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Family Services donation can double May 20

Published: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 6:28 AM CDT
Frisco Family Services Center has been challenged to raise $25,000 on May 20.


The Communities Foundation of Texas and The Dallas Foundation will match dollar-for-dollar the amount raised through DonorBridge, a new online database that makes mutual connections between nonprofit organizations, donors and supporters.

To Double Your Investment, visit www.donorbridgetx.org on May 20 and make your donation to Frisco Family Services Center. This could mean a total of singleday contributions of $50,000!

Your support will make a significant impact on the lives of those in need or in crisis in our community.

About Frisco Family Services Center

Frisco Family Services Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide social services to individuals and families in need and assist them in becoming productive members of the Frisco, Texas community. It is our goal to assist these individuals to become self-sufficient, productive members of the community. Frisco Family Services Center is supported by individuals, businesses, civic organizations and churches in the community. FFSC houses the only food pantry in Frisco, offers financial assistance for rent/mortgage and utility payments, provides information and referral services, distributes clothing, furniture, and household items, and offers special assistance in providing school supplies, Thanksgiving meals, and holiday gifts for children and senior citizens. FFSC also offers life skill classes, education assistance and employment support to its adult clients and gasoline vouchers.

About DonorBridge

Communities Foundation of Texas created DonorBridge in partnership with the Center for Nonprofit Management and in collaboration with the Institute for Urban Policy Research at The University of Texas at Dallas, and with support from The Dallas Foundation.



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