IRVING — There’s a competition Thursday night unlike almost any other.
Five North Texas nonprofits are competing for more than $200,000 in funding from the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.
From a hip-hop classroom to help teach disengaged students to more resources for expectant mothers and innovative ways to house the homeless.
Five nonprofits offering new ideas to solve old problems took the stage Thursday night in Irving trying to convince a panel of celebrity judges that their start up is worthy of $275,000 in prize money.
“We like to call it The Pitch,” said Jennifer Sampson, the president and CEO of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. “It’s like Shark Tank with a heart. And each of these innovators are driving measurable impact in the areas of education, income and health.”
Among those making their pitch, Entryway DFW, which offers discounted apartments to those who agree to take jobs inside the complex where they live.