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EarthxFilm announces ten days and nights of drive-in, outdoor and online screenings during this year’s hybrid edition of the Dallas-based environmental film festival. The Festival continues its mission to showcase films and emerging media that explore science, conservation, climate change, and the environment while honoring the heroes working to pr...

Non-profit, United Way of Tarrant County, provides an emergency relief fund with the help of donations from the community, to provide for those heavily impacted by the recent winter storms.

NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 are committed to fighting hunger in North Texas. If you are in need of assistance, would like to volunteer, or make a donation, please click on this article and contact any of the agencies listed. A Christian Food Pantry and Thrift Store Serves quality food, free of charge, to anyone who needs emergency food assistance…...

Discussing some of the assistance programs and resources that the United Way of Tarrant County has available with Leah King, the President and CEO of the United Way of Tarrant County. For information about the Rebuild Tarrant County Fund, visit www.unitedwaytarrant.org/donate.

To help our viewers better understand the COVID-19 vaccine, we spoke with Dr. Errol Bryce, Specialist in Internal Medicine with Texas Health Care – Privia Medical Group North Texas. For everything you need to know about getting a COVID-19 vaccination as the rollout extends across the U.S., visit www.planyourvaccine.com.

Discussing how the Tarrant Area Food Bank is serving our community on a daily basis to help alleviate some of the suffering as we continue to experience the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent problems caused by the winter storms with Julie Butner, the President and CEO of Tarrant Area Food Bank. Learn more at www.tafb.org.

NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 are proud to encourage young students to read through our initiative, Reading With You. Along with our partners, Reading Partners North Texas, Alice J. Puente Reading Initiative, and the Fort Worth Public Library, we strive to keep children engaged in reading year-round. Our Reading With You community partner, Reading Partner...

NBC 5 and our partners at Blue Zones Project encourage you to Commit to Be Fit! Free bike rides are back! As the new year kicks off, anyone looking for a way to get outside and move naturally can once again pedal off on a no-cost outdoor adventure, thanks to a partnership between Blue Zones Project and Fort Worth Bike…

Libraries are great for getting your kids excited about books and reading but they also offer a variety of STEM programs. If you haven’t looked into what resources, your local library has to offer you may be pleasantly surprised. Most offer free STEM activities for children. I talked to library’s in the Dallas/ Ft. Worth area about why they......

It’s hard not to notice the colorful steps leading up to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas- “GIANT STEPS – Celebrating Extraordinary Achievements of African-American Leaders in STEM”. The display will be up through Memorial Day and was designed by Daniel Gunn, an artist and architect living in Dallas.

Amid the COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis, many of our local non-profit agencies have responded to the increased needs of our community. As a result of this amplified effort, many are in need of our support in many ways including financial contributions. Here is a list of local organizations working around the clock to help during this emergency. Americ...

Need a vaccine or other assistance with COVID-19, resources can be found here.

Discussing how the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas has been advancing their efforts to achieve race and gender equity within the Y and in the greater Dallas community with Rodrigua Ross, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Learn more at www.ymcadallas.org/diversityandinclusion.