about acts
ACTS is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization. Our purpose is to serve at risk youth from all backgrounds. Our hope is to create a successful pathway for troubled youth. Here we understand that not knowing the answer is sometimes the best answer. Our passion is to work alongside each child and give them their voice back by empowering minds, instilling success, and restoring foundations.
Empower Minds- Our goal is to empower each individual child with the ability to view every obstacle as an opportunity to become better, greater and wiser than yesterdays decisions. Instill Success- We hope to remove the status quo of success by bringing forth their own individual talents and using those talents to create their own path of success.
Restoring Foundations- with each skill being revealed, our goal is to guide each child with an empowered mindset to develop successful strategies that will create a solid foundation for their lives.
At ACTS, our goal is to give each child the courage to be able to reach their full potential. We want to instill in each of our youth the ability to not be defined by their past mistakes; but to know that they have the power to change their own paths. Here we look to serve our youth in the most impactful way!
Board of directors
cORNELIA SUTTON
Founder; Board of Directors President
Cornelia is the Founder of A Calling to Serve and sits as the President on The Board of Directors. She is an Alumna of Middle Tennessee State University with studies in Criminal Justice Administration and Sociology. Cornelia serves as Children's Ministry Volunteer at Create Church, PTA board member with Wylie ISD, Juvenile Court Case Manager, and Court Clerk with Frisco Municipal Court.
Cornelia has always had a passion and desire to serve at-risk youth after experiencing challenges within her personal life. After overcoming many obstacles, Cornelia was motivated to change the lives of youth by creating a organizational program that will empower youth to become successful adults. It is her love for people that empowers her and the understanding that everyone has a story.
amie betz
Treasurer
Amie serves on The Board of Directors as Treasurer for A Calling to Serve. She is an Alumna of Texas State University with studies in Business Administration. Amie is a successful business owner and a PTA board member for elementary and intermediate school with Wylie ISD.
Amie developed her passion for youth while in college. She volunteered for Boys and Girls of America as an Art Teacher which impacted her desire to want to become the voice for troubled youth. She is proud to be apart of an organization that not only empowers youth, but also gives second chances to youth involved in the criminal justice system.
The more we give importance to skill development, the more competent will be our youth.
-Narendra Modi-