The Founder and Executive Director of Shepherd Inn, Victoria Shepherd, is our guest on this episode of The Road to Innovation. Shepherd Inn is a South Dallas based non-profit transforming the lives of at-risk youth through shelter, education, and stability. Victoria shares her journey on how and why she had to take a leap of…

On this episode of The Road To Innovation we have very special guests from Wesley Prep and Heart House. Lori Cousino, Founder of Common Ground Experiment and 4th grade teacher at Wesley Prep, along with Christina Park, Site Manager at Heart House talk about their most recent Common Ground project "Heart Words." Students from Heart…

On this episode of The Road to Innovation, we hear from the President and CEO of Texas Women’s Foundation, Roslyn Dawson Thompson. We talk about Texas Women’s Foundation’s mission to advance economic and leadership opportunities for women and girls in Texas. We also discussed how COVID-19 has impacted nonprofit organizations, women and girls across the…

Several reports say child abuse is on the rise because in many cases they are in lockdown with their abusers. On this episode of The Road To Innovation we focus on the handling of child abuse cases during the pandemic. Our guest, Sarah Burns with Dallas Children Advocacy Center talks about the people involved in…

Sex-Trafficking is on the rise. Experts say they have seen a steady increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. On today’s episode on The Road To Innovation we introduce you to, CEO of New Friends, New Life, Kim Robinson to talk about what her organization is doing to restore the lives of sex trafficking survivors. Part of…

The current need for sheltering was already expanding prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, and now the challenges have consequently grown as more people find themselves out of work and out of food. People in the sheltered communities can feel alone and isolated, and the current situation will likely make this worse. They need our help….