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Still looking for an Austin-area family to adopt in 2012? Here are some nonprofits that could still need you help with providing a nice holiday for an Austin family. Don’t forget to check out our 2012 Toy Drive post, too. LifeWorks just got 8 GED students that need adopting for the holidays. Contact Andrew...
St. David’s Foundation Awards Stopgap Funding for Area Agencies Additional grants to allay budget concerns after United Way cuts programs’ funds. (GCAUSTIN NOTE – I don’t like to run press releases almost verbatim (see quote from Meals on Wheels and More and AIDS Services of Austin), but I think we could all use some...
Get inspired! The new issue of GivingCity Austin is ready! INSIDE THE NEW ISSUE: The Impact of Austin’s Nutcracker Why Austin is Still Fighting AIDS 20+ Ways to Give Back This Season A Beautiful Story from Komen Meet Austin Supermom Volunteer And a lot more! Thank you to our sponsors:
If your child has ever asked you, “Why is that man out on the street holding a sign?” from the back of the car, you know how difficult it can be to explain homelessness to a child. The truth is, homelessness is difficult to explain to anybody. Why is that man out there? Where...
There are so many opportunities to share in Austin this year. And these nonprofits and drives make it easy. If your office, class or group is looking for a giving opportunity, consider adopting a family. Children and teens can learn a little about giving (and appreciate what they get) when they adopt a senior...
Do you know someone who could use a discount on their wireless phone bill? Thanks to Derrick Jackson of Cricket Communications for reaching out to me about the Lifeline program. Lifeline is a federal assistance program offered in some states by some carriers that gives low-income people a discount on their phone services. Since...
Thinking about the high-rise, high-end apartments displacing the low-end, “low life” mobile homes, and the Statesman’s coverage of such news. Growth is great for Austin, and I love how these apartments will inject more life into the Barton Spring area. I don’t know how that project came to be or where the mobile home...
Last month we met Nataly Sanchez, a remarkable girl in Round Rock who undergoes five-day treatments every two weeks for ovarian cancer. Nataly is one of four girls in the family. Her parents do the best they can for the girls, but with Nataly’s diagnosis and treatments, her mom Patricia has had to quit...
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The Sustainable Food Center will open the new farmer’s market on March 20, and while it’s not the only farmer’s market on Austin’s east side, it is the only farmer’s market in the state that will accept electronic payment from the SNAP and WIC programs, those federally funded food programs for the poor and...
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