The annual North Texas Giving Day drive goes live this week on Thursday and will continue through the official Giving Day on Sept. 17.
Since 2009, the annual fundraising campaign has given area nonprofits a way to spread awareness about themselves by participating in a comprehensive event.
While hundreds of organizations that serve Rockwall County are participating in the 18th annual North Texas Giving Day, below is a list of participating nonprofits that are based out of the Rockwall County area.
To make a donation to any of the listed organizations, visit www.northtexasgivingday.org sometime between now and Sept. 17 and type its name into the search bar.
Service Animals
– Patriot Paws
Pet Adoption
– Rockwall Adoption Center
– Lone Star Underdogs Animal Rescue
– Great Pyrenees Rescue Society
Pet Medical Needs
– Rockwall PAWS
– The Pawerful Rescue
Arts
– Rockwall Artists League
– Rockwall Community Band
– Rockwall Community Playhouse
– Rockwall Summer Musicals
– Lone Star Synchro
Community Improvement
– Rockwall County Master Gardener Association
– Rockwall Women’s League
– Aspasians
Texas Pride and Heritage
– Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Domestic/Family Violence and Advocacy
– Women in Need
– Lone Star CASA
– Sisters of Grace Ministry
Affordable Healthcare
– Grace Clinic – Rockwall County
Pregnancy
– Pregnancy Resource Center
Food and Shelter
– Glows Community Lighthouse
Youth Programs
– Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas
Museums
– Northeast Texas Children’s Museum
Private Education
– Providence Academy
Autism
– Marigold Learning Academy ABA Therapy Center
Foster Care-to-Adulthood Transitioning
– Empower 7
Prison-to-Work Transitioning
– One Man’s Treasure
Human Trafficking Education/Survivor Services
– Poiema Foundation
Educational Enrichment
– Soroptimist International of Rockwall
– East Texas A&M University Foundation
Scholarships
– Hanna4Hope
– For the Love of Lacie
Grief Counseling
– Hope Dawning
Trauma Counseling
– Empowered Outreach
Social Services
– Rockwall County Helping Hands
Senior Services
– Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County
Hospice Care
– Villa Teresa
In addition to the online drive, several of these organizations plan to participate in the Rock the Block community event at The Harbor in Rockwall on Sept. 17 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.