The Arc of Texas:
The Arc of Texas is the oldest and largest nonprofit, volunteer organization in the state committed to creating opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be included in their communities and to make the choices which affect their lives. The Arc supports families, advances public policies, provides training programs, and builds a statewide network of advocates.
The Household Recycling Program offers a way to support The Arc by donating your gently used household items. Pickup available.
Contact info: 800-252-9729; Fort Worth: 817-595-7434 or www.thearcoftexas.org
North Texas Food Bank:
The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) is a nonprofit hunger relief organization that distributes donated, purchased and prepared foods through a network of 1,184 feeding programs in 13 North Texas counties.
Contact info: 4500 S. Cockrell Hill Road, Dallas, TX 75236. 214-330-1396. Web: www.ntfb.org
Ready Start:
ReadyStart is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that children served by the agency are physically, socially, emotionally and cognitively ready to start school. Through its Early Childhood Intervention Program, ReadyStart provides services annually to over 2,900 children birth to three years of age who are at risk of not being ready to start school by age 5 because they are experiencing developmental delays and disabilities.
Contact info:1701 N. Collins Blvd. Suite 100, Richardson, TX 75080. 469-385-4900. Web: www.readystart.org
