Mission Arlington does amazing work in the community and the people who run it are doing it because they truly care about people. They provide help and assistance for Arlington– food, clothing, furniture, emergency assistance. It’s really a very well run and vey well organized organization.
Jacob J.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Chicago, IL
Church based mission which started from a family of missionaries that got their start doing God’s work in South Korea. When the couple returned back home to Texas, they decided if they could do God’s work in Korea, why not do it here in Arlington and have been doing so since 1986. When they started the Mission they did so through their church First Baptist Arlington. In 1990 Mission Metroplex was born which allowed the participation of churches from other areas, cities and across the nation regardless of denomination.(This is per their website, research I did prior to volunteering) The mission offers an array of services for those in need. Ranging from food, emergency help, dental, medical, spiritual help, children & youth programs and bible studies. For those looking to donate and see what they’re about, check the website or join in on special nights when they offer events to raise awareness. For volunteer, check out their website. You can help out via donations of food, clothing or time. It was Christmas time and typically during the holidays my cousin and I will choose a couple charities and help out via food donations & or volunteering. We checked out the mission prior and made an appointment the same day. We were lucky someone answered since during the holidays its usually busy. Whether religious or not, they could use your help. I met people from churches across different cities during that visit. Obviously there were others with the same idea. The work was easy stuff, mostly sorting goods donations in bins and helping(some) with receiving & sorting of food donations. They also put my height to good use, being that I’m tall, they needed some items moved higher. Fun times, easy participation, & drop-offs welcome.
Ricky H.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Arlington, TX
Mission Arlington is awesome. Mission Arlington is a wonderful organization that runs on the help of volunteers and is operated by kind people who love God. It is a great place with a convenient location in the metroplex that you or a group of people can go to and help the community just by using a little bit of your time. Texas weather can be crazy, this I know. If you can’t take it request to do some kind of indoor work. Most of the sorting of the donated goods are outside, and this is usually what is needed when it comes to manual labor. Bring your water and wear clothes as appropriate for the weather. You do not have to work for endless hours. You can quit and leave whenever you want. A word to the wise: if the task you’re given makes you want to pee yourself, ask to do something else. This is VOLUNTEER work after all. If you come to this place, bring a heart of service and mind to work. I would recommend volunteering to EVERYONE.