Blackshear Elementary would like to build a living mural garden with child-friendly pathways, a refreshed playground area, modular seating for outdoor learning, and shades that include charging and wi-fi stations to extend learning beyond the classroom walls. Family and community members will have access to an organic edible garden to cultivate fresh vegetables and native plant species to beautify their school community through environmentally supportive gardening and growing.

A Salvation Army chapter that provides shelter and resources that men need while they search for employment and permanent housing seeks to refurbish and repair its men’s dormitories, specifically the shower area where only one shower is functioning. The repairs will ensure clients have access to a clean, safe, and dignified space as they work to get back on their feet.

A nonprofit organization started by two teenage brothers with a goal to plant trees in an effort to positively impact the environment and improve the quality of life for area residents, wishes to replace trees that were lost and damaged as a result of the recent Texas winter storms. By planting and maintaining trees in the storm ravaged areas, they hope to reduce erosion and pollution in waterways and mitigate the effects of flooding.

A community seeks assistance in creating and revitalizing a green space in the heart of a city so it can reopen and invite the community back into a comfortable space where members can enjoy a vast array of events that will create lasting memories. It's part of a strategic plan to rejuvenate the downtown district making it a destination for residents and visitors alike.

A volunteer fire department seeks to make improvements to its fire hall which serves double duty housing firefighting equipment and functioning as a community hall. Upgrades focus on ensuring the building can serve as an emergency shelter if and when needed and allow the space to continue to be a gathering place for community and club events.

An organization that provides accessible, high quality mental health services to children and their families seeks to repair damages to its building sustained during a winter storm as well as add additional therapy space to provide care for more clients and reconfigure bathrooms to accommodate gender non-conforming clients. The improvements will provide a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space from which they can continue to provide a continuum of care.

A job acceleration program that provides on-the-job training for adults with intellectual disabilities is seeking assistance in completing construction on its operational hub where they offer training in 30 different job skills—from restaurants to animal care and help patrons find meaningful employment.

The Ted Phea Boys & Girls Club in East Lubbock seeks to renovate its oldest facility. The club gives children a safe and positive place to go every day after school and all summer long, and remodeling the library to add computers will help children ages 6-12 participate in the Stride Reading program, which will keep them reading on grade level or help them get caught up. 

An organization of African American women that has always sought to bring women together to serve the underserved, strengthen the community and provide avenues for volunteerism, civic activism, education, and cultural enlightenment seeks to bring its building up to code and in step with area development.