“The idea of America needs to be embraced to its fullest potential.” That was the message delivered by Bishop Omar Jahwar, CEO and founder of Urban Specialists and host of “Heal America: A Course Correction […]
Marcus Bullock credits one thing above all else for helping him survive eight years in a maximum-security prison: the letters, notes of encouragement and photos he received from his mom. Rev. Sylvia Bullock sent her […]
Today, the Supreme Court rejected the Administration’s latest attempt to undo the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. It held that the Administration failed to offer a reasoned explanation for its decision to rescind DACA […]
Stand Together partners with Prison Fellowship, Flikshop to provide messages of love and support from family and friends for incarcerated men and women ARLINGTON, VA – Stand Together, a philanthropic organization dedicated to removing barriers in […]
Sara Wasserteil, the managing director of expansion and integration at Cara, writes in a Chicago Tribune opinion piece published recently, that the COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for employers to adopt more inclusive hiring practices as they rehire. She […]
In a USA Today opinion piece published May 31, Stand Together CEO Brian Hooks and Urban Specialists Founder Omar Jahwar write that the murders of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd reflect “a double standard in […]
The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police laid bare some of the deep-seated racism and injustices within our society. Any conversation about what’s going on in cities across the country today […]
Stand Together founder Charles Koch and CEO Brian Hooks will publish a new book. Scheduled for release November 17 and published by St. Martin’s Press, it is entitled: Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World. Koch and Hooks show how Americans from all walks of life can tackle our country’s biggest […]
Stand Together founder Charles Koch and CEO Brian Hooks recently sat down to answer frequently asked questions about Stand Together. Along with providing written answers, Charles and Brian also recorded some short videos. We hope […]
Charles Koch writes in a Fortune opinion piece published May 18, 2020, that while the coronavirus pandemic has “upended lives, shuttered businesses, and profoundly altered our expectations for the future,” Americans have always faced challenges. […]
1,000 acts of kindness will each provide $500 for a DFW family impacted by COVID-19 (Dallas, TX) – Today, Be A Neighbor Campaign and #GiveTogetherNow are challenging the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth community to submit 1,000 […]
A single mom of five can pay her rent and keep her family safe. A dad was able to purchase WiFi so his kids can do their schoolwork. A COVID-19 survivor who lost both her […]