Our Mission
Sharing Hope through community mobilization
Our Core Values
Christ-centered, Compassionate, Integrity, Unified, Servant-hearted, Influencer
H-E-B Family: Meet Lead Volunteer, Princess Najuma-Dawkins
After moving from Jamaica with her family to start a new life, Princess never expected to become a single stay at home mom. Despite the…
Reflections On My First Year at 6 Stones
Dear Friend, As the new Executive Director at 6 Stones, I’ve had the privilege of seeing our programs for the first time this year. The…
Our Prayer For You This Thanksgiving
There’s something special about the way things come together at Thanksgiving. Whether your family are travelers or stay-at-homers. Artisan chefs or keep-it-simple cooks. The beauty…
6 Stones: An Oral History
As we celebrate our first decade, the staff at 6 Stones felt that we ought to reflect on the history of our organization and programs.…
New Hope Center
Dorothy: Breaking Down
Dorothy did everything the “right way.” She married her high school sweetheart, started a family, and landed a great job almost as soon as they…
The Reyes Family: Change Demands Constants
Jason and Nycole Reyes came to this community in the middle of a battle for their lives. They were both overweight. Doctors warned Jason that,…
Guest Post: Six Degrees of Support
Text By Francesca “Franki” Taylor In 1929, Hungarian author, playwright, poet, and journalist Frigyes Karinthy became the first proponent of the “six degrees of separation”…
Guest Post: The Job Hunt
Text by Francesca Taylor Disclaimer: “The Job Hunt” is a work of non-fiction. While I’m sharing my true story, I am in not qualified to…
Community Powered Revitalization (CPR)
FAQ: Community-Powered Revitalization
If you know anything about 6 Stones, you're probably familiar with Community-Powered Revitalization (CPR). But knowing that it exists and understanding the program are two…
CPR Fall 2017: A Whole Community
Every year, I ask myself the same thing: “how can we tell the story of Community-Powered Revitalization again without re-telling it?” There’s only so many…
Laquita: More Than a Yard
A yard is never just a yard. It’s more than grass and dirt. For many of us, a yard is a place of escape. The…
Boval: A Community Company
CLEBURNE — Less than a mile from the Chisholm Park Tollway, Boval BioSolutions stands alone against the broad Texas sky. Surrounded by a stretch of…
School-Based Initiatives
H-E-B Family: Meet Lead Volunteer, Princess Najuma-Dawkins
After moving from Jamaica with her family to start a new life, Princess never expected to become a single stay at home mom. Despite the…
Night of Hope 2019: The Christmas Legacy
Our community may be young, but it has a storied history of love and compassion. That's why, no matter where you go in the Mid-Cities,…
The Samano Family: Christmas Restored
HURST — Crystal Samano settles into a metal chair, coffee in hand, and slides her sunglasses down her forehead to shield her eyes on what…
Operation Back 2 School 2019
Beginning on Monday, August 5 and concluding with a final distribution event one week later, Operation Back 2 School served 4,792 at-risk students in HEB…