Nonprofit Leader & Community Organizer; Co-Founder & Chief Development Officer at For Oak Cliff; Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree
Xavier Henderson Biography
Xavier Henderson is a nonprofit leader, educator, and community organizer recognized as the co-founder and chief development officer of For Oak Cliff, a Dallas-based organization focused on increasing social mobility and social capital in the South Oak Cliff community. Henderson co-founded For Oak Cliff to expand access to resources and opportunities in his home neighborhood of South Oak Cliff in Dallas. Previously, he worked for Teach For America, teaching sixth grade at a school on the same street where he grew up, drawing on his personal experience as a Dallas public school student with limited resources. While teaching, Henderson observed the barriers families faced in meeting their needs and accessing adult educational opportunities, which motivated him to establish For Oak Cliff.
Alongside co-founder Taylor Toynes, also an Oak Cliff native and alumnus of the University of North Texas and Teach For America, Henderson initiated a Back to School Festival to provide resources to local students. This effort evolved into the For Oak Cliff nonprofit, which addresses systemic issues in the community through programs in physical and mental health, college counseling, a community garden, and education for all ages. For Oak Cliff aims to address systemic oppression in South Oak Cliff by fostering a culture of education, with initiatives centered on education, advocacy, and community building. The organization distributed 1.3 million pounds of food during the pandemic and expanded to a 10-acre campus.
Henderson's work has been recognized in the nonprofit and social impact sectors, including the Echoing Green Fellowship and inclusion on Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Impact List. He was featured in The Root 100 annual list highlighting Black achievement for his role as co-founder and chief development officer of For Oak Cliff. Henderson has also received a 40 Under 40 Award from Dallas Business Journal and the Social Innovation Award from Teach For America, which honors individuals with innovative approaches to impacting education in their communities.
Henderson holds a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from Columbia University, a Master of Education from Southern Methodist University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of North Texas. As a recipient of the M.S. Nonprofit Management Master's Program Merit Fellowship Award, Henderson pursued advanced training to support the growth and scalability of For Oak Cliff's model. Henderson and his team have worked to adapt the For Oak Cliff approach for neighborhoods across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and beyond. For Oak Cliff has hosted the Power of Proximity Summit, convening community leaders to develop solutions for the South Oak Cliff area. Through his experience, academic background, and ongoing work in community development, Henderson contributes to conversations on equity, education, and place-based organizing.
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