provide casework for military families who are victims of domestic violence in the Killeen area
Areas of Coverage:
FortHood area
Mr. William K. Hall
P.O. Box 25
Killeen, Texas76540
254.634.1184
Family Promise of Lubbock
To provide basic case work services and emergency financial assistance for basic needs in Lubbock, Texas and surrounding area.
Area of Coverage:
West Texas specifically Lubbock, TX
Helping Unite Gold Star Survivors
To provide additional support for the Gold Star Families who have lost a loved one in battle in Iraq or Afghanistan. The grant allowed the organization to hire three full-time client outreach representatives and to start a regular Mother’s Day Out program. They are now able to talk with Gold Star Survivors throughout the TDF service area as well as meet at their facility on Ft.Hood.
Area of Coverage:
Mainly Ft. Hood/Killeen but also the entire service area of The Dallas Foundation
Hope4heroes.org
To recruit and train volunteers with a military background in designated zip codes and provide mobile services and support for service members in rural areas
Areas of Coverage:
West Central Texas
Mr. Vic Luebker
12274 Bandera Road, Suite #236
San Antonio, Texas78023
210.544.3188
Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation
To provide support for their 4-year Education and Apprenticeship program. The program provides compensated on-the-job training and employment assistance that ultimately results in becoming a licensed electrician. In addition, many of the apprenticeships lead to full time positions upon completion of the program. The program includes all training, books, tutoring, workforce readiness, materials, final license test fees, and instructor time at no charge for military service members.
Area of Coverage:
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Mental Health America of Greater Dallas - Operation Healthy Reunions
To support mental health care and case management, especially in cases of PTSD, TBI, MST and family reintegration issues. Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and family members will receive free mental health services. MHA provides intake and assessment, referrals to appropriate specialists and additional support services.
Area of Coverage:
Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, Rains, Rockwall and Van Zandt Counties
Mental Health Association of TarrantCounty
For Operation Healthy Reunions, which provides assessment to 1,000 and free mental health care and case management to approximately 400 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their family members. The Chisholm Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross and MHA – TarrantCounty will provide identification, intake and assessment, referral to an appropriate specialist and additional support services.
Area of Coverage:
Tarrant, Johnson, Parker, Wise and HoodCounties
Metroplex Military Charitable Trust
For the purchase of three wheelchair vans to transport veterans wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan to outpatient treatment appointments at the Dallas VA Polytrauma Unit, the Bonham VA Medical Center and the Fort Worth VA Outpatient Clinic. The vans are driven by DFW Honor Guard volunteers and will serve veterans in the North and East Texas area.
Area of Coverage:
North/NE Texas, entire service area of The Dallas Foundation
Mustard Seed Ministries of East Texas
To provide interactive computer technology in community centers in East Texas. This installation will include internet capability with VIDItalk, allowing soldiers and families to communicate via video conference. The organization will also install VIDItalk at the computer lab in the CulpCenter on Ft.Hood.
Area of Coverage:
North/NE Texas, entire service area of The Dallas Foundation East Texas Area, including Bowie, Cass, Franklin, Lamar, Morris, Red River, Shelby, Titus, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, and Wood Counties
NAMI, Waco
To provide peer to peer counseling and support group sessions in the Waco and FortHood areas
Areas of Coverage:
FortHood area
Ms. Jane Harmon
1200 Clifton
Waco, Texas76705
254.776.0578
National Organization on Disability
To pilot a demonstration program that provides free job training and employment for the Army's most severely wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans living in Dallas/Fort Worth.
Area of Coverage:
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
New Hope Counseling and Resources
To provide mental health counseling services to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their family members in the Amarillo area
Areas of Coverage:
Panhandle area
Ms. Julie Rose
6900 IH 40
Amarillo, Texas79106
806.670.4274
NPower Texas
To provide support for the Stable and Secure Program for select TRIAD grantees in North, Central, and West Texas that have requested assistance
Area of Coverage:
Entire service area of the Dallas Foundation
Operation Enduring Support
To provide customized family reintegration weekends for returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans
Areas of Coverage:
North Texas, entire service area of The Dallas Foundation
Mr. John Roure
3030 McKinney, Ste. 303
Dallas, Texas75204
817.797.3636
Operation Homefront-Texas
To support emergency assistance funding and home repairs for North and East Texas military personnel that have served in Iraq or Afghanistan and their families.
Area of Coverage:
North/NE Texas, entire service area of The Dallas Foundation
Jennifer M. Cernoch, Ph.D.
17305 IH35N, Suite 105
Schertz, TX78154
210.659.8039
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www.operationhomefront.net/texas
Operation Life Transformed
To provide support to enable caregivers and military spouses to find flexible job opportunities, specifically training programs in healthcare that allow for work from home and virtual work. This grant provides tuition and books for applicants to complete medical coding or transcription training.
Area of Coverage:
Entire service area of the Dallas Foundation, especially Ft.Hood and Killeen area
Pastoral Counseling and EducationCenter
To provide mental health counseling services to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their family members in the Dallas area
Area of Coverage:
Dallas/Fort Worth area
Patriot Kids Ministries
To provide support for the After School Good News Club, which currently serves over 1,500 children of military parents through Day and Weekend Camps.
Area of Coverage:
Mainly Fort Hood/Killeen area
Patriot Paws
To provide service dogs which will ultimately assist disabled veterans in restoring self sufficiency and independence.
Area of Coverage:
Entire TDF TRIAD area
Ms. Lori Stevens
811 Yellow Jacket Lane, Suite 115
Rockwall, TX 75087
972.772.3282
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Reserve Aid, Inc.
To provide financial assistance for housing, food, utilities, and transportation to Texas veterans, who have served in Iraq and/or Afghanistan and reside in North and East Texas. The main focus is serving veterans who have applied for benefits through the Veterans Administration, but have not yet been approved.
Area of Coverage:
Entire service area of The Dallas Foundation
RGKCenter for Philanthropy and Community Service
For the Strategic Management Program for TRIAD grantees
Area of Coverage:
Entire service area of The Dallas Foundation
R.O.C.K Ride On Center for Kids
To provide equine-assisted therapy sessions and hippotherapy session for service members from FortHood at no charge
Areas of Coverage:
FortHood Area
Ms. Stephanie Sheppard
2050 County Road 110
Georgetown, Texas78627
512.930.7625
SamaritanCounselingCenter of East Texas
To provide mental health counseling services to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their family members in the East Texas area counties: Nacogdoches, Angelina, Houston, Shelby, San Augustine, Polk, Jasper, Trinity, and Tyler.
Area of Coverage:
East Texas area counties: Nacogdoches, Angelina, Houston, Shelby, San Augustine, Polk, Jasper, Trinity, and Tyler
Scott & WhiteMemorialHospital
To support the Home Front Rehabilitation program. This program has two components: free mental health care for a minimum of 900 eligible servicemen and women and their families when recommended by a family practitioner in their clinics in Temple, Killeen, West Killeen and Waco; and 20 workshops for returning units and their families in North and NE Texas to educate the family about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Disorder, as well as to offer family counseling. A minimum of 1,500 individuals will be served through this grant.
Area of Coverge:
Ft.Hood, Killeen, Waco, Bryan and Temple and surrounding counties
Seven Star
To provide support of equine-assisted therapy sessions which will develop muscle strength, improve balance and improve memory and sequencing skills.
Areas of Coverage:
Amarillo/Panhandle
Ms. Faith Elliott
P.O. Box 50655
Amarillo, Texas79159
806-355-4773
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Snowball Express
To provide hope, community, and support for children and families of military fallen heroes who have died while on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan through large event gathering in North Texas in December
Areas of Coverage:
North Texas—entire service area of the Dallas Foundation
Mr. Mike Hogg
3575 Lone Star Circle, Suite 101
Fort Worth, Texas76177
817.789.1645
www.snowballexpress.org
Soldier's Angels
To provide care and relief to military service men and women in the Dallas and Tyler areas. Soldier's Angels works closely with the VA to fulfill requests that are outside the mental and physical healthcare that the VA provides. The emergency relief will be in the form of welcome care packages, quality of life items, gasoline cards, restaurant cards, and emergency financial assistance.
Area of Coverage:
Entire service area of the Dallas Foundation
Soldiers of Today and Yesterday
To provide emergency assistance and intense one-on-one case work for service members and their families in the communities of San Angelo, Abilene, Lubbock, Amarillo and Fort Hood Area.
Areas of Coverage:
North WestTexas including San Angelo, Abilene, Lubbock, Amarillo, and FortHood area
Texas Hearing and Service Dogs
To create the Assistance Dogs for Soldiers program to train and provide Hearing Dogs and Service Dogs as working partners for five veterans in North Texas who sustained traumatic hearing or mobility injuries while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Area of Coverage:
North/NE Texas, entire service area of The Dallas Foundation
Texas Military Family Foundation
For emergency assistance and programs for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans at the TexasMilitarySupportCenter at FortHood. The Center is open 24 hours a day and serves 2,000 Guard and Reserve soldiers per month. This grant has been expended, but Julie is a wonderful person to know in the Killeen area. She is well-informed of the needs of soldiers and families in this area.
Area of Coverage:
Ft.Hood
Texas National Guard Family Support Foundation
To expand the emergency financial assistance and short-term interest-free loan program to increase both the number served and the amount of funding available per request from $600 to $1,000. The other initative is Young Heroes Youth Summer Camps for children of National Guard members.
Area of Coverage:
North Texas, entire service area of The Dallas Foundation
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Toward the Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp to be held at Ft.Hood during the summer of 2010
Area of Coverage:
Entire service area of The Dallas Foundation
United Way of Abilene
To provide emergency assistance and contract reimbursement for comprehensive basic needs services through local program providers linked to the 211 call system in the Abilene, Texas area.
Area of Coverage:
West Texas specifically Abilene, Texas Area
United We Serve
To support two programs for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans: the Battle Buddy Reintegration Retreats for wounded veterans and their caregivers; and weekend family reintegration retreats for recently returned vets and their spouses.
Area of Coverage:
North/NE Texas, entire service area of The Dallas Foundation
USA Cares
to support emergency assistance funding and North and East Texas military personnel that have served in Iraq or Afghanistan and their families
Area of Coverage:
North/NE Texas, entire service area of The Dallas Foundation
USO-Dallas/Fort Worth
To provide food services for the USO lounge at the DFW airport at no charge for military service members, materials for the United Through Reading program, where service members can send recorded video of themselves reading to their children at home, and emergency services for transportation.
Areas of Coverage:
Dallas/Fort Worth area
Ms. Rhenda White-Brunner
Terminal B, Gate 15
P.O. Box 643306
DFW Airport, TX75261
972.574.8764
Vets4Vets
To create a permanent regional Peer Support Community of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who will help each other heal from the psychological injuries of war and connect each other to services.
Areas of Coverage:
Greater Dallas area
Mr. Lee Cothren
1520 W. Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, TX75023
469.426.7152
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West Texas Family and Community Services
To provide emergency financial assistance, assessment of needs, and referrals to agencies in the Amarillo Community
Areas of Coverage:
Panhandle
Ms.Mo Curevas
601 West 10th Street
Amarillo, Texas79101
806.651.2592
TRIAD Fund of The Dallas Foundation Advisory Committee:
Mr. Philip J. Ritter, Vice Chair
Mrs. Peggy Allison
Col. Mark A. Beto (ret.)
Mr. Clint Bruce
Dr. James A. Crupi
Ms. Patricia Gorman
Col. John Hauschild (ret.)
Mr. Michael A. Hood
Mr. Curtis W. Meadows, Jr.
Ms. Harriet E. Miers
Mr. John Mockovciak III
Mr. William G. Moore, Jr.
Dr. Phillip S. Shinoda
Mr. Fred Smith
Mr. Peter Wizenried
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