The proceeds from this race support our efforts to serve children in need.

Our foundation’s mission is to create a healthier North Texas by providing high-quality mental health and educational services to underserved communities. Every dollar raised through the Mending Minds 5K goes directly toward that work, and thanks to generous donors like you, it continues to grow.

Supporting students and families in South Dallas. We continue our work with The King’s Academy and St. Philip’s School and Community Center, both in South Dallas. Through psychoeducational evaluations, therapeutic services, and teacher training, our clinicians help faculty and families understand and respond to each student’s unique needs. These evaluations have led to targeted interventions that are making a real difference in the classroom and at home. Many of these cases are complex, reflecting not only learning challenges but also trauma and difficult living conditions.

Caring for those who care for us. New this year, Parenting for the Present has partnered with the Dallas Police Department Wellness Unit to provide psychological evaluations and RTM (Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories) therapy to first responders’ children. RTM is an innovative, research-backed treatment that helps people find rapid relief from the lasting effects of trauma and PTSD without having to relive painful experiences. The Wellness Unit serves first responders from DPD and 28 other local and federal police and fire agencies, so this partnership extends our reach to the men and women who protect our communities every day, and to the families who stand behind them.

Responding in times of crisis. When deadly flooding struck Kerrville and Central Texas in July 2025, our crisis team responded quickly. Working alongside a team from The Housson Center, we provided more than 400 hours of direct and indirect clinical support to children, parents, and the broader community. In the wake of such tragedy, we could offer this care only because of your generosity.

Removing barriers to support. Your support also sustains and grows the Parenting for the Present Podcast, which brings together a diverse range of experts to offer free, accessible parenting insights and mental health guidance - another way we work to remove barriers to support and education.