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    Doing Good

    Dallas libraries look to North Texas Giving Day for budget boost

    Claire St. Amant
    Sep 17, 2014 | 8:34 am

    North Texas Giving Day kicks off September 18 with the goal of surpassing its record of 75,000 donations totaling $25.2 million. With more than 1,500 nonprofits to choose from, there's no shortage of deserving causes.

    But Kate Park, executive director at Friends of Dallas Public Library, is hoping generous Dallasites remember the library this year.

    Although most major American cities allot 3 to 4 percent of their budgets to libraries, Dallas sets aside just 2 percent. That leaves a lot of ground to make up, and because of increased budget cuts, the nonprofit Friends of Dallas Public Library now funds all the programming at area libraries.

    "For people who are tired of hearing about how underfunded the Dallas library system is, this is their chance to do something about it," Kate Park says.

    Park says Dallas libraries lost 50 percent of their staff and 30 percent of their funding over the last six years.

    "The city budget pays for books, buildings and bodies," Park says. "Everything else is paid for by donations. It is amazing what the library is able to do with the money we raise."

    With one in five North Texas adults classified as functionally illiterate, Park says there is much work to be done, including basic reading classes, GED prep courses, ESL education and enrichment programs such as story time.

    "North Texas Giving Day is a powerful way for people to understand what Friends of Dallas Public Library pays for," she says. "Not everybody uses the library, but a lot of people in our community depend on it."

    Organized by the Communities Foundation of Texas, the one-day fundraiser connects donors to local nonprofits with an enticing promise to amplify any donation of $25 or more made on the North Texas Giving Day website with $2 million in bonus funds. The virtual coffers are open from 6 am to midnight on September 18.

    One of the new projects that Parks is particularly proud of is getting the Dallas Central Library designated as an official GED testing center, the first of its kind in the South. Previously, El Centro College was the only GED testing location in Dallas. "We will now be able to have triple the amount of space for people to take the test," Park says.

    Park says the hardest part of her job is educating people about the fact that even though libraries are funded by taxpayer dollars, it still needs outside support to thrive.

    "For people who are tired of hearing about how underfunded the Dallas library system is, this is their chance to do something about it," she says. "We would love to get back to a point where we can continue to advocate for the library but it is not out of a place of scarcity."

    Friends of Dallas Public Library hosts events to encourage reading.

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    Friends of Dallas Public Library hosts events to encourage reading.
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    DPD News

    Dallas signs off on lease on UNT campus for police training academy

    CultureMap Staff
    Jun 13, 2025 | 5:39 pm
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    The Dallas City Council approved a lease with the University of North Texas Dallas campus for a proposed Dallas Police Training Academy. The lease paves the way for the development of a new Law Enforcement Training Center and Criminal Justice Center on a 20-acre site at UNT-Dallas, part of the City’s efforts to modernize police training and deepen academic partnerships.

    The new facility, which was first proposed in 2021, will house the Dallas Police Department’s Basic and In-Service Training Academy, along with a Criminal Justice Center, creating a centralized, state-of-the-art campus for officer development.

    Training spaces will include modern classrooms, indoor simulation labs, and areas for defensive tactics instruction.

    “This partnership reflects our commitment to preparing officers through modern, state of the art, community-connected training,” said Dominique Artis, Dallas Chief of Public Safety. “The combination of a police academy and Criminal Justice Center at a university campus enhances recruitment, education, and public trust.”

    Benefits of the Law Enforcement Training Center and Criminal Justice Center include

    • Academic Partnership: Collaboration with UNT-Dallas opens doors for research, continuing education, and career pathways for both officers and students alike - creating a pipeline to future cadets and expanding opportunities for local talent
    • .Modern Training Facilities: The campus will feature simulation environments, flexible classroom space, and the latest instructional technology.
    • Strategic Location: As the first police training academy in southern Dallas, the project brings long-term public investment to the area.
    • Dual-Campus Model: This site complements a planned Public Safety Complex elsewhere in Dallas that will serve as a field training location for both DPD and Dallas Fire-Rescue.

    According to KERA, the training academy is estimated to cost $185 million, plus $90 million for the public safety complex, for a total of $275 million. There is currently $96.5 million committed including $50 million from the 2024 Bond Program passed by the voters in May 2024, along with state grants, money from the Caruth Fund at Communities Foundation of Texas, and private fundraising commitments. Construction is expected to begin in 2026.

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