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<\/p>\nMirza Hussain, who goes by Faris, has worked at the Evans Food Mart for five years. In that time, he\u2019s learned a lot about the area.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old now knows each of the frequent visitors, some of them who are among the homeless population who live near the store that\u2019s tucked in the Evans corridor in south Fort Worth.<\/p>\n
As Winter Storm Fern covered the ground in sleet and snow Jan. 24, Hussain was working his normal shift at Evans Food Mart when one of his regulars, Chris, came in worried about a homeless woman outside across the street in the subfreezing temperatures. It was Bobbi, another customer of Hussain\u2019s.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegardless of whether it was my regular customer or not, I was still gonna go and help whoever it was, but the fact that it was a regular kind of got to me instantly, and I\u2019m like, \u2018No, we need to go hurry up and help her.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
She had been out in the cold without the clothing needed to withstand the frigid air and ice, Hussain said. As she shivered, he picked her up, walked her across the street into the store, and called emergency services.<\/p>\n
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52 Faces of Community<\/a> is a Fort Worth Report weekly series spotlighting local unsung heroes. It is sponsored by Central Market<\/a>, H-E-B<\/a> and JPS Health Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n At the end of the year, these rarely recognized heroes will gather for a luncheon where the Report will announce one honoree to represent Tarrant County at the Jefferson Awards in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n \u201cI picked her up in my hands and just said, \u2018Bobbi, don\u2019t even worry about it,\u2019\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n Hussain\u2019s compassionate nature in that moment was indicative of his character, those close to him say.<\/p>\n His volunteer work and care for the homeless community in Fort Worth over the past five years earned him recognition in 52 Faces of the Community<\/a>, the Fort Worth Report\u2019s weekly series spotlighting unsung heroes in Tarrant County.<\/p>\n While many of his regulars may have less than he has, Hussain said he treats each of them like a member of his family.<\/p>\n \u201cI love all these customers over here because even though they don\u2019t have much, they still have their personality, their feelings and everything,\u201d Hussain said.<\/p>\n Hussain moved to Tarrant County in 2021 after spending five years in Irving. He said he made the move to work at the food mart following some convincing from the store\u2019s owner, Mohammed Hantouli.<\/p>\n It was around that time that he began volunteering in the community.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s naturally a nice person. This is what was caught on camera, but he\u2019s done a lot more than what he did this time,\u201d<\/p>\n Mohammed Hamtouli, the store owner who nominated Hussain for recognition.<\/p>\n Hussain is a member of the Panache Youth Society, a Dallas-Fort Worth-based nonprofit focused on helping the less fortunate.<\/p>\n The core tenets of the group are involve, inspire and impact, Hussain said.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe try to do as much as we can for our community, and that kind of became my inspiration to really help out the community as much as I can,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The largest event the organization hosts is \u201cClothes for Souls.\u201d Year-round, members gather donations to give to the homeless on Thanksgiving.\u00a0<\/p>\n That one heroic act was not an outlier, Hantouli said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat he did, to be honest, did not surprise me because he\u2019s been doing it,\u201d Hantouli said. \u201cHe\u2019s naturally a nice person. This is what was caught on camera, but he\u2019s done a lot more than what he did this time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Know an unsung hero in Tarrant County?<\/p>\n Tell us about them by filling out the form below. <\/p>\n Seeing his employee receive support from the community for the incident during the storm has been a joy.<\/p>\n \u201cHe doesn\u2019t judge people based on color, the way they look or by their financials,\u201d Hantouli said. \u201cHe\u2019s a great guy, and I am very happy and proud to have him in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n On Jan. 30, Hussain was happy to update that Bobbi is now in much better shape, though she has lingering pain from a prior car accident.<\/p>\n For Hussain, the ensuing support since helping her has been nice, but that\u2019s not why he does it.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt all comes down to us as humans have to come together and help each other in a time of need,\u201d Hussain said.<\/p>\n Chris Moss is a reporter for the Arlington Report. Contact him at chris.moss@arlingtonreport.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n