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Wednesday morning, November 10, 2010, standing in a food line in one of the richest cities in the world.

Central Dallas Ministries is now CitySquare--learn more about what the new name intends. . .

Owen takes his place at the net for the first time for the Sprockets! Baby brother Henry enters picture at the end ot the game with his dad.

Thanks to Mike and all the great folks at the All Good Cafe in Deep Ellum for hosting a full-blown street party to benefit CDM and others.

The new 50,000 sq ft center will include health and wellness center, training for healthy food preparation and culinary arts, workforce skill instr...

The "Opportunity Center" begins with demolition of existing structures at Malcolm X and I-30!

Wyatt Toombs at bat during game vs Dallas Little League Tigers. Serious batter and base runner at 6!

Paul Quinn College is moving into "urban farming."

Paul Quinn College recently plowed up its football field to create an "urban farm" spot on the campus. Students and community members plan to work...

Gracie gets last minute instructions before choir plays and sings. . .

Gracie playing and singing in choir at church

Central Dallas Ministries construction training "classroom"

Hard to believe. . .more SNOW in Texas, and this on the first day of Spring!

Feeling the need to share my experience with a young man from our community over 15 years

Congo Street house dedication May 29, 2009

CDM's WorhPaths initiative offers hard skills construction training to minority workers in a partnership with the Construction Education Foundation...

Here is the video clip shown at this year's breakfast. Keynote spekaer, Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins spoke to his philosophy of p...

UC-SA is transforming the tough west side neighborhood in which it works. Recently, the Central Dallas Ministries' "sister organizaiton purchased ...

UC-SA has continued its expansion. This clip shows the building inside the Lincoln Heights Courts public housing development that is to be the hom...

Central Dallas Ministries planted Urban Connection--San Antonio in spring 2002. Now, after 9 years, the organization if helping transform one of t...

Here's an incredible project driven forward by Dallas architect Brent Brown and his bcworkshop partners and students with help from CDM's AmeriCorp...

Here's a great definition or, better, a great "re-definition" of church! Karl Malden, as the priest, gets it right. What would happen if the chur...

My 5-year-old grandson, Wyatt, "powers" a score home one more time!

April 2009 edition of Central Dallas Ministries' Urban Engagement Book Club. We meet on the 1st Thursday of every month at Highland Park United Me...

Here's an incredible project driven forward by Dallas architect Brent Brown and his bcworkshop partners and students with help from CDM's AmeriCorp...

Central Dallas Ministries' "Food Pantry"--on a busy Monday morning. . .

A nerve-wracking ride up the exterior "skin" of the building--all the way to floor 15! Don't want to be a window washer!

Central Dallas Ministries along with its public interest law firm and the Central Dallas Community Development Corporation will office in the build...

Our 2-bedroom "corner units" sport some of the best views in Downtown Dallas

Great 1-bedroom units--affordable with wonderful views!

Studio apartment for single person--permanent supportive housing/affordable housing

CityWalk@Akard--Part 2--Market Rate Condos "For Sale"

CityWalk@Akard--Part 1b

CityWalk@Akard Part 1

A continuing conversation about urban community renewal

Renovation work on an apartment in Old East Dallas, an inner city neighborhood just north and east of Downtown Dallas, Texas

A summary statement of the values of our ogranization

I created this video using my Logitech QuickCam software

People dealing with poverty face choices most cannot comprehend