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David's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church: Building Thriving Communities Through the Community Infusion Project
Transforming 75232: From Food Desert to Opportunity Oasis
For 51 years, David's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church has served the heart of Oak Cliff's most underserved community. Today, we're launching an ambitious initiative that aligns perfectly with Communities Foundation of Texas' mission to improve lives through health, wealth, living, and learning.
The Community Infusion Project: 9 Acres of Transformation
On 9 acres of underutilized land, we're creating a comprehensive ecosystem that addresses our community's most pressing needs while opening doors to opportunities our neighbors have never seen. Based on our guiding principle, "You can't expand to things unseen, you have to be introduced", we're building bridges from survival to thriving.
Immediate Impact Areas:
HEALTH: Community Garden & Food Security
WEALTH: Economic Empowerment Center
LIVING: Safe Community Spaces
LEARNING: Educational Innovation Hub
Why This Matters Now
Our Know Your Community report reveals a neighborhood at a tipping point. In zip code 75232, families classified as "Forging Opportunity" and "Urban Edge Families" are working multiple jobs yet struggling to advance. They're resilient, but systematic barriers from educational gaps to limited exposure to possibilities that keep them trapped in cycles of poverty.
The Community Infusion Project breaks these cycles by introducing our community to opportunities they've never encountered: urban farming, technology careers, entrepreneurship, and educational excellence.
Proven Track Record of Maximizing Impact
Our church congregation has connected with volunteers and formed powerful partnerships that multiply our every effort:
These partnerships prove our ability to leverage resources and create sustainable change.
Investment Opportunity for Transformational Change
Your support doesn't just fund programs, it catalyzes a movement. The Community Infusion Project will:
Phased Development, Lasting Impact
Join Us in Building Thriving Communities
North Texas Giving Day represents more than fundraising. It's about transforming communities for all. David's Chapel sits at the intersection of great need and greater potential. We're not asking for charity; we're inviting investment in a proven model of grassroots transformation.
Together, we'll turn a food desert into a garden of possibilities, transform unemployed neighbors into sought after skilled talent and entrepreneurs, and introduce children to futures they never imagined possible.
Your partnership makes this vision reality. Help us infuse hope, opportunity, and transformation into the heart of Oak Cliff.
David's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church is a 501(c)(3) organization committed to transparency, community impact, and measurable outcomes. 100% of North Texas Giving Day donations directly support the Community Infusion Project.
The Community Infusion Project exists to eliminate barriers and expand opportunities in our community by introducing residents to resources, experiences, and pathways they may not have previously encountered. We combat food insecurity, provide educational and workforce development, and create spaces for innovation, wellness, and growth. We do this believing that when people are introduced to new possibilities, transformational change follows.
The Community Infusion Project needs partners who believe in transformation through opportunity. We seek financial contributions at all levels to launch community gardens, STEAM youth programs, and workforce development initiatives that eliminate barriers for 75232 families. Monthly giving partners provide the sustainable foundation for consistent program delivery and strategic growth. For our major projects—the Peace Center and innovative middle school—we need visionary investors ready to create permanent infrastructure for community transformation. We also welcome in-kind donations of technology, equipment, professional services, and volunteer expertise. Join us in building a replicable model that turns barriers into bridges and introduces our neighbors to possibilities that change everything.
David's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church and the Community Infusion Project are committed to dismantling the systematic barriers that have trapped families in cycles of poverty within the 75232 zip code. We recognize that true equity requires more than equal access—it demands intentional introduction to opportunities that have been historically absent from our community.
We commit to:
Addressing Educational Inequities: Responding to the crisis where 24% of our neighbors lack high school diplomas by providing innovative STEAM education, career exploration, and pathways to 21st-century opportunities
Economic Justice: Creating wealth-building opportunities in a community where the median income is $46,574, through job training aligned with Dallas's growing industries, financial literacy programs, and entrepreneurship incubation
Food Equity: Transforming our federally-declared food desert through sustainable urban agriculture, teaching regenerative farming practices, and ensuring affordable, healthy food access where 1 in 5 households live below the poverty line
Opportunity Creation: Ensuring our 36% blue-collar workforce has pathways for advancement and that every family classified as "Forging Opportunity" and "Urban Edge Families" can break through employment barriers
Community-Driven Solutions: Centering the voices, experiences, and leadership of those most impacted by inequality, recognizing that our 50-member congregation's partnerships multiply our collective power
Sustainable Transformation: Building permanent infrastructure and replicable models that create lasting change, not temporary relief
We believe equity is achieved when zip code no longer determines destiny, and when every resident of 75232 has been introduced to the full spectrum of possibilities that lead to thriving, not just surviving.
Organization name
David's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
Causes
Religion/Spiritual Focus
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Dallas, Ellis, Rockwall, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Address
4353 S HAMPTON RD