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Cold Weather Will Impact Vulnerable Homeless Dallas ISD Students

By Bethany Erickson / November 14, 2018 /
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As Ashley Warren stood shivering outside the Fannie C. Harris Youth Center Tuesday as dignitaries and partners cut the ribbon on the first phase of the drop-in center for Dallas ISD’s homeless youth, she realized something — her office was about to get even busier than usual. Marshall is the manager of the district’s homeless…

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Downtown Business Owners, Community Leaders Provide Christmas Boost for Homeless Students

By Bethany Erickson / December 14, 2017 /
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As the holiday season approaches, it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of providing Christmas cheer for family and friends — and it’s equally easy to forget that not everyone will have a home to go to for the holidays. Such is the case for the thousands of Dallas ISD students…

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Dallas ISD Trustees Approve Partnership To Aid Homeless Students

By Bethany Erickson / October 27, 2017 /

It was quite possibly the shortest school board meeting Dallas ISD has had in quite some time, and some board members were nearly giddy. “I would just like to point out that it’s 7:45,” said trustee Dustin Marshall, right before board president Dan Micciche gaveled the meeting to a close. In an often fractious board,…

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