Creedon PLLC hits over $100,000 in Contributions to Our #OneFutureInitiative
In 2021, Creedon PLLC launched our One Future Initiative to solidify our commitment to our community and our planet. Through this initiative, we commit 5% of our yearly attorney time to pro bono representation and service projects and 5% of our total revenue to Good Works, including social and environmental projects. Visit our OFI Data Set to see all the impactful causes and organizations that Creedon is proud to support, including:
Ecologi - Ecologi is a Certified B Corp providing a platform for collective climate action, funding projects to reduce our carbon footprint and restore our natural environment. To date, we have funded the planting of 57,310 trees across 17 projects, including Forest Restoration in Kenya, Mangrove planting in Mozambique, Restoring the Andean Forests in Argentina, and many more. We have also prevented 262.24 tons of carbon dioxide and equivalents from being emitted through 32 verified carbon avoidance projects, including producing energy from waste rice husks in India, a wind power project in Thailand, and using waste biomass to produce electricity in Chile.
Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI) is an organization we work with to support asylum seekers here in our part of Texas. HRI provides free legal services to people who have suffered human rights abuses. The organization also provides important social services such as job search assistance, workshops and youth programs, direct advocacy, and guidance on accessing benefits programs. HRI is a top-ranked organization on Charity Navigator. Creedon has donated funds to support HRI and participated in pro bono legal representation for asylum seekers. If you’d like to get involved too, you can make a donation or volunteer your time with HRI.
The Samaritan Inn has been serving the Collin County community since 1984. The Inn provides comprehensive services, including providing housing and teaching people new life skills to expedite their journey back to self-sufficiency. On a given night, approximately 160 people sleep at the Inn, of which 1 out of 3 are children. In the last year, the Inn served 619 residents, including single men, single women, and families. The Inn also has programs to help pets of people experiencing homelessness. If you know someone who may need the Inn’s services, please have them call 972-542-5302 or visit the Inn at 1514 N McDonald St, McKinney, TX 75071. For more information on how to volunteer or donate to the Inn, please visit: https://www.saminn.org/giving/.
Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County has served over 75,000 children and families since the center opened in Plano in 1992, providing “life-changing services” for children and families who have been victimized by child abuse, according to its website. The centers offer family advocacy services, forensic interviews and counseling completely free to clients. For more information about CAC of Collin County and to learn how to get involved, please visit www.caccollincounty.org.
