Nonprofit volunteer opportunities in HEB ISD

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 challenges, Princess knew she wanted to be a part of her community in a special way.  Princess joined a local church, Meadow Creek Baptist, where she reached out to her…

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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 ISD this year. The event itself – hosted on August 10 – served nearly 3,000 students and their families, connecting them with resources for ongoing support as well as giving…

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BEDFORD — Christine sweeps the hair from her face, stifling a laugh as she repeats instructions for her ten-year-old twins. They’re supposed to be helping to clean the living room. But the boys are rambunctious; it’s hard to keep them focused on a task and harder still to ignore the comic nature of the things…

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A few years back, leaders from the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District came to 6 Stones with a dream: we want to run a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Camp in the summer. And we want it to be open to anyone who wants to come, regardless of their income level. So we asked some…

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Operation Back 2 School is one of the most exhausting, exhilarating things we do at 6 Stones. In the span of seven hours, nearly three thousand kids and their parents march through Campus West here in Bedford. Add the 801 volunteers who registered to guide them through the day and the scores of social service…

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