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CASA: Advocating for the Child
By Melanie Hess How come the TV is still on? Is it really 3 a.m.? Why does Mom always leave for so long? Why does the baby keep crying? Where is the food? School will […]
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OurCalling helps those in need
By Melanie Hess “They all deserve to be homeless. There are plenty of service providers. You’re a bum––a drug addict. Why don’t you get help?” are common phrases about the homeless that Wayne Walker, Executive […]
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Therapy Dogs––Providing Healing & Hope
By Melanie Hess Dogs work, too. And according to award-winning Therapy Dogs, Inc. tester/observer Barbara Wilson, one of the number one requirements when testing handler-dog partnerships is that the dogs enjoy their jobs. No suit […]
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Mentoring: One-on-One Relationships with Generational Impact
By Melanie Hess Walking around Dixon Circle, a neighborhood in South Dallas that is often referred to as the poorest, most run down and crime ridden part of the city, Carly Pickens, director of the […]