My name is Will Carrier. I am a husband, a father and a long standing business owner in Brown County. I regularly watch Texas Country Reporter on Saturday evenings. One episode featured a group in Lubbock, Texas who provides financial help to people in crisis—no strings attached, no red tape. It immediately struck me: we need something like that here in Brown County. I contacted the radio station mentioned in the episode and was connected with Gary Ashby, who leads Payday Lubbock. After several conversations, Gary generously shared all his legal documents, processes, and procedures with me. I then reached out to my friend Mark Bessent, an attorney and CPA, who offered to help establish the organization here, both with the State of Texas and the IRS. We formed a Board of Directors consisting of myself, Mark Bessent, Rick Gibson, David Garrett, Debbie Morelock, Mark McNeill, and Kyle Riley.
I encourage you to watch the short Texas Country Reporter segment that inspired this effort—it’s what moved me to start Payday Brown County.
We’ve modeled everything after Payday Lubbock, using the same structure and methods, and I'm proud to say that we have already provided assistance to several local families. If you’d like to be part of a group that helps people in their greatest time of need, please reach out—I’d love to get you involved.
