Students gather in an apartment in central Arlington for fun at the National Night Out.

According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, National Night Out was an idea created by Matt Peskin in 1984. The idea was to encourage neighborhoods to get together one designated night each year to create a safer community by building relationships with neighbors, and with the police force. Arlington hosted 184 gatherings this year, and Mission Arlington® was privileged to join our community in these important times together.

The Mission Arlington^® family spread out across the community to support various organizations requesting partnership. We took out free food, “bouncy houses,” in multiple locations, and we enjoyed being a part of the larger teams supporting the community. Our staff and volunteers had a good time talking and spending time with people from all across our community. Pictured above is a picture from a National Night Out event in central Arlington where the children were enjoying good, clean fun on a beautiful evening in our city.

We are ever grateful to be a part of this generous and supportive community, and to participate in these important events. Together, we can do more than any of us can on our own.

Thank you for your continued support of our work.