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  • Back to Busy: How to Protect Your Sobriety in Demanding Seasons

    As a former teacher, I still remember the feelings that came with the fall season. The excitement of a new school year was usually paired with the anxiety of a full calendar and the pressure of performing. Fall comes with new school schedules, extracurricular activities, social events, family obligations, academic expectations – the list goes…

  • COLLIN COUNTY NEWS

    AS COLLIN COUNTY GROWS, NONPROFITS IN FIELDS LIKE SUBSTANCE ABUSE WILL BE TESTED We see the signs. We hear stories about doctors charged with overprescribing or selling prescriptions. We read headlines about an opioid crisis sweeping the country. Heroin in lower income communities; prescription pain medication in the higher echelons. BY ALEXANDRA CRONIN Read More

  • GRACE TO CHANGE RECEIVES GRANT FROM CITY OF MCKINNEY FROM OPIOID SETTLEMENT

    McKinney leaders recently directed $100K in opioid crisis funding to Grace To Change (GTC), expressing confidence that GTC was the right place to utilize the settlement from opioid abatement litigation awarded to the state of Texas. Shannon White spoke to the McKinney City Council, asking for the grant money, saying, “Many people will never need…

  • GRACE TO CHANGE RECEIVES AWARD FROM LOCAL PHILANTHROPY

    At their Spring Giving Event, 100 Women of McKinney, a local philanthropy passionate about making a difference in the community, selected Grace To Change to receive a financial gift in recognition of their service to those needing treatment for substance abuse. ​The philanthropy showcased three deserving organizations and asked members to choose which organization would…

  • GRACE TO CHANGE RECEIVES GRANT FROM TEXAS BAR FOUNDATION

    The Texas Bar Association recently awarded its Fall 2022 Charitable Grant to Grace To Change. The Association recognized the benefits of GTC’s “Treatment Over Incarceration 2023” program. The program offers scholarships for Collin and surrounding county residents charged with non-violent drug and/or alcohol offenses who are currently doing well within the parole/probation system. The program’s…

  • GRACE TO CHANGE IS PROUD TO BE THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2022 CDC QUALITY OF LIFE AWARD

    Each year, the McKinney Community Development Corporation presents a Quality of Life Award to an individual or organization that has made a positive difference in the lives of McKinney citizens. ​ The Quality of Life Award provides an annual opportunity to recognize an individual and/or organization that works to make McKinney a better place to…

  • HOW ONE NORTH TEXAS NONPROFIT IS HELPING PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION GET BACK ON THEIR FEET

    A common and dismissive statement in our society is that people never change, but nothing could be further from the truth. Given proper guidance and support, anyone is capable of change. BY DARRECK KIRBY, COSERV Read More