This is a living roadmap of Texas R.E.S.T., the goals we’re building toward as we grow. It maps what we’re doing right now and the milestones just over the horizon. The plan will shift as we do, but the direction holds: more capability, more reach, more support for the crews who show up.
We stand up as an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) with a single purpose: to keep Texas first responders fed, hydrated, rested, and field-ready through the longest, hardest incidents.
Learn why TXREST exists →We begin our campaign to partner with fire, EMS, law enforcement, and other emergency management agencies across the region, introducing our services and earning a place in their incident plans so they know to call when the call runs long.
We reach out to local businesses and fellow non-profits who share our philanthropic goals to help us get stood up. We primarily seek in-kind donations of the supplies and gear we need, not open-ended cash.
We aim to acquire an ambulance or light-duty rescue truck to serve as our flagship apparatus, the backbone of every deployment and the platform we build our on-scene capability around.
We develop our Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Officer Program, pairing MHRO-certified volunteers with responders working the most difficult scenes, supporting the mind as well as the body.
We add an SUV or pickup as a second vehicle, moving manpower where it's needed and serving as a light-duty response vehicle for the Mental Health Officer program.
We commission a custom rehab trailer with a spacious, single-stall, outside-entry restroom, plus a dedicated cargo section for consumables, supplies, and gear, a self-contained rehab hub for any scene.
We build a training program for civilians who want to serve with no prior emergency-services or military background, opening the team to anyone ready to show up for the people who show up first.
This plan moves forward on volunteer hands and community support. Give your time on a crew, or fuel the fleet, gear, and rehab hub we’re building next.