UP GiVE IT NORTH DALLAS SHARED MINISTRIES

SERVES: The working poor and seniors on fixed incomes in the North Dallas area

North Dallas Shared Ministries is a huge multi-faith operation that has grown from a room inside a church to a 20,322-square-foot building on Merrell Road. Five local clergy saw the need for a more effective system for serving those in need, and now hundreds of volunteers from 51 different congregations all over Preston Hollow mobilize to do just that. The nonprofit provides medical care, financial aid, ESL classes, clothing and food to more than 30,000 people.

VOLUNTEER: NDSM has a variety of positions available, from clerical work to physical labor. Work in one of the clinics, teach English as a Second Language, drive a delivery van or help stock the food pantry.

GIVE: $15 buys five all-day bus passes to get a client to and from work for a week

$40 buys all Dallas ISDrequired school supplies plus two uniforms for one child

$100 buys four pairs of new shoes

CONTACT: 214.358.8700 ndsm.org