Community Involvement

In June 2019, Arnold & Itkin employees raised money to donate 30 new dining room chairs to Casa de Esperanza, an organization that provides a safe home for children who have suffered from abuse, neglect, or the effects of HIV. Each home in their neighborhood houses 4-6 children, but with small children to care for, their furniture was suffering from wear-and-tear. We were happy to help them replace some old furniture and keep our kids comfy!

Our firm hosted the 3rd Annual Respect Contest awards ceremony on November 8 at the Harris County Civil Courthouse. Local 5th grade students were invited to explain what respect means to them, why it is important and include an illustration to complement their explanation. Our firm chose 3 winners from each school district who were awarded a cash prize for themselves, a donation to their school and a donation to a charity of their choice. We were honored to have these students share their thoughts with us and are proud to support them, their schools and the various charities chosen.

Arnold & Itkin employees collected hundreds of school supplies to be donated to Houston Children’s Charity for their “Back2School” program. This program has been assisting under-served children in Houston since 2005 and has helped more than 20,000 students prepare for a successful new school year.

Arnold & Itkin LLP was proud to make a $100,000 donation to The Monarch School and Institute, a place where individuals with neurological differences can receive innovative, therapeutic education. In recognition of the gift, The Monarch School named the Living Building Classroom in our honor. The LBC is a laboratory that helps students learn about wind energy, water harvesting, conservation, and more. On December 14, our founders attended the naming ceremony where a plaque was unveiled showcasing our firm as the donor.

Arnold & Itkin hosted a Halloween Party for the children of Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos that included a Halloween craft, bubbles, lunch, and a face painter. AI employees visited the Casa neighborhood and spent a few hours with the children. We were also able to provide a donation to cover the cost of one year’s school tuition for a child in the program. We are thrilled to support all of the amazing work Casa de Esperanza does for children and for Houston!

Our team was thrilled to donate hundreds of supplies to Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos, a safe place providing care for children in crisis. These supplies went to help the foster families, birth parents, and after care clients going through Casa’s program who were affected by Hurricane Harvey. We are honored to be a part of such a strong city filled with so many willing to help!

At Arnold & Itkin, we are committed to supporting our local Houston community. In July of 2017, we hosted a Clothing & Food Drive benefiting Target Hunger and Houston Children’s Charity. Thanks to the generous donations from our employees, we contributed several hundred articles of clothing, as well as food and household products, to help those in need!

For the past few months, the team of employees working in the file room at Arnold & Itkin have dedicated some of their time on the weekends volunteering for The Beacon. This non-profit organization provides clothing, meals, job opportunities, and a health clinic for those in need. This month, they also donated dozens of supplies to further support the cause.

The Arnold & Itkin team sponsored and volunteered at the Kingwood 5k and 1 mile kid run. The event was put together in support of Young Life Houston Northeast, a local non-profit organization.

We recently hosted an event benefitting the Neighborhood Longhorns, an organization dedicated to assisting economically disadvantaged students succeed academically. AI was excited to have former University of Texas football player, Vince Young, attend to show his support for the program.

To share our holiday spirit, our team generously gathered hundreds of toys to donate to BEAR...Be A Resource for CPS kids. BEAR is a non-profit organization that offers assistance to abused and neglected children in our community. Many of these children may not know the excitement and joy that comes with the holiday season if it weren’t for the donations received by this fantastic organization. Arnold & Itkin is proud to support BEAR and hopes our donations will make the holidays brighter for the many children under the care of CPS.

More than 100 of our team and family members came out for a day of fun and competition at the AI Ironman at Memorial Park. We were honored to help bring awareness to John Black’s race: the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. John is competing for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a great organization that is committed to finding a cure for blood cancer patients.

Our firm sponsored the Houston Children’s Charities Back-To-School program, collecting hundreds of school supplies to donate to underprivileged children. We also presented HCC with a substantial check to help support its various programs. Then, on August 15, volunteers from our firm distributed backpacks full of supplies to families. We are proud to participate in such an important program and hope our donations will make a difference for these very deserving children.

At Arnold & Itkin, we proudly held our first annual Food & Clothing Drive to benefit the Emergency Aid Coalition, a non-profit organization in Houston that feeds and clothes the homeless and needy in our community.

Arnold & Itkin Intake Team Member Megan Elsbury journeyed to Haiti with Northside Christian Church. She spent time working with a wonderful organization called Coreluv to help Haitian orphans. She helped install swings and got to watch the children swing for the first time!