Matt and Alison at their wedding

Hunger and financial strains do not have a specific time or date on the calendar or even a style. It could be your neighbor, the elderly couple you sit next to in church, a child sitting next to your child in the classroom, a family impacted by a sudden tragedy, a single ‘dressed to the nines’ individual who was recently laid off and is out looking for a new job, or a veteran who has served our country. Sometimes individuals are having to choose between picking up their medication at the pharmacy or eating that night.

Matt moved to Arlington in the summer of 2014 to attend law school.  At that time, his church introduced him to Mission Arlington^®.  Matt loved the work of Mission Arlington^® and volunteered though the years at Thanksgiving and Christmas events.

When Matt met his wife Alison they began volunteering together at the Mission.  Each of them came from personal circumstances which weren’t always ideal, and it created in them a desire to serve others.  Matt says  –  “If we could give back just a small percentage of the showers of blessings we have encountered, then that is what we are striving to do.” In their efforts to bless others, they have discovered too that they “are the ones who are blessed through it all at the end of the day.”

Today, Matt owns & manages two businesses in Arlington: 1) Legal Insurance Agency and 2) the Aulsbrook Law Firm.  Matt encourages the staff on both teams to volunteer with Mission Arlington^®.  While Alison works in these businesses as well, she also works for another company  which encourages their employees to volunteer. Alison is their team leader for  Arlington and has enjoyed working alongside fellow employees at the Mission.  Alison is often the one who makes the introduction to the ministries and events of Mission Arlington^®.   These teams learn about the hunger rates and needs that Mission Arlington^® strives to tackle daily, and they make such a difference here.

Hunger and financial strains do not have a specific time or date on the calendar or even a style. It could be your neighbor, the elderly couple you sit next to in church, a child sitting next to your child in the classroom, a family impacted by a sudden tragedy, a single ‘dressed to the nines’ individual who was recently laid off and is out looking for a new job, or a veteran who has served our country. Sometimes individuals are having to choose between picking up their medication at the pharmacy or eating that night.

In 2018, Matt and Alison also helped to launch an ongoing event that serves Mission Arlington^®.  The event titled “Feed the City” happens monthly through TangoTab.  It is an effort to fight hunger and provide meals to those who otherwise might not be able to afford them. On the first Saturday of the month at 8:30am, Matt and Alison host their monthly Feed the City Event where volunteers bring food items to make sandwiches, package chips, and healthy snacks. Mission Arlington^® picks up these meals and immediately distributes to families in need.

The Mission Arlington^® family is so grateful for people like Alison and Matt for using their talents to make a difference here.