La Donna Womochel PUSH is a marvelous support program for students with lived experience in foster care at the University of North Texas. During the monthly club meeting, the members of Voices United were privileged to hear the details of what this program does for students who have aged out of the foster care system…
Vicki Baker On March 12, 1990, over 1,000 disability rights activists marched from the White House to the U.S. Capitol demanding passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which had stalled in Congress. To illustrate the barriers people with disabilities faced every day, over 60 activists cast aside their wheelchairs and crutches and began…
Dianne Ace The guest speaker for the June meeting of Voices United was Maryam Flory, vice president of The Art Room, who spoke to the members about the nonprofit art studio which gives Denton residents with mental health issues a place to express themselves creatively. She said the vision of The Art Room is to…
Vicki Baker Robson Ranch is situated on the once-open Texas prairie. Today, there’s no sagebrush tumbling down dusty streets, horses aren’t the main mode of transportation, and longhorn cattle don’t roam freely in open pastures. What Robson Ranch does have is a diverse community, a colorful mosaic of people of differing backgrounds, ethnicities, nationalities, races,…
Vicki Baker The month of May is a time to celebrate—Memorial Day, Mother’s Day, and the start of summer. Yet there’s another often overlooked event: National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to reflect and celebrate the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders whose rich heritage helped shape the history of the United…
Vicki Baker A peaceful vigil featuring inspiring words and music brought us together on the fourth anniversary of George Floyd’s tragic death. Organized by Voices United, it was a solemn yet hopeful event as 25 advocates for change from the Robson Ranch community gathered to remember and reflect. As the vigil unfolded, a feeling of…
Jane Scholz Voices United members gathered to celebrate Cinco de Mayo on May 5 with the second edition of our Unsleepover party with a fiesta theme. The Unsleepover is a party with all the fun of a sleepover, but when it’s over, you go home and sleep in your own bed! Pajamas and loungewear were…
Voices United’s featured speakers in April were Michelle Salazar Perez and Zutella Vea Holmes, both affiliated with UNT. Professor Perez holds the prestigious Velma E. Schmidt Endowed Chair for Early Childhood Education, and Ms. Holmes is pursuing her doctoral studies in the Early Childhood Studies program. “Texas’ investment in pre-K education falls approximately $2,000 below…
Vicki Baker Food is more than just the taste on the plate. It’s the history of our cultures. It tells a story about who we are and where we come from. It connects people of different backgrounds and experiences. Just as we browse the relics of history in a museum, we gain similar insights by…
Charles Gray, an employee at Robson Ranch, was the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of the Voices United club in February. He talked about his family’s history serving in the military and aviation. His comments reinforced the importance of generational service to the military in our country. The Pentagon estimates 80% of the current…