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Community Action Team (CAT)

What Is CAT?

Big Thought’s Community Action Team (CAT) is a team of focused youth dedicated to improving their communities and speaking out to create change.  

What Does CAT Do?

  • Create and execute service projects around DFW
  • Collaborate with Big Thought youth board members
  • Receive career readiness and adulthood advice from professionals and experts across the metroplex

in their own words

Building a community is first building selflessness. Being able to step outside of yourself, reach down and help somebody – even through the midst of your suffering – is important.

– Taylor, CAT Member

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Impact Stories

Reimagining Civic Life in Dallas Through Youth-Led Dialogue 

Big Thought, a Dallas nonprofit, brought young people and adults together for civic dialogue centered on youth voice, trust, and shared community.

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How Community Action Team Youth Are Shaping What’s Next

By Evelyn Torres, Marketing & Communications Intern at Big Thought Young people in Big Thought’s Community Action Team (CAT) are stepping into...

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Art, Advocacy, and Impact: Aria’s Story

Explore how Big Thought empowered Aria to use art, advocacy and impact to drive change through programs like Creative Solutions and Artivism.

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Youth at the Center: Building Trust and Being Available

Vincent Coronado, Big Thought's Opportunity Advisor, shares his perspective on keeping youth at the center of his work.

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Empowering Youth through Advocacy and Policy

With the latest Texas legislative session in full swing, Big Thought is engaged in multiple key initiatives to equip and empower youth.

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