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Social Innovation Alumni Program

The Social Innovation Alumni program is designed to continue the investment of human, social and financial capital in Social Innovation Lab alumni organizations to aid in capacity building, scaling and expansion in order to drive impact in education, income and health in North Texas.

The newly developed Social Innovation Alumni program will support our alumni from both the Incubator and Accelerator programs and will grow with each graduating class. The initiative enables us to continue investing in our ventures through financial prizes, human capital in the form of mentorship and professional development, and social capital in the form of networking, cross-pollination and community building.

Results & Impact

$76.6

million
raised by Social Innovation Lab Alumni since 2013

2,664+

partnerships
forged by Social Innovation Lab Alumni since 2013

517,000+

North Texans
served by Social Innovation Lab Alumni since 2013

$76.6

million
raised by Social Innovation Lab Alumni since 2013

2,664+

partnerships
forged by Social Innovation Lab Alumni since 2013

517,000+

North Texans
served by Social Innovation Lab Alumni since 2013

The Social Innovation Alumni program is sponsored by

Comerica 

Invest in Lasting Change

Together, we can improve access to education, income and health so all North Texans can thrive.

Explore Our Other Programs

We create, lead and invest in initiatives that improve access to education, income and health.
Encourages students to build values and character with the support and involvement of NFL players and representatives.
Expands access to affordable, long-term college savings accounts for low- and moderate-income families.
Supports North Texans who are looking for health insurance through the Marketplace, Medicaid or CHIP.
A free family support line that promotes child development by connecting North Texas families with community-based resources.
A parenting education program that empowers parents to create homes where children can thrive.

Social Innovation Accelerator

Preserve Owner Prosperity

2024

An organization that works to stabilize and strengthen historically under-resourced neighborhoods, preserve and elevate their unique histories, and ensure that as revitalization advances, legacy homeowners can participate in the prosperous future of their communities

Social Innovation Incubator

Cortina’s Venture

2023
Cortina Jackson

A nonprofit that aims to provide transformational services for women of domestic violence so they can make a new start. Services will include housing for one year through a rapid rehousing government program; opportunities for film, acting and speaking engagements; employment opportunities; and housing, healthcare, childcare and court services.

Destination Known Work Group

2022
Leon Theodore

Provides a curriculum that empowers BIPOC youth to be viable in an evolving global society. The founder’s vision is to create positive outcomes for youth of color by empowering the ecosystem they inhabit through professional development for teachers, community development and advocacy.

Harmoni Health Education Services

2022
Sherry Washington

Harmoni Health Educational Services offers CPR classes for medical and non-medical personnel. Their classes are certified through the American Heart Association and meet guidelines to cover employees’ need for CPR certification.

Mind Molders

2023
Toneisha Qualls

A for-profit business that works to educate adult learners to provide children with positive childhood experiences. The goal of Mind Molders is to put North Texas children on a solid platform for promoting beneficial learning and social-emotional growth.

Reading Huddle

2023
Rae Phillips

A small business that uses video lessons featuring celebrities and athletes as reading “coaches” to encourage families to develop a daily story time routine with age-appropriate books. Reading Huddle’s goal is to increase preschoolers’ kindergarten readiness so they are prepared on their first day of formal schooling.

S.E. Charities

2023
LaToya Thomas

A nonprofit service that addresses the limited resources available to senior citizens in marginalized communities. The goal is to restore dignity to our senior population by providing adult incontinence supplies, evidence-based programs (such as cognitive memory therapy and companionship assistance) and other ancillary services/items.