Legal Hospice of Texas
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Legal Hospice of Texas is
a nonprofit lawfirm providing compassionate legal services at no charge to low income individuals who are terminally ill or HIV positive.
One source of funds for these services are IOLTA funds distributed through the Texas Access to Justice Foundation. It is likely these funds are in danger because of falling interest rates. Even so, The Legal Hospice of Texas was one of 6 nonprofits in the DFW-area to receive 2010-2011 Grant awards.
They also raise money from individual donors, foundations, businesses and other government programs like the Combined Federal Campaign
and Cy Pres. Donors include the Harold Simmons Foundation, Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Graham & Carolyn Holloway Family Foundation, The Joule Hotel, the B.B. Owen Trust, Odyssey VistaCare Hospice Foundation, Ryan White Care Act
, the Vanberg Family Foundation, Black Tie Dinner
and Kraft Foods
. Oscar Fierro, a Dallas designer, recently hosted a runway show where all proceeds were dedicated to the Legal Hospice.
a nonprofit lawfirm providing compassionate legal services at no charge to low income individuals who are terminally ill or HIV positive.
One source of funds for these services are IOLTA funds distributed through the Texas Access to Justice Foundation. It is likely these funds are in danger because of falling interest rates. Even so, The Legal Hospice of Texas was one of 6 nonprofits in the DFW-area to receive 2010-2011 Grant awards.
They also raise money from individual donors, foundations, businesses and other government programs like the Combined Federal Campaign
Combined Federal Campaign
The Combined Federal Campaign is a program allowing certain charitable organizations to solicit contributions from employees of the federal government of the United States...
and Cy Pres. Donors include the Harold Simmons Foundation, Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Graham & Carolyn Holloway Family Foundation, The Joule Hotel, the B.B. Owen Trust, Odyssey VistaCare Hospice Foundation, Ryan White Care Act
Ryan White Care Act
The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act was an Act of the U.S. Congress named in honor of Ryan White, an Indiana teenager who contracted AIDS through a tainted hemophilia treatment in 1984, and was expelled from school because of the disease...
, the Vanberg Family Foundation, Black Tie Dinner
Black Tie Dinner
Black Tie Dinner is a formal charity dinner held each year in Dallas, Texas to raise money for the North Texas gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. The first dinner was held in 1982. Since its inception, Black Tie Dinner has remained the largest GLBT fund-raising dinner in the...
and Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods Inc. is an American confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It markets many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earn more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, Tang...
. Oscar Fierro, a Dallas designer, recently hosted a runway show where all proceeds were dedicated to the Legal Hospice.