Tracy Hamblen lives in an apartment building on Live Oak recently purchased by the nonprofit. If not for his little room, he says he would be lost.

“I made a promise to him that I would make a movie” about the 492nd Bomb Group, Alex Mena said. He expects ‘Crew 713′ to be finished next year.

The thing that really drives this GED prep and ESL program are the people who are willing to get involved, executive director Teri Walker says.

The nonprofit, comprising homeless shelter tenants and volunteer runners, is gaining visibility around White Rock Lake.

Olympic gold medalist and author Dr. Peter Snell and his wife, Miki, know good aging relies on physical activity and a little competition.

The nonprofit helps people pull themselves out of poverty, like college student Pearnetta Perry of East Dallas.

Sam Wade’s store has everything from current movies to foreign films that require an accompanying rental of an international DVD player.

The volunteers who help with each event are both women and men — somewhat unusual among local leagues, which are often made up entirely of women.

Vickery Place is an urban neighborhood. But 100 years ago, it was a 4-mile horse-and-buggy ride to Downtown.

“My family had a grocery store and a filling station in Little Mexico,” Villasana says.