Nonprofiting Serve Denton

We talked with Tracy Maddoux from Denton County MHMR about the LOSS Team, which is a program that provides immediate support and resources to suicide survivors (someone who has lost a loved one to suicide) as close to the time of their loss as possible.

We talked with two mentor navigators from NewDay Services' Fatherhood EFFECT Program, which is a class that gives male caregivers the skills they need to become more involved and stronger dads.

We interviewed Amber Shattuck from Communities in Schools North Texas to talk about a new mentoring program coming to Denton called Lunch with a Leader, which focuses on leadership development in a small group atmosphere.

This is the second segment of our "Homelessness in Denton" episode! We talked to Leslie Wisenbaker and Michael Pirtle about what is already going on to alleviate homelessness in Denton and what the community can do to help.

We took some time to talk to a mother of 5 who once was homeless to hear her story about moving into transitional housing at The Wheeler House and then to permanent housing. We also talked to Michael Pirtle, director of Vision Ministries, about his perspective on homelessness in Denton.

We took a look at the tiny house lifestyle with Alexis and Christian from Tiny House Expedition. They built their own tiny house from scratch and have been traveling the nation to document the tiny house movement. Now let's bring it to Denton!