Sarah’s Half Marathon Fundraiser for DEAC
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Dallas Eviction Advocacy CenterDEAC represents tenants facing eviction in every Justice Court in Dallas County. Help our neighbors!
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Celebrating North Texas Giving Day from Chicago!
(It feels criminal to cover up my boy’s sweet smile, but that emoji is the closest approximation!)
Today is North Texas Giving Day! Now is a great time to show your support for DEAC and other nonprofits helping our neighbors.
We are in Chicago this week, and we’ve loved exploring the city on our runs. The density makes the city feel so alive! The crowds and crosswalks have also given me a bit of an excuse to not pay too close attention to the numbers/pace of my runs, but instead focus on how I feel.
Speaking of density, that is something that Dallas could use more of! One of the reasons that rent is so dang high is the lack of supply of truly affordable housing. Although DEAC doesn’t focus on that aspect of the housing crisis, it partners with the Dallas Housing Coalition and other coalitions to help educate lawmakers on housing issues. I was grateful to be able to travel to our state capitol to do just that during the last legislative session. DEAC was instrumental in blocking the most harmful aspects of a law that would have stripped millions of renters in Texas of basic rights. Our advocacy and negotiations even helped secure a limited right to cure for the first time. Shout out to Stuart Campbell, Mark Melton, and Lauren Melton (whose birthday is today!) for their tireless work during that session!
I could go on, but it’s bedtime! We are going to attempt a lakefront run tomorrow! Hope the weather works out! 🏃♀️🤞
Please give if you can and share my page either way! 💙 Your support will ensure that thousands of renters have direct representation in the courtroom and that MILLIONS of renters have a voice in the halls of power!
I’ve signed up to run my first ever half marathon on December 13th. As I run the streets of Dallas, past countless homes of our neighbors, I’ll be sharing updates and fundraising every step of the way! I hope you’ll join me on this journey! Here’s a bit about DEAC and why this organization matters so much to me and our community:
The Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center serves tenants in Dallas county facing eviction. They provide free legal advice and representation to tenants regardless of income, race, immigration status, or native language.
DEAC has attorneys and legal assistants at the ready at every single one of Dallas County’s ten Justice Courts. So when a tenant shows up for their eviction case, they can be represented for free, no strings attached, by a prepared and qualified attorney.
For about two years, I worked with DEAC, and I experienced firsthand the impact of their work on families across Dallas. Most of my clients were single mothers. Many had faced an unexpected job loss, health issue, or death in the family that cause them to get a bit behind on rent. Having DEAC by their side made all the difference in preventing wrongful evictions. Since I left DEAC to become a mother myself, I have even more empathy for mothers facing the fear of getting kicked out of their homes.
DEAC needs funds to be able to continue to provide free legal advice and representation to every tenant who wants their help. The City of Dallas was supposed to provide DEAC with $1 million this year, but failed to provide the funds. Please join me to help bridge some of that funding gap. Every dollar counts!