Explore Upswell

Explore Upswell



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Wednesday, November 15

8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Community Tour No. 1

Community Tours
Community Engagement


Pre-registration is required. Please visit the registration desk onsite (Skybridge Registration (2nd Floor, Convention) or email info@upswell.org if you’re interested in attending. Space is limited.   Sponsored by Communities Foundation of Texas and the Dallas Foundation   Owenwood Farm & Neighbor Space Nestled in the heart of Far East Dallas, Owenwood Farm and Neighbor Space, managed by GROW North Texas, is an Urban Farm Project that serves as a learning space for food production, food access, and policy. As a community gathering place, Owenwood Farm houses multiple nonprofits that offer various programs and services to the community. Through this partnership, GROW …

Wednesday, November 15

8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Community Tour No. 2

Community Tours
Community Engagement


Pre-registration is required. Please visit the registration desk onsite (Skybridge Registration (2nd Floor, Convention) or email info@upswell.org if you’re interested in attending. Space is limited.   Restorative Farms Restorative Farms (RF) founded in 2017, is a catalyst for a professional urban farm and agrisystem situated in South Dallas Fair Park, one of the city of Dallas’ most underserved communities. As a sustainable, profitable, professionally run urban farm, Restorative Farm serves as an “agrisystem” that can be replicated, yielding locally grown, fresh produce. During this site visit, attendees will partake in a tour of the farm grounds to learn how Restorative Farms …

Wednesday, November 15

8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Community Tour No. 3

Community Tours
Community Engagement


Pre-registration is required. Please visit the registration desk onsite (Skybridge Registration (2nd Floor, Convention) or email info@upswell.org if you’re interested in attending. Space is limited. Sponsored by Communities Foundation of Texas and the Dallas Foundation   Big Thought Big Thought’s north star is that all youth in marginalized communities will be equipped to imagine and create their best lives and world. Throughout their 36-year history of innovation, Big Thought has become a national model in arts education, out-of-school time systems, summer learning, and social-emotional learning. They manage a dynamic network of more than 600 partners to help scale programs and expand …

Wednesday, November 15

8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Community Tour No. 4

Community Tours
Community Engagement


Pre-registration is required. Please visit the registration desk onsite (Skybridge Registration (2nd Floor, Convention) or email info@upswell.org if you’re interested in attending. Space is limited. Sponsored by Lyda Hill Philanthropies   Pegasus Park Pegasus Park is a 26-acre campus dedicated to innovative companies and organizations across science, technology, health care, and social impact. Pegasus Park offers state-of-the-art facilities and amenities that enable the daily convergence of life science innovators, strategic business partners, and social impact organizations. The campus is home to more than 20 biotech companies, accelerator programs like MassChallenge and Health Wildcatters, universities like SMU’s Institute for Computational Biology, UT …

Wednesday, November 15

8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Community Tour No. 5

Community Tours
Community Engagement


Pre-registration is required. Please visit the registration desk onsite (Skybridge Registration (2nd Floor, Convention) or email info@upswell.org if you’re interested in attending. Space is limited. Sponsored by Rainwater Charitable Foundation   HOPE Farm (Ft. Worth Campus) HOPE Farm is a long-term leadership development program that guides at-risk boys, without the benefit of a positive male role model in their homes, from the time they are 5-7 years old until high school graduation and beyond. During this stop, participants will go on a walking tour of the Fort Worth Morningside Campus, which began as an abandoned crack house and has evolved into …

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