Stereotypes abound about South Dallas, so the first step toward positive change is getting past stereotypes to facts. That's part of "keeping it real."

 

For facts, the South Dallas Community Action Coalition turned to the J. McDonald Williams Institute, the research arm of the Foundation for Community Empowerment. FCE and the Institute are built on the belief that community residents, drawing on their own hard-earned wisdom and armed with the best statistical data about their neighborhoods, are the most powerful force for change.

 

As a starting point for the work of the Coalition's five task forces, the Institute compiled a one-page analysis of each of the issue areas. Click on each topic in the adjacent list to see the data.

 

Click here to let task force members know what you think needs to happen on any of these issues.