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)
Community Powered Revitalization: Fall 2019 Recap
It's been ten years since the first Euless Revitalization blitz. Even longer since the first two homes were repaired. Even though the program has only…
The Pesinas: Fifty Years of Love and Memories
I feel two things as I step over the threshold into Rosa’s home: cramped and welcome. Because the living room has been converted into a…
Community Powered Revitalization: Community Has No Boundaries
EULESS — There's a hush in the air as Theresa and I sit for her interview; the kind of warm, buzzing silence that catches you…
700th Restoration Project Makes Grapevine Feel Like Home Again
GRAPEVINE — The muted sounds of worship music hang in the air, drifting from a wireless radio across a ten-yard stretch of grass that serves…
School-Based Initiatives
OB2S 2015 Recap
BEDFORD– There's a good kind of exhausted, and hundreds of people are feeling it right now. Thanks to over 700 volunteers offering dozens of hours…
Talyna: Passing On The Gift
ARLINGTON — noise abounds in the Student Center of the University of Texas at Arlington. I'm setting up cameras and checking angles in the corner…
Transforming Lives
Two weeks ago, a father called the 6 Stones office. He had received backpacks and school supplies for all of his children the Saturday before…
Like a Child
“They say that love can heal the broken They say that hope can make you see They say that faith can find a Savior If…