How long have you been in Austin? I’ve been in Austin for over 35 years since I moved here to attend UT-Austin. How long have you volunteered with iACT? This is my first summer volunteering with iACT. What made you want to volunteer with iACT? iACT’s mission and values resonated […]
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Doing Good Together: Sara Hickman
Building Community Conversations in a Volatile Time Four years ago, my husband and I moved to Smithville, Texas, nestled off Highway 71 between Bastrop and LaGrange. With extensive tree canopies, vintage shops, historic homes and a close community of artists, the minute we landed here, we became part of an active, caring community. […]
Read MoreDoing Good Together: Rabbi Marie Betcher
What’s Love Got To Do With It Most — if not all — of us in this room have lost someone we loved so dearly. The ache remains as fresh as the day they left us. A little bit of us died with them. We feel that vacuum, that emptiness, […]
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Maria Jose Loaiza Zapata
How long have you been in Austin? 2 years How long have you volunteered with iACT? A week What made you want to volunteer with iACT? I’m a Psychology student, and I wanted to explore whether I want to work with kids. So it feels like it would be perfect to see if I […]
Read MoreDoing Good Together: iACT Board of Directors
To Those Who Lead Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT) is an organization rooted in the belief that peace is possible when we choose respect, understanding, and compassion for one another. Through interfaith dialogue, service, and celebration, we work every day to cultivate communities where people of all backgrounds and […]
Read MoreDoing Good Together: Ajit Giani
Oneness Is Not an Ideal—It Is Our Responsibility We Baha’is believe that the most important task before us is bringing about the oneness of humankind. And perhaps there has never been a time in our history when this principle —this idea — is more critical. I’ll tell you honestly, I got to a point where I felt depressed. I stopped […]
Read MoreDoing Good Together: Lubna Zeidan
Growing Up Technically and legally, you are considered an adult at age 18 in the US. But we all know that a button is not pushed on our 18th birthdays to make us instant adults. I’ve been a legal adult for over 50 years now and I am a different adult today than I […]
Read MoreiACT for Refugees: Sadaf Mudares
My name is Sadaf Mudares, and I am deeply honored to stand before you today. My journey to this moment has been filled with challenges and triumphs. Four years ago, my family and I moved to the United States from Afghanistan, a country where women are often deprived of their basic […]
Read MoreHands on Housing: Delores Nash
Mrs. Delores Nash is one of our incredible homeowners in the Hands on Housing program! She has the voice of an angel and sings with her church choir every Sunday. She has recently had to move from using a walker to using a motorized wheelchair full-time. Hands on Housing is […]
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Roshan Vije
How long have you been in Austin?I’ve been in Austin since I was nine months old. How long have you volunteered with iACT?I have volunteered with iACT since I was in 8th grade in 2023. What made you want to volunteer with iACT?Our school does a service project every winter for all […]
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