NCJW Greater Dallas Section

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Honor a Loved One with a Donation

Celebrate someone special and make a lasting impact with a tribute gift to NCJW Dallas. Whether you are honoring a birthday, wedding, or remembering a loved one, your donation serves as a meaningful way to recognize their legacy while supporting our mission to improve the lives of women, children, and families in our community.

Make a Meaningful Donation:

How It Works:

• Choose the type of tribute donation you’d like to make and click on its name below.
• Provide the details of the person you’re honoring or remembering.
• Optional: Share a personal message or note that we can send to the honoree or their family.

General Fund Donation

Your gift makes a direct impact on the lives of women, children, and families in our community. At NCJW Dallas, every dollar helps us provide critical support and advocacy to those who need it most. Your generosity is their brighter future.

Additional Tribute Fund Options

Your Gift, Their Legacy

When you make a tribute donation, you are not only honoring a special person in your life, but also contributing to the future of those in need.

Thank you for helping build a brighter, more just future for our Dallas neighbors.

Kate McCollum is a Senior Director at the Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL), a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing child poverty in Dallas by half within 20 years.

In her role, Kate leads Trust Her, the programmatic arm of CPAL’s reproductive and maternal health strategy. Trust Her works to optimize systems throughout a woman’s entire healthcare journey, from ensuring women can access their preferred method of contraception without barriers—allowing them to decide if and when they want to start a family—to building resources and clinical support for parents during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, so families are set up to be healthy, thriving, and stable.

Before joining CPAL, Kate worked with the Take Control Initiative, a contraceptive access project in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that reduced teen pregnancy rates by over 50% by removing barriers to birth control. She has extensive experience in women’s health and contraceptive access projects, complemented by research and graduate-level study in reproductive justice.

Kate earned a bachelor’s degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from Saint Louis University, where her research focused on bias and reproductive coercion in the healthcare industry. She also received a master’s degree in International Development and Gender, with a concentration in reproductive health, from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Helen Frank, the recipient of the Janis Levine Music Make-A-Difference Award for 2024, is a dedicated volunteer with a long-term commitment to NCJW (National Council of Jewish Women) Dallas.  

Her journey began over twenty years ago when she moved from Memphis to Dallas. Exemplifying the essence of selfless service, her primary goal has always been to positively impact the lives of those she serves, without seeking any attention for herself. 
 
Her faith and belief in Tikkun Olam, coupled with her firsthand knowledge of benefiting from others’ volunteer efforts, instilled in Helen a fervent desire to reciprocate. She aspired to be a role model for her three sons, drawing inspiration from her mother, Margie Snetman. Despite managing a women’s clothing store with her husband and raising five children, Helen’s mother volunteered at her children’s schools and in the community. 

Helen pursued her education at the University of Texas, Austin and received her BA in Journalism from the University of Memphis. Born in Memphis, she spent her early years in Oklahoma City before moving back to Memphis during her adolescence. Helen’s career in nonprofit management in Memphis provided her with an exceptional background: she was the Executive Director for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the National Kidney Foundation, overseeing 24 counties in West Tennessee. 

In 2002, she moved from Memphis to Dallas to marry Jerry Frank. Their blended family includes five sons and a daughter and seven much loved grandchildren.

In Dallas, long-time volunteers for the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) significantly influenced Helen. This includes past President Phyllis Bernstein, who tirelessly served both NCJW and the wider Dallas community, and mentored Helen. Others, like Joy Mankoff, demonstrated their commitment through actions and generous giving. Helen’s mother-in-law, Emme Sue Frank, was a devoted volunteer and a key figure in NCJW’s programs and philanthropy. Her cousin, Sheryl Fields Bogen, also made notable contributions as a community volunteer. 

Helen’s commitment to NCJW encompasses roles such as Vice President of Public Affairs, Vice President for Development, and Vice President of Communications, including publishing the newsletter. She also served as co-chair of the Birthday Luncheon and Awards Committee and chair of the Installation and Awards Luncheon. Helen volunteered for Kids in Court and tutored at the Martinez Learning Center, while also being part of the Nominating Committee. Currently, she is on the NCJW Board. 
 
In the community, Helen has served on the Board of Temple Emanu-El, where she performed the role of co-chair of the Caring Congregation and is now on the Music and Arts Committee. She was the Board Chairperson for the Dallas Women’s Foundation (now Texas Women’s Foundation) and contributed to the strategic planning, host, and board alumni committees. She has also served as a board member of the Friends of the Dallas Public Library and Healthy Futures of Texas (formerly NTARUPT), where she participated in the fundraising committee. 

We are beyond honored to regognize Helen. Congratulations!