"I CHANGE LIVES" isn't just a tag line that we print on our shirts, or lightly speak of when talking about ACO Programs and Services. It is our mission, our focus and our commitment to the families in Collin County facing crisis situations who come through our doors every day. By first securing their immediate needs for food and housing, our case directors then walk hand in hand with each family through programs and services offered to provide a path to long-term financial stability. It's truly life changing.
Chief Executive Officer
Help us bring holiday cheer to children in need by donating new, unwrapped toys. Your generosity will make a difference for kids this holiday season! Let’s make this season magical together!
This holiday season, we’re giving back by providing groceries for a holiday dinner to families in need, but we need your help! We’re collecting food items to ensure every family can gather for a Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. Let’s spread holiday joy together!
I am writing to you today to share a story that weighs heavily on my heart and for an urgent need for your help.
I am asking for your immediate assistance to feed our neighbors facing hunger. It’s a critical time at All Community Outreach (ACO) and in Collin County as the holidays approach.
Today I got a hug that I didn’t even know that I needed. As I sat in my office pouring over reports and preparing for our upcoming Board of Directors meeting, one of our case directors came into my office in tears and asked for a hug. I was expecting the worst and said, “Oh my gosh- WHAT’S WRONG?!” She said, “No, nothing, this hug is for you.”
She had just come from Walmart where she purchased an air mattress for a grandmother that had come into ACO for assistance. This elderly woman was giving her bed to her grandchildren that she was attempting to raise, house, clothe and feed while also caring for her daughter on palliative care and living on a ventilator. This grandmother was painfully sleeping on the floor every night.
Author and leadership expert Simon Sinek said, “Greatness happens when the person with the wild imagination collaborates with the person who knows how to get things done.”
In 2024 thus far, ACO staff have certainly demonstrated that those words are true. So many positive changes are happening at lightning speed to get things done in all our locations.
