Ray Jackson stands bundled up outside The Stewpot of First Presbyterian Church on Dec. 5, 2013 in Dallas. The Stewpot is one of the 25 partners that are part of the Dallas Morning News Charities campaign. (Sarah Hoffman/Staff Photographer)

Ray Jackson stands bundled up outside The Stewpot of First Presbyterian Church on Dec. 5, 2013 in Dallas. The Stewpot is one of the 25 partners that are part of the Dallas Morning News Charities campaign. (Sarah Hoffman/Staff Photographer)

The 29th Dallas Morning News Charities campaign kicks off on Thursday, November 20, at the Winspear Opera House.

Our last campaign raised nearly $1.7 million from about 2,000 donors, and we hope to increase those numbers in this, our 29th, campaign.

Because we handle all administrative costs, 100 percent of donations go directly to the 25 selected agencies that serve the hungry and homeless. If you donate $100, the entire amount goes directly to the agencies.

This year we welcome two new agencies into our campaign, The Bridge and Lancaster Outreach Center.

For more details about the campaign kickoff, please read the Editor’s Note by Bob Mong, Editor of The Dallas Morning News and chairman of The Dallas Morning News Charities:

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20141115-editors-note-dmns-29th-charities-campaign-kicks-off-thursday.ece

You can also follow our campaign on Facebook and Twitter. Check out the Dallas Morning News Charities campaign using #DMNcharities on Twitter.