Our Strategic Impact Model
Building a Future of Inclusive Well-being
Our core work is dismantling systemic barriers by directly connecting vulnerable Texans, including our elderly and people with disabilities, to essential resources: nutritious food access, restorative green spaces, and equitable workforce pathways. We prove that this direct access is the catalyst for achieving true health equity and accelerating economic mobility
By 2030, we will have established and scaled a financially diversified and sustainable blueprint across the North and Central Texas regions. This blueprint will provide documented evidence that our targeted access interventions significantly elevate health equity metrics—including food security rates, mental wellness indicators, and workforce participation—for seniors and people with disabilities in these communities.
Our Pillars In Action
Our Pillars In Action
Access & Lifelong Learning
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Sustainable economic mobility for vulnerable Texans is stalled by the lack of targeted skills advancement and a direct recruitment medium to connect talented individuals with professional opportunities.
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We drive economic mobility by creating equitable opportunities for employment and ongoing education. Our programs address the unique needs of older adults and people with disabilities, whose employment rates are often disproportionately low.
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The ALL Pathways Program: This formal training program ensures measurable career placement and progression by equipping participants with adaptive and professional skills. It directly counteracts the high rate of unemployment and poverty experienced by people with disabilities and older adults.
Community Book Club: A low-barrier access point designed to foster social well-being and combat social isolation, which is a major health disparity affecting older adults and people with disabilities. It promotes community connection and essential soft skills for lifelong learning.
Community Connect
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Critical disjointed resources and geographical inequity prevent vulnerable Texans from accessing the stability necessary to thrive.
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We drive resource equity by providing transparent, data-informed connections between vulnerable residents and essential services.
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Resource Mapping (GIS): We utilize U.S. Census Bureau ACS data to create our Resource Mapping GIS. This visual tool identifies neighborhood-level service gaps, showing exactly where critical resources are lacking.
Geographical Equity: Our mapping focuses on vital community resources, including local grocers (food access), green spaces (parks & trails), and libraries. This allows The CALME Space and its partners to target investment and collaboratively close these geographical gaps.
Organizational Partnerships: The mapping data informs strategic partnerships with local providers and civic leaders to eliminate service gaps and ensure resource access for vulnerable populations
The CALME Closet
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Long-term programmatic growth requires an internal, self-sustaining financial engine to fund capacity and reduce organizational dependence on external grants.
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The Closet ensures organizational sustainability and workforce training through an earned revenue strategy. This ethical commerce provides the financial stability needed to sustain essential services for vulnerable populations.
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Ethical Design Lab: This program focuses on organizational growth by developing and selling innovative, mission-aligned products or services. We sell pre-loved and discounted clothing items to create accessible and dignified options for clothing.
Organizational Growth: The revenue generated by The CALME Closet supports all three pillars of The CALME Space. This financial strength mitigates risk, ensures long-term operational viability, and allows for investment in program expansion.
Workforce Development: The Closet offers on-the-job training, mentorship, and practical skill development to participants in our Access & Lifelong Learning programs, providing a real-world, dignified pathway to employment and economic mobility.