Story by Jasmine Fain. Photos by Cyndi Brown. When you hear the words social and worker together, you might envision Cobra Bubbles. Cobra’s character in the movie Lilo and Stitch wore all black like a CIA agent, and threatened to take Lilo from her sister Nani. When our society speaks about social work, this can be the stereotype that comes to the surface, and the word can bring fear into peoples homes. As a community leader and social worker, Verna Jones, is working to embody the opposite,...

Under 1 Roof to Expand Support for Dallas and Collin County Families Experiencing Homelessness with $1.25 Million Grant from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos 32 organizations across the U.S. receive a total of $102.5 million from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund to connect families with housing and hope DALLAS – (December 1, 2025): Under 1 Roof, a housing and support services nonprofit serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Dallas and surrounding counties, today...