MADD: Mother's Against Drunk Driving Texas

09/21/23 • 8 min

The Simmons and Fletcher Local Missions Podcast

In this episode of the Meet Houston Missions and the Simmons and Fletcher Local Mission Podcast. Paul talks with Casie Harris, Manager of Victim's Services at MADD in Southeast Texas and the Valley. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a national organization that hosts several local and regional events aimed at reducing the amount of drunk and drugged driving accidents on our roads as well as assisting victims of these horrible accidents.

MADD is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1980 by Candice Lightner following the death of her daughter, who was killed by an impaired motorist. The organization, which is now a nationwide force for change, began with one mother’s vision in California.
MADD was instrumental in passing Bentley's Law in Texas to make drunk drivers pay child support and has been a force for change in the drinking and driving legal realm.
MADD has a number of events and opportunities for people to volunteer, fundraise, and get involved.
You can visit the main website at https://madd.org for more information. Local office numbers may be found via a Google search. You can also call 877-623-3435 to get connected with the right organization.
Meet Houston Missions and the Simmons and Fletcher Local Missions Podcast are produced by Simmons and Fletcher, P.C.

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Meet Houston Missions: Amazing Place Houston

In this episode, your host, Paul H. Cannon of Simmons and Fletcher, P.C., talks to Tracey Brown, the Executive Director of Amazing Place Houston. Amazing Place Houston was founded in 1996 under the name The Senior Place by Reverend Dean Robertson at St. Luke's Methodist Church. Amazing Place Houston serves people of all kinds who have been impacted by dementia, from the patients themselves to families to support professionals.
Amazing Place Houston’s paid daycare for dementia patients provides them with a wide variety of activities to enrich dementia patients’ lives. It is open on weekdays from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. They have bilingual (English and Spanish speaking) staff. There are various tuition packages to meet full-time and part-time needs and multiple budgets.
You can learn more about the various classes, locations, and opportunities by visiting https://www.amazingplacehouston.org/.
If you would like to get involved or obtain more information about Amazing Place Houston, please feel free to reach out to Day Program Director Carol Cooper at 713-660-1375 or [email protected]
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Meet Houston Missions: Feed the Hunger

In this episode of the Meet Houston Missions and the Simmons and Fletcher Local Mission Podcast, Paul talks to Regina Alexander Packathon, Coordinator for Feed the Hunger. Feed the Hunger is a mission that enables people to act locally to help feed hunger and needs worldwide. Feed the Hunger was originally based out of North Carolina but now has a large warehouse in Houston, Texas. This allows them to carry out their mission of setting up food and needed supplies, packing parties locally and across Texas.
Founded in 1968, Feed the Hunger has grown to 55 partners in 26 different countries, packed and delivered over 40 million meals, distributed over 27,904 Bibles, distributed over 1800 school supply packed backpacks, and helped over 13,000 children through their programs.
The way Feed the Hunger works is that they coordinate 4 moving parts to bring people together into a fun mission project that takes the volunteers only a few hours but makes a huge difference in the lives of the needy worldwide. Feed the Hunger seeks out a location for a party, sponsors (if necessary) to purchase the dehydrated food, volunteers to pack the food, and then supplies the food to be backed so that hundreds of packed meals can be churned out in a short time. In addition to providing food supplies, they also provide school supplies and bibles to people in need.
Costs
If you would like to host a packing party at your place of business or church, the sponsorship cost is $65 per person. You can either arrange for this amount yourself or reach out to Feed the Hunger and offer your space for when they have sponsors looking to set up packing parties.
Contact:
If you would like more information on how to volunteer or otherwise participate in a packing party, call 1-888-772-9634, email [email protected] , or visit: https://www.feedthehunger.org/.
Meet Houston Missions and the Simmons and Fletcher Local Missions Podcast are produced by Simmons and Fletcher, P.C.