Most of the media often paints all businesses with a single stroke, but in our experience businesses are each unique and so many of them are focused on making the world a better place. We’ve highlighted a few such gems below.

Roscoe Compton-kelly | Entrepreneur and Drag Personality

My business, Diamondfire Productions, is focused on not only supporting the local LGBTQIA+ nonprofit community, but additionally supporting our emerging drag talent as well. Several years ago, one of our queens, Marsha Dimes, developed the idea of hosting drag brunches as a mechanism to raise money for various nonprofits in North Texas that supported LGBTQIA+ individuals. Through these drag brunches, we’ve raised over $300,000 for various nonprofits doing amazing work here in North Texas. When Marsha decided to step down as the lead to focus on other projects, three of us decided to pick up the mantle and continue to the host the brunches. Read more>>

Jordan Cummings | “The Resale Shop”

The Resale Shop is a social enterprise of Center for Transforming Lives. This means all proceeds (minus business expenses) directly support the nonprofit. Center for Transforming Lives works side-by-side with women and their children to disrupt the cycle of poverty in Tarrant County by offering housing supports, early childhood education, economic mobility services, and clinical counseling. The Resale Shop keeps quality high and prices low so that our customers can always find what they need at an affordable price. We have a sale every single day so that items are accessible and affordable to the community. Read more>>

Alejandra Garcia-ponce | Latina Social Club DFW Founder

The Latina Social Club Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) is a community-based organization dedicated to fostering a supportive environment for Latinas. By providing opportunities for networking, cultural preservation, and advocacy, the club strengthens the Hispanic community in DFW and contributes to the broader movements of women’s empowerment and gender equality worldwide. We actively share community events with our group to promote local businesses and create a vibrant sense of community. Additionally, we support BIPOC, Latina, and small-owned businesses, helping to empower these underrepresented groups and contribute to a more equitable and inclusive society. Read more>>

Casey Reilly | Director of Financial Operations and Development

Solutions provides accessible and affordable addiction treatment services to adult men and women. In the treatment industry, most services are unaffordable to the regular person. Prices can be astronomical. Solutions is proud to provide the same quality (if not higher quality) as other facilities at a rate that anyone, including those experiencing homelessness, can afford. We’ve been known to give an exorbitant amount of services away for free. Over the past 4 years, we’ve given away over $1 Million in services… The impact of this is easy to see… those who have lost it all can get the help that means the difference between life and death. It means putting people back to work, giving them purpose, emphasizing the beauty of helping others, reuniting families, and so on. Read more>>

Damia Cleaver | Executive Director and Instructor with the Youth Symphony of Denton

As a provider of music instruction and guidance, we help young students grow in their performing abilities and create future audiences for Symphonies around the world. In our community, we offer inexpensive concerts performed by our students, preform some free concerts in under privileged neighborhoods, and encourage all people to stretch out of their comfort zone and learn to play an instrument. We also offer field trips for our student to neighboring professional Symphony concerts to help grow their knowledge and love for music. Read more>>

Lashella Sanders | Voice Teacher

My business is all about building a community where people can find their voice and sing their hearts out! I’m here to help singers of all levels erase those self-doubts and discover the awesome power of singing like their true selves. With personalized lessons and tons of encouragement, my studio becomes a safe space where singers can let loose, explore their vocal potential, and just have fun with singing. As my students grow in confidence and skill, they start sharing their amazing voices with the world. Their performances, full of passion and authenticity, inspire others to embrace their own creative spark. It’s like a ripple effect spreading through the community and making it a more vibrant and connected place. Read more>>