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Hot Boxes for the Homeless: A Success!

Hot Boxes for the Homeless was an initiative born from a very passionate and astute Eagle Scout, Zahi Hussain, who wanted to dedicate a day to prepare and distribute hot meals to Houston's homeless community downtown, with the help of the MCC.

Through a Launchgood program Zahi organized, he helped raise money to purchase delicious meals provided by Sawa Restaurant, which included Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters, Saffron Rice, Fatoosh Salad, Hummus and Pita. Everything was packed by our dedicated group of volunteers, many of whom we knew from our MERIT Food Drive Thru distributions on Sundays.

Our fearless leader, Zahi Hussain, giving our group one final pep talk before we head out.

Alhamdulillah, and by Allah's grace, we fed 250 people in our excursion downtown!! Every person who was fed was incredibly appreciative and grateful for the warm meals.

Thank you everyone who donated your time, money and effort for such a noble mission. If you've missed out on this opportunity to give back, please stay tuned for your next chance to participate!

VOTE, IT'S YOUR RIGHT!

There has never been a more pivotal time than now to cast your ballot!

The Multicultural Center strongly urges everyone to ensure you are prepared to exercise your right to vote in this critical General Election.

Below is important voter information to help you do just that.

Voter Resources: To register to vote, check voting status or to find out what's on the ballot in the General Elections, visit vote411.org. For all other voting information in Harris County, visit harrisvotes.com

Ballot By Mail: For all US voters 65 or older, voters going out-of-town during the election, or those who are sick or handicapped, please apply for Ballot by Mail NOW. You can download the application at harrisvotes.com

Election Workers Needed: There is a massive shortage of poll workers for this upcoming General Elections that must be filled. In the State of Texas, the minimum requirements to be eligible for appointment as an election worker/clerk are that the applicant must be a U.S citizen and a qualified voter of the county they reside in. THIS IS A PAID POSITION. In Harris County, you get paid $17/hour. You get paid for the training too. High school students 16 years of age and older may serve as election clerks in Texas elections. High School Election Clerks must attend training, are paid for their service, and receive an excused absence from school. For more information and application, here is the link: harrisvotes.com/ElectionWorkers

If you are in need for mail in ballots, but cannot travel to receive one for whatever reason, please contact Br. Mohammed Nasrullah at [email protected], and he will deliver them to you personally.

Join the Scouts!

Volunteers Wanted

If you're looking to burn some calories and increase your heart rate all while serving your community, WE WANT YOU!!!

The Multicultural Emergency Response Intervention Team (MERIT) is looking for strong and determined volunteers to pack food boxes, serve and distribute non-perishable foods donated by The Houston Food Bank to needy community members and their families.

Every Sunday

Packing 10AM-1PM

Distribution 1PM-3PM

Call Hamza at (832) 481-4004 for more info.

Friday Virtual Youth Night

The Multicultural Center Presents

Virtual Youth Night

Friday, September 18th

Every Friday Night

Virtual Only from 8:30PM to Isha

Topic will be a "Great Lessons from the Honey Bee"

with Sr. Nur Leblanc

followed by a game of Kahoot

Prizes will be Amazon Gift Cards

1st Prize- $25

2nd Prize- $10

3rd Prize- $5

Tune in at zoom.us/j/3433041707

Password: akhlaq

MCC Family First Center Webinar-

Managing Children with Educational Disabilities

Don’t miss MCC Family First Center’s next weekly webinar,

“Managing Children with Educational Disabilities”

presented by Amina Ishaq, LMSW

Wednesday at 11AM

zoom.us/j/3433041707

Password: akhlaq

Get to Know Your Therapist- Shahrzad Afshin Yekta

Shahrzad Afshinyekta, LMFT, LPC, MA is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, behavioral health consultant, and coach.

With over 8 years of experience, she specializes in resilient based, trauma informed care and helps a culturally diverse range of families and individuals navigate their new life circumstances or adjust to their environments.

Some of her areas of expertise include couples counseling, adolescent counseling, family counseling, trauma, crisis management, depression and anxiety management, sleep management, immigrant/refugee readjustment, and workplace consultation (employee self-care, cultural diversity, etc).

You can schedule an appointment with her here.