The North Texas Fatherhood Initiative, (NTFI) was recently awarded a grant from the City Of Dallas, South Dallas Trust Fund with matching funds provided by Brighter Day Credit Solutions and in-kind support from The Housing Authority of the City of Dallas (DHA). The grant was formed to assist in providing capacity building self-sufficiency and construction job or contract opportunities for the S.M. Wright Project on I-45, US 175 Hawn Freeway and Highway 310 in southern Dallas.
The 151.6 million dollar, fully funded S.M. Wright construction project is being created to increase safety, improve mobility and efficiency and enhance community connectivity and aesthetics. A primary goal of the Project is to secure minority subcontracting opportunities for qualified startup business owners who reside in the South Dallas community. As a part of this effort, NTFI will offer and conduct capacity building workshops for small minority and women-owned business enterprises.
“We are very excited about the potential subcontracting opportunities for South Dallas,” states Valerie Ballard, Executive Director of NTFI. “The S.M. Wright Project will have a tremendous economic impact on an area that has been neglected for many years. Our comprehensive training workshops will be designed to equip prospective minority contractors with the knowledge, preparation techniques and prerequisites necessary to successfully bid on specific jobs.”
NTFI will hold its training workshops at the Bill J. Priest Economic Institute, 1402 Corinth Street, Dallas, TX 75215 and Frazier Neighborhood Network Center, 4716 Hatcher Street, Dallas, TX 75210. Applications for the classes are available on the web site at www.northtexasfathers.org. Applications will be accepted through August 28, 2013. Workshops are scheduled to begin September 3, 2013. A limited number of business grants for the workshops are available to individuals who reside in zip codes 75210, 75215, 75223 or 75226.
For more information on the project and training workshops, email staff@northtexasfathers.org or call 214.444.8257.
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