The Salvation Army of Amarillo Harrington Hope Center is a shelter that provides a warm bed, meal and shower as well as case management and community resources. As laundry facilities keep the shelter up and running, this project will upgrade laundry appliances in the men’s, women’s and family shelter areas.

The Rapoport Academy Public School’s Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program will complete a fabrication lab, create an outdoor classroom with raised flower beds and picnic tables, and renovate the school’s food truck all to create an engaging outdoor learning experience focusing on sustainability and entrepreneurship.

Aid the Silent will make major improvements to better serve deaf and hard-of-hearing children. New sidewalks will ensure students with additional disabilities can access the building. In the wake of plumbing issues, a new patio and playground are needed for teens working with mentors and parents in between their children’s audiology appointments. A stage will allow for family movie nights and community events that currently host over 100 families with hearing loss every single month.

The African American Museum has a been a beacon of light for sharing and preserving the African American experience in the DFW Metroplex. The new courtyard will have diverse plantings around the edges and the interior of the courtyard will become an intimate space appropriate for a variety of events and educational programming. The courtyard will receive a planting and irrigation upgrade.