About Us
 West Dallas is made up of 11 square miles in zip code area 75212. More than one out of every three families live below the federal poverty level. It is surrounded by the Trinity River to the north, Interstate 30 to the south, downtown Dallas to the east, and Loop 12 (Walton Walker Freeway) to the west.
Most of the people in this neighborhood have lived their entire lives on the discarded, damaged products of our society. The demographics of West Dallas compared to the City of Dallas are staggering:
- West Dallas Family poverty rate = 39% / City of Dallas = 14.9%
- West Dallas adults never having completed high school = 65% / City of Dallas = 30%
- West Dallas number of college graduates = 2% / City of Dallas = 28%
- West Dallas infant mortality rate = 23% / City of Dallas = 4.8%
- West Dallas households not owning at least one car = 25% / City of Dallas = 10%
The average Pre-K child in West Dallas knows 1,500 to 2,000 words verses his or her peer in more affluent communities in Dallas knows 5,000 to 7,000 words
Population Served by BBHH in 2011
Brother Bill's Helping Hand stays committed to its mission of helping people bring change to their lives. Oer the years we have seen the positive results of mothers being better prepared to raise their children after participating in parenting seminars. We have watched the change quality health care can bring to a person’s life. We have helped women learn English and find jobs resulting in a family less dependent on BBHH for the essentials of life.
Below is a snapshot of the BBHH neighbors served in 2011:
- Unduplicated number of individuals served: 3,948
- Total number of households: 1102
- Total units of service: 70,799
- Income: 100% low-income
- Age: 40% children, 46% adults ages 18 – 59, 14% adults 60 and older
- Ethnicity: 68.5% Hispanic, 30.5% African American, 1% Other
- Household status: 49.4% married, 56% households with children
- Spanish speaking-only household representative: 34%
2011 Program Report
- Educational Programs: 6772 Visits (Bible Study, Devotional Time, English Class, Kids Craft Time, MoneyWise for Teens, PathWays)
- Essentials of Life Programs: 59,573 (Birthday Party in a Bag, Children's Clothing Center, Neighbor Day, Operation Clean Sweep, Back to School Carnival, Grocery Store, Children's Christmas Celebration)
- Healthy Living Programs: 4454 (Clinic Visits - Adult, Dental, Eye, Flu Shots, Labs, Glasses, Mammograms, Women / Health Education programs - Diabetes seminars, Family Talk/Diaper Day, Mr. Donovan's Sport Camp, Senior Health Care, Soccer Camp, Super Saturday)
2011 Volunteer Visits/ Hours Served: 5341 Visits / 16,878 Hours Served |
