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Austin Young Adult Volunteer believes everyone is welcome to the table

Posted May 13th, 2019

During his junior year at Santa Clara University in California, Noah Westfall learned about the need for volunteers to assist new immigrants preparing for U.S. citizenship exams through the Immigration and Citizenship Program in Santa Clara County.

Report: Faith-based groups have contributed more than $211M in Hurricane Harvey recovery

Posted March 20th, 2019

A new report by the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy finds that faith-based organizations are playing a key role in the ongoing Hurricane Harvey recovery — and that state emergency management leaders, specifically those in Texas, should bring more faith-based disaster response organizations into the sate’s emergency planning process before the next disaster strikes.