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We are committed to transparency, and we have been a consecutive Platinum Seal of Transparency awardee since our inception in 2018. Together, everyone achieves more!

The American Veterans Mission (AVM) thanks the Girl Scouts of Central Texas for recognizing us as one of their community partners for 2023-2024!

We look forward to volunteering and working with the Girl Scouts of Central Texas for many years to come. Together, everyone achieves more!

Some Texas taxpayers have received fraudulent letters claiming the state of Texas will seize their assets and property for unpaid taxes unless payment is made within seven days. These illegitimate letters did not originate from the Texas Comptroller’s office.

For years, criminals have used aggressive and threatening scam faxes, letters, and phone calls to impersonate state agencies. The criminals demand immediate payment, often via a specific payment method, and threaten to seize assets and property or significantly increase the liability if you fail to pay or provide sensitive personal information.

Please see a sample letter below.

Please be incredibly wary whenever you receive unexpected messages like these, as they can be a trap. The criminals’ threats are designed to get you to react by calling the criminals’ phone number or clicking on a fake link to solve the problem. The consequences can be catastrophic. Not only can you lose your money, but if you click on links in scam emails or texts, you also could become a victim of identity theft or have malware installed on your phone or computer.

If you receive an unexpected message of this type, do not call the phone number or use the website or link provided in the letter, email, or text. Most importantly, do not give the sender personal information or money. Instead, please email or call the Comptroller’s Collection Team at (800) 252-8880.

Learn more about protecting yourself from Texas tax fraud.

#scamawareness #fraudawareness

No Barriers USA, which provides programs for veterans with visible and invisible disabilities, is excited to launch its 2024 season by opening applications for its No Barriers Warriors programs on January 9, 2024.

No Barriers Warriors will have several programs for veterans with disabilities: basecamp experiences in Red Feather, Colorado, and backcountry expeditions in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming and Northern Colorado, as well as the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.

No Barriers Warriors enhances the lives of disabled veterans through the No Barriers framework, a systematic and enduring approach to overcoming barriers. By integrating interactive online courses with an extraordinary multi-day, in-person, outdoor experience, the three-month program cultivates camaraderie and shifts mindsets, connecting veterans to the following elements:

• Community: strengthens a sense of belonging
• Identity: develops a clear vision of who the veteran is
• Purpose: creates a long-term impact with positivity about the future
• Belief: what’s within you is stronger than what’s in your way

Basecamp Experiences: Colorado

Basecamp experiences at the No Barriers Mountain Campus feature a day of climbing on their accessible challenge course or rocky crag, whitewater rafting, and a destination day hike to one of the fantastic locations in the surrounding Rocky Mountains. This is wrapped up with a No Barriers Life curriculum, campfire conversations, and a healthy disconnect from the busy world.

Backcountry Expeditions: Colorado, Wyoming, & North Carolina

Backcountry expeditions lead veterans into the wilderness as they embark on physically demanding 12 to 15-mile backpacking trips. As veterans venture off the beaten path, they strengthen their bonds as a team and push themselves physically, emotionally, and mentally to overcome challenges. Backcountry expeditions offer a multi-day, unique, demanding, and unifying experience, all in front of nature’s most incredible backdrops.

The 2024 program season features four Basecamp trips in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado (June 28-July 2, July 12-16, July 26-30, and Aug 1-5) and five backcountry trips: June 5-9 in Asheville, NC, Aug. 13-19 in Wyoming, Aug 22-28 in Colorado, Sept. 5-11 in Colorado, and Sept. 15-21 in Wyoming. Applications are currently available on the No Barriers USA website at https://nobarriersusa.org/programs/warriors/.

Please get in touch with No Barriers Warriors with questions at warriors@nobarriersusa.org or (970) 484-3633, ext. 305.

We wish you a happy and prosperous 2024!

Speakers In Order of Appearance:
(1) Mr. Brennan Avants – Region 5 Program Coordinator at Operation Homefront
(2) Ms. Reagan Cassidy – Store Manager at Walmart Supercenter – Lowe’s Blvd.
(3) Ms. Hayley Pernell – Manager at Killeen Rudy’s “Country Store”​ and Bar-B-Q
(4) Mrs. Janie Freed – Girl Scouts of Central Texas Troops 20301 and 6300 Leader

Video by: Kevin Martin of Mountain View Productions
Photographer: Becky Stinehour of Candid Images Photography
Venue: Texas A&M University–Central Texas, Bernie Beck Lecture Hall
Music: Deck the Halls (60s Pop Version, The Shakeabouts)

Thanks to all of our national and local community partners for making this event special for our military families in #centraltexas. Happy holidays!

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Many thanks to our national and local community partners for another successful and fulfilling Central Texas event: Operation Homefront Holiday Meals for Military Families at Texas A&M University–Central Texas on December 9, 2023.

We thank Operation Homefront for hosting this event and Operation Homefront’s Region 5 Program Coordinator, Mr. Brennan Avants, for driving from Boerne, Texas, to join our American Veterans Mission, Kohl’s, Walmart, Rudy’s “Country Store”​ and Bar-B-Q, and Girl Scouts of Central Texas Troops 20301 & 6300 volunteers to serve the military families of Central Texas.

Thanks also to Dollar Tree Stores of Central Texas for facilitating the holiday toy drive, United Through Reading for the books, Candid Images Photography for Santa’s photo station, Mountain View Productions for the motion video, Gel Blaster for the blaster toys, Procter and Gamble (P&G) for the household goods samples, and the Veterans United Foundation and James Avery Forging Hope for your generous contributions. Together, everyone achieves more!