Meet the Innovators: Central Dallas Ministries
Central Dallas Ministries collaborates to achieve more success in every one of their 16 programs, including a groundbreaking collaboration with PepsiCo to expand their food distribution exponentially. They are also renowned for their ability to engage those they serve in volunteering at their organization. As the largest multi-service provider in the Dallas area, they see the people they serve not as “clients,” but as neighbors with immense social and human capital.
Sonia White, Director of Nurture Knowledge & Nutrition for Central Dallas Ministries, oversees Summer Food, Afterschool Nutrition, Child Care Center Nutrition and the Resource Center. Once a high school art teacher, White began her career in non-profit in 2003 when she began working for the Greater Dallas Community Churches as a summer feeding site monitor. She has never left summer food and is now is very involved in public policy and advocacy at the state and national level as it relates to children’s nutrition and health.
