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Founded in 1987, Big Thought is a nonprofit organization that offers a range of creative learning programs. It serves preschoolers and adolescents and supports adults, including teachers, parents, caregivers, librarians and mentors. The organization provides a curriculum that includes art to improve literacy skills and cognitive development. Big Thought s creative solutions program includes several workshops and serves more than 20,000 at-risk individuals between the ages of 12 and 18. Its library live program includes culturally diverse performances to increase library attendance. The organization additionally conducts Thriving Minds and Everyday Einsteins programs. Big Thought partners with community agencies, school districts, library systems, child care and recreation centers and juvenile detention facilities. The organization is located in Dallas.

HistoryFrom its humble beginnings of educating a single class of eight children in donated space, the original East Dallas Community School campus has expanded to serve 100 inner-city children through parent education and daily classroom programs. In 1999, Lumin Education opened a second campus that replicates the programs and success of the original model. In 2009, we opened its third location in the neighborhood north of Bachman Lake. Together the three campuses of Lumin Education serve more than 550 children and their parents.SpecialtiesLumin Education is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization which operates early childhood learning centers with programs to meet the needs of children from birth to age nine. Lumin Education was founded in 1978 for the specific purpose of proving that all children, regardless of race or income, can succeed in school when we start young and involve parents.

The Low Birth Weight Development Center in Dallas, TX is a non-profit organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of families affected by low birth weight. Through their center-based program, they provide essential services and support to help improve the development and well-being of these children. With the help of generous donors and volunteers, the Low Birth Weight Development Center offers programs and services aimed at changing the future for these families, ensuring that anything is possible for their children. Their annual Awards of Hope event celebrates their achievements and raises awareness for their cause.Generated from the website