Under a soaring, majestic tree on the For Oak Cliff campus in Dallas, plans are taking root to replace heartache with hope.

"And so, we were just brainstorming as an organization, you know, what can we do to really change this narrative of what happened?" said Amber Hartfield, the For Oak Cliff director of operations. "It feels really personal."

That sentiment echoed across North Texas and the Dallas Police Department one year ago. That's when Officer Darron Burks was gunned down for simply pinning on a badge, ambushed while sitting in his patrol car in the For Oak Cliff parking lot.

The community-based nonprofit is a safe space for children, so becoming a place associated with such a loss was especially difficult.

"We really want to stand out as a beacon of hope for the co

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