Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO IDENTIFY, AFFIRM, AND DEVELOP LEADERS TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES.
DLF YOUTH: DLF YOUTH MENTORS AT-RISK YOUTH TO BE LEADERS THROUGH ITS POWER TEAM INITIATIVE. DLF YOUTH ALSO PROVIDES IN-DEPTH WEEKLY TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT TO MENTORS WHO WORK WITH DLF'S YOUTH. STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE POWER LUNCH HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM ARE TAUGHT LIFE SKILLS, SUPPORTED ACADEMICALLY, AND COACHED ON APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR. DLF YOUTH ALSO PROVIDES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT AMONG MULTICULTURAL DALLAS YOUTH IS FOSTERED IN THE WEEKLY POWER LUNCH MEETINGS AT TWO AREA HIGH SCHOOLS. DLF YOUTH ALSO PROVIDES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CHAPLAIN SERVICES FOR AN ADDITIONAL SOUTH DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL AND A LITERACY PROGRAM AT A SOUTH DALLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. OVER 2,000 YOUTH WERE SERVED IN 2019 WITH AN ON-TIME GRADUATION RATE OF 97%.
DLF NEIGHBOORHOODS: DLF'S APPROACH TO COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION INCLUDES A HEAVY FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE TWELVE DALLAS NEIGHBORHOODS. INITIALLY, DLF NEIGHBORHOODS WORKS TO IDENTIFY EXISTING LEADERSHIP IN EACH NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS OFTEN COMES IN THE FORM OF A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OR BY INDIVIDUALS CONNECTING DIRECTLY WITH DLF. ONCE A MORE FORMAL RELATIONSHIP BEGINS, DLF BEGINS TO ASSESS THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS WITH LOCAL LEADERS THROUGH DLF'S OWN NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY INDEX. THE VITALITY INDEX IS A DATA COLLECTION TOOL USED TO DETERMINE A NEIGHBORHOODS SUSTAINABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS. AT THIS POINT, DLF AND THE COMMUNITY LEADERS WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOPE A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT INCLUDES PHYISCAL IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS STRATEGIES TO CREATE THRIVING, SAFE NEIGHORHOODS. DLF NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM PROVIDE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT SERVICES LIKE LEADERSHIP TRAINING, HOME IMPROVEMENT, AND CONNECTION TO EMPLOYMENT AND HEALTH SERVICES FOR OVER 5,000 RESIDENTS ANNUALLY. OVER 1,000 VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT DLF NEIGHBORHOODS ANNUALLY.
DLF REENTRY: DLF REENTRY ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF CURRENTLY AND PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED MEN RETURNING TO SOCIETY, IN COLLABORATION WITH CHURCHES, NON-PROFITS, AND AGENCIES. INDIVIDUALS LEAVING PRISON ARE MENTORED IN CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND PROVIDED COMPASSIONATE ASSISTANCE WITH WEEKLY FELLOWSHIP, OBTAINING HOUSING, CLOTHING PURCHASES, DOCUMENTATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSPORTATION. FUNDS ARE PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF CASH, GIFT CARDS AND BUS PASSES. APPROXIMATELY 200 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM ANNUALLY. DLF REENTRY SERVES OVER 1,900 INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED MEN EACH YEAR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Wil Mccall | PRESIDENT | 40 | $70,436 |
| Campbell Williams | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marc Vilfordi | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Smith | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Darrel Rice | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Debra Peek-Haynes | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Fred Johnson | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| T Hardie | BOARD CHAIRM | 4 | $0 |
| Dallas Diggs | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Calhoun | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cora Billingsley | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| James Allen | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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