Goodwill’s high school always evolving, offers better future for parents
The difference between the income potential of a high school graduate and a person with a General Education Development certificate or GED can be as much as $1,600 a month, according to the U.S....
View ArticleAustin YES Donates Free School Supplies to Del Valle ISD Elementary Schools
Austin YES made a special visit to each Del Valle Independent School District elementary school on Thursday, August 29 to distribute free school supply kits to students. Austin YES is a nonprofit...
View ArticleHow a barber shop is helping to recruit mentors for boys
On a given day, there are 300 to 500 kids on the waiting list to have a mentor through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas, most of those kids being boys. Recruiting male mentors or “bigs” is a...
View ArticleLove books? Here’s a list of Austin volunteer opportunities perfect for you
If your idea of a perfect day somehow includes books, you’ll love these volunteer opportunities. Because you’d be interacting with clients in many situations, many of these opportunities require...
View ArticleCompetition helps Girl Scouts sharpen sales skills
More than 50 percent of female entrepreneurs and business owners in the United States are former Girl Scouts, according to a 2015 study by the Girl Scout Research Institute. As the skills used for...
View ArticleFund created to help cover cost of school food expansion, remote learning...
Austin Ed Fund, Austin ISD’s nonprofit public education foundation, has announced AISD Crisis Support Fund, an effort to support its school communities by supplementing access to food services, health...
View ArticleCOVID-19: List of ways to donate to help Austin-area unemployed, health care...
Walter Moreau, executive director at Foundation Communities in Austin, said he’s running mostly on adrenaline. As of Wednesday, 56 of the 140 client-families who recently escaped homelessness can’t...
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