North Texas Giving Day-SCHEDULED GIVING, Sept 7-13
2017-09-07 - 2017-09-13
Scheduled Giving Opens September 7 at 8am!
This year, donors can schedule gifts before North Texas Giving Day! Scheduled giving opens on September 7 at 8 am and goes through September 13 at midnight! Click on the red button below to go to FRI’s NTGD page.

Miss the scheduled giving? You can still make donations on the actual North Texas Giving Day. Click on the red button below to go to FRI’s NTGD page.

Give $50 or more to Ferguson Road Initiative via northtexasgivingday.org on September 14th, between 6 a.m. and midnight, and your donation will be multiplied from a pool of bonus funds and prizes! Help FRI make our goal of raising $15,000 to be matched by our good friends at McDonalds and others. That would be a total of $30,000 that we can use to support our good work through the end of this fiscal year.

You can also give in person by going to the McDonalds at I-30 & Jim Miller from 8 am to 8 pm. Great news: our friend Mel Renfro, will be joining us again on Sept 14 at our McDonalds donation station to sign autographs and his bio.

FRI Community Connection Town Hall Mtg & Volunteer Nonprofit Fair
2017-09-11 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | White Rock Church of Christ, 9220 Ferguson Road, Dallas, 75228, United States
Our next FRI Community Connection Town Hall Meeting will be Monday, September 11, 6:00-8:30 p.m. at White Rock Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, 9220 Ferguson Road. Agenda is as follows:

North Texas Giving Day 2017
2017-09-14 06:00 - 23:59

White Rock Hills Library Chronic Disease Self-Management
2017-09-15 10:30 - 11:30 | White Rock Hills Branch Library, 9150 Ferguson Road, Dallas, TX, 75228, United States
White Rock Hills Library announces
Join us as trained lay leaders from Dallas Area on Aging teach Stanford University’s program on self-management. They will address topics such as developing communication skills, dealing with pain and fatigue, healthy eating, reading food labels, setting and maintaining weekly action plans, medication management, exercise, and more.
Location Detail: in the Classroom A & B

Dallas Emergency Preparedness Extravaganza-CANCELLED
2017-09-16 11:00 - 15:00 | Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
City of Dallas Office of Emergency Management announces that
DUE TO ONGOING HURRICANE HARVEY SHELTER OPERATIONS, THE
4th Annual Preparedness Extravaganza
IS CANCELED!
Thank you to all our potential vendors and guests.

White Rock Hills Library Workforce Solutions
2017-09-18 14:00 - 17:00 | White Rock Hills Branch Library, Dallas, TX, United States
White Rock Hills Library announces:
Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas will provide one-on-one job seeking assistance weekly. Services include resume writing, job coaching, job matching and interview training. Stop by between 2 pm and 5 pm on Mondays. No Registration necessary.

White Rock Hills Library Creature Scavenger Hunt
2017-10-01 | White Rock Hills Branch Library, 9150 Ferguson Road, Dallas, TX, 75228, United States
White Rock Hill Library announces the following event:
Magical Creatures have gotten loose in the White Rock Hills Library!
Come help us track them down and enter for a chance to win cool prizes at the end of the month!
Open to all ages.
Stop at the front desk for a tracking sheet.

DPD Northeast Patrol Division National Night Out
2017-10-03 18:00 - 20:00
National Night Out is less than a month away: October 3rd, 2017. To Schedule your Northeast community event with the Dallas Police Department, please contact Officer Kevin Kelley at Kevin.Kelley@dpd.ci.dallas.tx.us or call 214-670-7772. The earlier you let them know about the event the better!

Water-Wise Landscape Tour
2017-10-14 09:00 - 13:00
City of Dallas Water Utilities, City of Dallas Park & Recreation, and the Dallas County Master Gardeners announce the 2017 Water-Wise Landscape Tour (click here to learn more).

3G Intersection Public Meeting
2018-01-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Dallas Arboretum, Rosine Hall, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas, 75218, United States
Thursday, January 18, 2018, Dallas Arboretum, Rosine Hall, 8525 Garland Road, 6-8 p.m.
Representatives from TxDOT and project consultants will be available to answer questions about the proposed project improvements. As specified, the meeting will be open house format from 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to present the proposed project and to receive public comments. The project location map, schematic design, tentative construction schedules, and other information regarding the project will be available for viewing at the public meeting, and are available for review at the following location: TxDOT Dallas District Office located at 4777 East Highway 80, Mesquite, Texas 75150 (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday).

Community Connect Town Hall Meeting
2018-02-19 18:30 - 20:30 | White Rock Church of Christ, 9220 Ferguson Road, Dallas, 75228, United States
Our next FRI Community Connect Town Hall Meeting is set for Monday, February 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at White Rock Church of Christ, 9220 Ferguson Road.

FRI Annual Operation Beautification
2018-03-03 09:00 - 12:00
More information to come!

Free Document Shredding Event
2018-04-07 09:00 - 13:00 | Resource One Credit Union, 7518 Ferguson Road, Dallas, TX, 75228, United States
Join us for a FREE document shredding event.
Bring all of your documents and watch them shred on the spot. This event is FREE and open to everyone!
Only paper documents will be allowed. 10 box limit.
Read More Here
Place: 8344 E R.L. Thornton Fwy #110 Dallas, TX 75228
Time: 9 AM – 1 PM
Date: April 7, 2018

15th Annual Kids ’n Kites Festival
2018-04-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Roger Perry Athletic Complex, 7401 Ferguson Road, Dallas, TX, United States
15th Annual Kids’n Kites Festival, Saturday, April 7th from 10 am til noon at Lakehill Preparatory School’s Roger Perry Field @ 7401 Ferguson Road.

City-Wide Community Clean-up, May 19, 2018
2018-05-19
Join your neighbors for this Operation Beautification event.
To Register, Call 311 or email dallas311@dallascityhall.com
For more information, VISIT THE OFFICIAL SITE or click the image below

Mayor's Summer Reading Challenge
2018-06-02 12:30 - 13:30
Join the White Rock Hills Branch Library, 9150 Ferguson Road, on Saturday, June 2 at 12:30 p.m. for the Mayor’s Summer Reading Challenge Program. Come on, kids! Let’s kick off the summer with Slappy the Clown, face painting, and balloon artists as we celebrate your registration in the library’s summer reading program.

FRI to be Monster Yogurt Charity
2018-08-01 11:00 - 2018-09-09 01:00 | Monster Yogurt, 9540 Garland Rd Suite 394, Dallas, TX, 75228, United States
Beginning on August 1st through September 31st the Ferguson Road Initiative will be the Coffee Charity for Monster Yogurt. Take a moment to cool off with a frozen yogurt treat and enjoy a cup of coffee on-the-house with a contribution to FRI. Monster Yogurt is located at Casa Linda Shopping Center, near the Albertson’s Food Store.

Active Shooter Safety Presentation
2018-09-06 18:30 - 19:30 | White Rock Hills Branch Library Auditorium, 9150 Ferguson Road, Dallas, 75228, United States
On Thursday, September 6, 6:30-7:30 p.m., TRUETT AREA CRIME WATCH will host a special safety presentation “Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events/How to Protect Yourself” at White Rock Hills Library Auditorium, 9150 Ferguson Road. For more information, contact Desi Tanner, jazzydez@outlook.com

Town Hall Meeting
2018-09-17 18:30 - 20:30 | White Rock Church of Christ, 9220 Ferguson Rd., Dallas, TX, 75228, United States

North Texas Giving Day 2018
2018-09-20 06:00 - 23:59
Scheduled Giving Opens September 10 at 8am!
This year, donors can schedule gifts before North Texas Giving Day! Scheduled giving opens on September 10 at 8 am and goes through September 19 at midnight! Click on the red button below to go to FRI’s NTGD page.

Miss the scheduled giving? You can still make donations on the actual North Texas Giving Day. Click on the red button below to go to FRI’s NTGD page.

Give any amount under $10,000 to Ferguson Road Initiative via northtexasgivingday.org on September 20, between 6 a.m. and midnight, and your donation will be multiplied from a pool of bonus funds and prizes! Help FRI make our goal of raising $16,000 to be matched by our good friends at McDonalds and others. That would be a total of $32,000 that we can use to support our good work through the end of this fiscal year.

You can also give in person by going to the McDonalds at I-30 & Jim Miller from 8 am to 8 pm.

FRI 20th Anniversary Breakfast
2018-11-10 09:00 - 11:00 | Owenwood Farm and Neighbor Space, 1451 John West Road, Dallas, TX, 75228, United States
NOTE: This event is by invitation only to members; you must RSVP by Nov 2. If you are a member or a sponsor, and have not received your invitation, please call (214) 324-5116

WRH Park Ground breaking
2018-12-01 10:00 - 11:00 | 2229 Highland Road, Dallas Texas, 2229 Highland Road, Dallas, TX, 75218, United States
Join your neighbors on Saturday, December 1 at 10 a.m. to celebrate Phase I of the future White Rock Hills Community Recreation Center Project! This project, at 2229 Highland Road has been a dream of Ferguson Road Initiative for many years. See the map below.

Free Family Financial Workshop
2018-12-18 17:30 - 18:30 | Eastfield CPG Campus, 802 S. Buckner Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75217, United States
Ferguson Road Initiative in partnership with Eastfield College Pleasant Grove Campus and IBC Bank, will be providing a free Family Financial Series of Workshops from now all thru 2019. Next workshop will take place on Tuesday, December 18 at 5:30 p.m. Eastfield CPG Campus: 802 S. Buckner Blvd. Dallas 75217. Light Dinner will be served. The 2 topics of this workshop will be “Bank on it! Opening and Maintaining a Bank Account” and “Understanding How to Prepare Yourself to File a Tax Return, Record Keeping and What to Bring”. Call (972)860-5300 to register. Bilingual materials will be provided.

VITA Tax Preparation Assistance
2019-01-26 - 2019-04-16 | First Community Church, 9120 Ferguson Road, Dallas, TX, 75228, United States
VITA tax season. FRI in partnership with Foundation Communities will prepare free income tax returns for low income families starting Saturday, January 26 until April 16 at First Community Church, 9120 Ferguson Road, Dallas 75228. Call (214) 370-9353 for hours of operation.

Town Hall & Election
2019-02-11 18:30 - 20:30 | White Rock Church of Christ, 9220 Ferguson Road, Dallas, TX, 75228, United States
FRI Community Connection Town Hall Meeting and General Election: Feb 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at White Rock Church of Christ, 9220 Ferguson Road

Operation Beautification Litter Cleanup
2019-03-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Walgreens at Lakeland/Ferguson, 2301 Lakeland Dr, Dallas, TX, 75228, United States
Join Ferguson Road Initiative To Clean & Beautify Far East Dallas!

Gather your friends, neighbors, church, school and community groups to organize a beautification and/or clean-up project.
There are 37 FRI Neighborhoods eligible to register for trash collection assistance:

Target your neighborhood parks, streets, vacant lots and school grounds for a litter and debris abatement campaign.
Do you need help with graffiti removal?
Register early if you need supplies, details coming soon!
Call the FRI office at 214-324-5116 or
Email volunteer@fergusonroad.org

Plan to meet at Walgreens (2301 Lakeland @ Ferguson; SEE MAP BELOW). Refreshments, supplies, and good fellowship will be provided. This event is being sponsored by City Credit Union (with more sponsors to come).

District 7 Forum
2019-03-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Edna Rowe Elementary School, 4918 Hovenkamp Dr., Dallas, TX, 75227, United States
Save the Date, and Plan to Attend
Tuesday, March 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m., District 7 Forum, Hosted by Buckner Terrace Neighborhood Association & Ferguson Road Initiative, Edna Rowe Elementary School, 4918 Hovenkamp Dr., Dallas, TX 75227. Meet the candidates running for City Council District 7.

Runoff Forum
2019-05-21 18:30 - 20:30 | White Rock Church of Christ, 9220 Ferguson Rd., Dallas, TX, 75228, United States
Tues. May 21 2019
6:30-8:30 pm
White Rock Church of Christ, 9220 Ferguson Rd.
Runoff Forum for Districts 7, 9 & Mayoral Race
The Ferguson Road Initiative and Buckner Terrace Homeowner’s Association will be presenting a Runoff Forum on Tuesday, May 21 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at White Rock Church of Christ, 9220 Ferguson Road. Come learn about the platforms of the candidates who will represent our districts and our city!

Dallas Election Runoff
2019-06-08 07:00 - 19:00
Mayoral Race
Rep. Eric Johnson and council member Scott Griggs will face off in the Dallas mayoral runoff on June 8
City Council Race
The District 7 Runoff will be between Adam Bazaldua and Tiffinni A. Young
The District 9 Runoff will be between Paula Blackmon and Erin Moore
MORE INFORMATION

Advocacy Workshop
2019-06-15 12:00 - 15:35 | White Rock Hills Branch Library, Dallas, TX, United States
FERGUSON ROAD INITIATIVE and RESULTS to Host Advocacy Workshop
Would you like to learn how to be a better advocate for your community? Have you ever contacted a political official to express your opinion? Would you like to learn to lead with action? Then this workshop is for you!
FRI is excited to announce a partnership with RESULTS, a nonprofit organization of committed volunteers who collectively use their voices to influence political decisions that will end poverty. The leaders of RESULTS have generously volunteered to conduct a hands-on workshop to teach residents in Far East Dallas how to powerfully advocate for our community through speaking, writing and meeting with our public officials.
Join us for a hands-on advocacy training that will equip participants to make a difference.
June 15, 2019 at noon-3:35 pm
White Rock Hills Library (9150 Ferguson Road)
Free for FRI members and $5 for non-members. Lunch will be provided.
Registration required.
For questions contact our event coordinator Carmen Parra at cparra@cmitsolutions.com or call the FRI office, 214.324.5116.
Registration Form
