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Join us on Saturday, November 23rd from 10 am - 12 pm for Act's Thanksgiving Work Day! We will be helping a partner church assemble and distribute thanksgiving meal baskets to neighbors who could use a little help this Thanksgiving. Our partner church is needing volunteers AND food donations for this food distribution! If you would like to volunteer and/or contribute food for this Thanksgiving Work Day, please fill out this form: https://lnkd.in/gwRaa_kG We hope to see you there!

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. – Psalm 100:4 May you start your day with an attitude of thanksgiving, recognizing that God is in control, He is sovereign over all, and loves us all more deeply than we can comprehend. We pray you can act in this way of love and gratitude to all you interact with.

“At the end of the street, stood a white house with black borders and dark bars around its windows. An imposing fence enclosed the property, adding to its stark presence. Inside, it was a drug house...” Want to see how this case resolved? Visit the link below to read the rest of the story and to see how one courageous woman stepped up toward making peace in her community a reality. https://lnkd.in/geRdrq8E

Thank you to all of the veterans who have given up so much for all of us to enjoy the freedoms we have on a daily basis. Your sacrifice in helping keep us all safe is not lost on us. We celebrate you today?–?Happy Veterans Day!

“In a hidden corner of the alleyway, the air held a whisper of unease, as if the very walls carried secrets too dark to be told. From his spot behind the rusty chain-link fence, Shadow watched the world with wary eyes...” Want to see how this case resolved? See the link below to read the rest of the story and to see how a brave neighbor made all the difference. https://lnkd.in/gjRati9s

“The house terrorizing the neighborhood appeared ready to crumble: tattered sheets draped the windows, the lawn was overgrown, and junk was strewn across the backyard. The old structure drooped beneath the darkness weighing down its walls.” Want to see how this case resolved? Visit https://lnkd.in/gSQhXKeh read the rest of the story and to see how after decades of despair, peace and hope were restored.

"In the heart of the neighborhood, where the streets narrow and the houses intertwine, a sinister atmosphere slowly settled in. It was a sweltering summer, the kind that seemed to make tempers flare and patience thin. The locals stayed cloistered in their homes, letting the streets burn in silence. One might think this was to escape the heat wave that swept over the city, but it was something much darker that kept them hiding behind their locked front doors." ... Want to see how this case resolved? Visit https://lnkd.in/gZUTb2ve to read the rest of the story and to see how hope was restored even amongst the ashes.

We are incredibly grateful for all of our sponsors for A City Transformed: An Evening Benefiting Act! Collectively, these sponsors have given $124,000 to help make stronger and safer neighborhoods for everyone. A special thank you to each of you! Bruster PLLC Triumph Financial, Inc.Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann Venverloh Family Foundation Tolleson Wealth Management Brown Fox PLLC Amase Stays Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP ISN O'Melveny & Myers LLP Locke Lord LLP Walker & Doepfner, PLLC American National Bank of Texas Haynes and Boone, LLP Robin Pou The Confident Leader Rising Phoenix Resources Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Stream Realty Partners GT Law LLC Holland & Knight LLP Gibson Dunn First United Bank Sidley Austin LLP

"“...To anyone else, it was just an abandoned house. To her, it was a canvas of chaos with broken windows and overgrown weeds, bringing an unsettling darkness in her life...“ Want to see how this resolved? Visit https://lnkd.in/g4Hhaama to read the rest of the story and see how incredible courage brought light into this dark place.

“This house may have once been a proud family home, but over the years, it had fallen into severe disrepair. Once adorned with a vibrant garden, it had transformed into an overgrown jungle, a wild tangle of neglect and abandonment...." Want to see how it ends? Click the link to read the rest of the story and see how this became the end of an era of terror and the beginning of an era of peace. https://lnkd.in/g8WDbuZi