We are looking for
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Business Partners and Sponsors

The best way to advocate for your own community is to get involved.

Make a difference

a win-win for everyone 
Your business will make a difference by sponsoring or partnering with us. A community is closer and stronger when we advocate and support one another. 
Your business can do well while doing good. We believe the public will see your leadership and value your business more knowing you are doing something good by partnering with a social cause. 

Celebrate. Advocate. Lead the way. 
Your leadership will also encourage other supporters to get involved. And this is incredibly valuable to our clients and their families, knowing they have a community who sees, listens, and advocates for them. ​

Workforce Placement Program

One way we advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities is by finding businesses who will hire them. Most of our clients look forward to going to work and working hard to the best of their abilities.
​They just need the opportunity to prove themselves. 

We need businesses who will give them a chance. 

hire them

We can help these families by providing jobs. Involvement in the workforce alone is a major step forward for our clients. 

 Train them

This is a process, but we can help. Our resource center, along with your business, can properly train our clients to be great employees. 

let them shine

Statistics have shown businesses that hire an individual with a developmental disability are happier places to work. 

Want to partner with us? 

Be a great business that does great things. 

Sponsors
who have helped us move forward
​Google Data Center Grants
We bring the best of Google to help solve some of humanity’s biggest challenges — combining funding, innovation, and technical expertise to support underserved communities and provide opportunity for everyone.
United Way
The United Way of West Ellis County values inclusiveness and encourages diversity.
​It shall be the policy of UWWEC to value and embrace diversity in all aspects of its activities without regard to race, sexual orientation, religion, creed, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, veteran status or any physical or mental disability. Likewise, we strive to effectively serve people from all backgrounds, encourage the growth of all and to embrace and celebrate the diversity of our community.
​Santander US
The world's a better place when we all make an effort to do the little things that drive real change. At Santander Bank, we believe your bank should be part of this effort. This conviction extends to our colleagues, whom we empower to "walk the walk" through our many corporate programs that encourage community service and charitable giving. The result? Thousands of our hours spent every year helping our neighbors, fellow citizens and communities.
HILCO Electric
HILCO Electric Cooperative members join other electric cooperatives around the nation in participating in Operation Round Up®. Operation Round Up® is a voluntary program in which we "round up" your residential electric bill each month to the nearest dollar amount to provide funding for local community and charitable organizations in our service area.
​​Whataburger
For over 60 years, Whataburger® has been deeply committed to supporting our communities. We’ve given back through charitable donations, sports sponsorship's, volunteering—and just doing what’s right. Whataburger is also proud to support a variety of worthy causes handpicked by our employees, including Cancer Research, Children's Education, Child Abuse Prevention, Childhood Disabilities, Assisting the Hungry, Military Support and Disaster Relief.
State Farm Insurance
State Farm® has a rich history of giving back to the communities where we live and work. Our values support building safer, stronger, and better-educated communities. Aligning with our company mission, State Farm supports social efforts.
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Gully Animal Hospital
Moody Foundation
Benefiting the People of Texas: For more than 75 years, the Moody Foundation has funded projects and programs that better communities in our great state.
MCDC
The Midlothian Community Development Corporation focuses on the maintenance and operating costs of publicly-owned and operated projects, such as parks, roads, auditoriums, learning centers, athletic and exhibition facilities, open space and other related improvements.
Action Fire Pros
We are a full service, family-owned, commercial fire protection company Action Fire Pros exists to help save lives and property.
MOD PIZZA
Giving back to the communities we serve is part of our purpose-driven mission at MOD. We support a variety of charities throughout the year, working primarily with groups that serve youth and families. Our efforts are focused at the local level, in the neighborhoods where we live and work. To be considered, your organization needs to be located near a MOD Pizza and provide services within that area.
Robert E. Fennell Foundation
The Robert E. Fennell Foundation benefits philanthropy, voluntarism and grant-making foundations, focusing specifically on named trusts/foundations N.E.C. programs. It also operates under the secondary name/chapter Leon Stanley White. ​
Van Amburgh Valuation Associates, Inc. (VAVA Inc.) VAVA Inc. provides a range of business valuation services for corporations, partnerships, professional practices, estates, judicial bodies, and individuals. Established in 2005, VAVA Inc. assists in the analysis and evaluation of business assets and business interests for various purposes. VAVA Inc. also provides expert court testimony and mediation services to resolve various valuation-related disputes.
The Greenery
​The Greenery opened in 1987, by Deborah and Scott Green. It is still managed by the Green family with the help of their children Cassie and Bruce. The Greens have spent a lifetime in Ellis County and know the flora and soils. With staff included, they represent over 100 years of plant experience. ​
TIMCO Logistics 
We are committed to honesty and straightforwardness with everyone.
“Confidence…thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt Even when the honest answer isn’t the one you want to hear, we promise to give it to you straight.
​Texas Chili Company​
Texas Chili Company began doing business in December 1952, making “brick” chili from an old recipe. Chili was prepared and filled into rectangular brick shaped pans and frozen, thus the name brick chili. Although the packaging has changed, we still produce our Famous Beef Chili and market it throughout Texas and the Southwest.
TEXAS CHILI COMPANY IS FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS.