Please don't shop for a mattress. We need creative, Austin-y ways to mark this day.
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So much good in 2014! From Mobile Loaves & Fishes’ breaking ground with Community First! to St. David’s Foundation gift to help open a new mental health facility, Austin givers have also been movers and shakers, taking the lead in their communities and doing the work to make things right. If we had to narrow…
A unique program at the Austin Dog Alliance gave a young woman with brain injury a new direction and purpose. We had to share this story from them. Katie is the first student to complete the vocational training classes and start earning a paycheck through our S+CORE! (Students + Canines = Opportunities for Rewarding Employment)…
Freescale helped establish the Austin Marathon and Half Marathon in 1991. Today, they sponsor it and use the funds raised to support future science and technology leaders. Freescale uses its sponsorship of the Austin Marathon, which will take place on February 15, 2015, to build awareness for the Freescale Foundation and STEM education (science, tech.…
I’m thinking about the Austin Community Foundation today as they pore through thousands of envelopes filled with checks from the Austin American-Statesman’s Season for Caring campaign. That campaign launched for the 16th year this past Sunday, profiling more than 10 families in our community who need the most help. Nominated by nonprofits that serve them,…
Need a reminder of the true meaning of the season? Here are more than a dozen opportunities to give gifts to fellow Austinites who truly need your help. Our annual list of “Sponsor a Family” and Toy Drives offers a variety of opportunities for families, companies, organizations and individuals. Browse the projects below and get…
While voter turnout continues to be a work in progress in Travis County, voter registration is actually making progress —…
As a stylist to the stars, native Austinite Sam Russell found himself at a crossroads: He loved his work…
Let’s find the “Austin way” to commemorate MLK Day. To appreciate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, you’ve got to know what it took for it to even exist. First, it took almost 20 years of rallying, petitioning, lobbying and calls on Congress to pass a law to establish a national Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.…
Mark 2014 down as a great year for charitable giving, especially in Texas, according to one report. The Atlas of Giving report says that as of November 31, Americans donated about 9 percent more to charity than compared to the same 11-month period in 2013 — a total of $415 billion. The report credits a…
