Our donations center will be opening soon, but we still need to get it filled up! If you have items to donate, please contact questions@traceprogram.org! We are desperately in need of the following: ✨Shelves and tables to display donated items ✨Furniture of all kinds ✨Good Working Appliances ✨Household and kitchen…

Hi there We can now refer residents to the Furniture Bank. Come by the Relief Center to register

Once again, we are grateful for EVERY donation that we have received so far. These items have been a TREMENDOUS help to the affected families that we have been able to reach thus far... and are adding to our outreach each day.

Many of the families that we have connected…

Greetings from the Holy Cow Smokers! On Saturday, January 23 the Smokers will be providing free, warm BBQ meals for area residents, volunteers, police, fire, and EMS personnel.

Location: Tree of Life Lutheran Church 6318 Lyons Rd, Garland, TX 75043

Serving Times and Menu: Lunch from 11 am to 1…

We've had tremendous success with collecting donations and distributing them to the victims of last month's tornadoes. After speaking directly with the affected families, we are asking for your help with the following needs:

• Canned food/meats (items that can be eaten directly from the container and/or put into a microwave)
• …

Bliss and Fire Church wants to thank everyone who came to volunteer this past week to help us organize and prepare donations for the victims of the tornado. We were able to serve families who are temporarily located at a local hotel in the area.

We are very grateful for…

We are excited to introduce a newly designed website www.familytracentx.com! If you are interested in adopting a family or in having your family be adopted , please visit the website and fill out the inquiry form!

You can also sign up there for the Tornado Meal Train program! Thanks…

Contractor Registration and List

In an effort to aid in contractor registration and permit issuance, City of Rowlett Development Services, located at 3901 Main Street, will open at 7 a.m. for as long as needed. An inspector is available to perform emergency gas and electric inspection as well. Please find…

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Bliss and Fire Church is still accepting ONLY the following items for donation at this time:

• hygiene/toiletries
• canned/boxed food (including baby food)
• SMALL boxes that can be used for individual food "baskets" for families
• Packing tape
• School supplies

If you would like to donate any of the above…

PLEASE reach out to your displaced neighbors, friends and families: if YOU or anyone you know needs volunteer assistance with debris cleanup, the following organizations are mobilized and here in Rowlett to help: Texas Baptist Men: 214-908-6239 Samaritan’s Purse International Relief: 469-996-1429 Christian Aid Ministries: 817-933-2948 They are here only…

Tornado Relief Help Continues This Week at Cullins Lake Pointe Elementary.

With the outpouring of donations from the community, there is clothing, blankets, baby items, food and school supplies still available for tornado victims in the Cullins Lake Pointe Elementary gym. This week, Monday and Tuesday from 9am - 3pm,…

We are grateful for the generous donors that have come forward to help us meet the emergency needs for the families affected by the 12/26 tornado. As of today, we are still in need of the following items:

• School supplies
• Laundry detergent
• Boxed and canned food (including baby food)
• Hygiene/toiletry…

VOLUNTEER UPDATE for week of 1/4: Life Message, Inc. opens daily at 10am.

Work crews register through Operation Blessing at the Granger Center in Garland. First orientation is at 8:30 daily. They will assign work crews from there.

James McKee is leading evening work crews.

Thank you for your continued…

From the City of Rowlett: "Just a quick reminder: Currently, we estimate that Storm debris removal will continue for about 10 weeks. The first round of debris removal has actually been completed. The second round is nearly complete. We will make additional passes but homeowners, contractors and volunteers need to…

UPDATE FOR WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY: Sunday will mark 1 week since clean up began in our city. Many of us have been out in the Disaster Zone this week, either with our clean up crews or with Life Message. As you know, we have a lot of work to do.

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