TREC Community Investors News
Eliza Solender Helps Nonprofits and Schools Find New Life in Old Spaces
How do you solve the issue of nonprofit organizations getting squeezed out of the communities they serve by the rising costs of real estate in Dallas-Fort Worth? It starts with who you call. Eliza Solender is president of Solender/Hall Inc., which assists nonprofits...
How CitySquare is Building a More Equitable Future in Dallas
What can real estate professionals do to help fight poverty and homelessness? A lot, says John Siburt, president and chief operating officer of CitySquare. "We recognize the significant lack of affordable housing in Dallas. We can't really build an equitable future...
Podcast: Shaneika Frazier of Dallas College on DCED Workforce Development Programs, Small Business Support
On this episode, we talk with Shaneika Frazier of Dallas College about about the workforce development programs and small business support services offered through the Dallas Collaborative for Equitable Development, the ongoing partnership between TREC Community...
Podcast: Frost Bank’s Aaron Echols on DCED Initiative, Equitable Development
On today's episode, we chat with our DCED Real Estate Committee Chair Aaron Echols (Frost Bank) about the Dallas Collaborative for Equitable Development. Aaron talks to us about the steps the DCED is taking to achieve equitable development in the Forest District, The...
Podcast: Bike Friendly South Dallas & the We-Cycle Resource Center — One year Later
Today, we’ll be chatting with Ashly Fletcher and Stan Hart from the nonprofit Bike Friendly South Dallas, which operates in the Forest District neighborhood out of a facility that our 2019 ALC class renovated for their annual service project. The work was done in...
Podcast: Community Driven Growth, Part II — Loveland Technologies
On today’s episode, we chat with Nick Downer of Loveland Technologies, which played a significant role in developing a property-mapping database for TREC Community Fund’s Community Driven Growth project. Be sure to check out Part I of our Community Driven Growth...