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Winter’s blast of misery brings out Dallas’ big philanthropic heart Local charities say the immediate outpouring of support was unlike anything they’ve experienced before. Burst pipes damaged one of The Family Place s transitional housing apartments where moms and kids live for up to one year.(Courtesy of the Family Place) In all her years of fundraising, Family Place CEO Paige Flink has never experienced anything like Dallas’ rallying spirit during the February storms. And she hopes she never needs it again. Flink was sitting at her kitchen table command center when she sent a desperate tweet early in the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 16. The Family Place’s shelter was without power, 123 women and children were freezing, and the sprinkler system was about to burst. Pleading for help, she tagged city, county and state officials. ....
Paige Flink, passionate icon of The Family Place, says it’s time to step down Over 30 years, she created the Partners Card and gave Dallas a better understanding of domestic violence. Paige Flink poses next to a wall of photographs of former Family Place clients photographed by Judy Walgren more than 20 years ago. Flink is retiring as the CEO of the family center after 30 years of service.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer) Paige Flink spent the last week calling her board and a legion of supporters to tell them she’s leaving the helm of The Family Place. The popular CEO of Texas’ largest provider of domestic violence services says she’s ready to start a new chapter and is confident that she’s leaving The Family Place in a “rock-solid” position for fresh leadership and continued growth. ....
The spotlight illuminated these rich, powerful and philanthropic North Texas business leaders in 2020 Business news columnist Cheryl Hall’s profiles captured the resilience of D-FW leaders during the pandemic. The downtown Dallas skyline was illuminated in blue in April as part of the nationwide #LightItBlue movement to show support for those fighting COVID-19.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) A winning Super Bowl owner and powerful women business leaders. Black leaders guiding Dallas’ top business groups during a summer of racial justice unrest here and across the country. A philanthropic-minded leader working on North Texas’ most pressing pandemic problem, and one seeding the future for life after a vaccine. ....