The RunTex Carrozza Foundation was started in 2003 in Austin, Texas and is dedicated to involvement with Childrens' fitness and overall health. Born To Run, an innovative children's fitness program reaches nearly 3500 Central Texas children.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Austin and Central Texas creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children and their families. For over 25 years Ronald McDonald House Charities of Austin has been providing a home away from home for families with critically ill or injured children receiving treatment at Austin hospitals. We do this through our 30-room Ronald McDonald House and the Ronald McDonald Family Room at St. David's Women's Center of Texas. We are committed to addressing the basic daily needs of families so that valuable time and energy can be devoted to the hospitalized child.

The mission of Rawson-Saunders School is to develop the full potential of children with dyslexia through an extraordinary educational experience. Rawson-Saunders School is the only full curriculum school for elementary and middle school students with dyslexia in Central Texas.

We are proud to be accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the International Dyslexia Association.

Project Access Austin provides access to health care for uninsured, low-income of Travis County. If your employer does not offer medical insurance or insurance is offered but you cannot afford it, Project Access Austin might be able to help.

Planned Parenthood, Austin’s most trusted name in reproductive health care, has provided high-quality, affordable, preventative health care in Austin since 1938. Today, our three nonprofit health centers provide education and health care to more than 33,000 Central Texans each year.

• Our health services give individuals the power and the ability to take control of their lives, their health, and their future.

• Our education programs give medically accurate information to help teens make responsible decisions about their reproductive health and strengthen parent-teen communication.

• Our public policy work empowers individuals to take action to influence local, state, and federal elected officials to protect and advance access to reproductive health services.

People's Community Clinic's mission is to improve the health of medically underserved and uninsured Central Texans by providing high quality, affordable healthcare and wellness education. The Clinic has been offering care with respect and dignity since 1970.

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Headquartered at the University of Texas at Austin, Pecan Street Project Inc. is a research and development organization focused on developing and testing advanced technology, business model and customer behavior surrounding advanced energy management systems.

Muscular Dystrophy Association is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education. MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and support services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. With national headquarters in Tucson, MDA has more than 200 offices across the country, sponsors some 200 hospital-affiliated clinics and supports more than 330 research projects around the world.

Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Inc. (MLF) is a social outreach ministry for the homeless.  We were founded in 1998 as a ministry of St. John Neumann and became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2000. Our mission is to provide uncompromising love and hospitality to our brothers and sisters in need. We do this by empowering a league of volunteers in providing food, clothing, and promoting dignity to our homeless brothers and sisters in need. We accomplish this mission through the creation of relationships that cultivate a community life of stability and purpose.

mindPOP is an exciting new initiative committed to expanding creative learning for kids and teens across Austin. Our fresh approach brings together arts education programs and funds ideas that help local students become inspired thinkers. The core elements of mindPOP – exhaustive research, collaborative problem-solving, and unprecedented funding – span two key efforts: mindPOP Roadmap & MindPOP Solutions

The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center is dedicated to the preservation, creation, presentation, and promotion of Mexican American cultural arts and heritage. The center is a tremendous resource for the community and visitors to learn and participate in classes and programs that will foster a meaningful understanding and appreciation of not only Mexican American but also Native American, Chicano, and other Latino cultures. The programs and educational curriculum include the areas of visual art, theater, dance, literature, music, multi-media and the culinary arts. The idea of establishing a cultural facility for Latino artists and the community emerged in the early 1970's. Hispanic visionaries, community members, and artists approached the City of Austin to request support for the development of a Hispanic focused cultural arts facility. After years of planning, the center was officially opened on September 15, 2007.

Meals on Wheels and More seeks to nourish and enrich the lives of the homebound and other people in need through programs that promote dignity and independent living. In addition to delivering hot, nutritious meals to the elderly, disabled or homebound, MOWAM:

•    delivers groceries to clients twice a month,
•    makes “care calls” via phone to homebound clients,
•    provides transportation for clients to medical appointments,
•    offers free vet services and food to pets of homebound clients,
•    helps clients with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia ,
•    provides home repairs that are related to the health and safety of clients, and more!

MOWAM is a 501(c)(3) multi-service organization that relies on the help of approximately 5,000 volunteers to serve nearly 3,400 clients every day.

Marbridge provides a safe, loving community where adult residents with cognitive challenges can achieve their full potential through Abilities Centered Training with the opportunity for lifetime care. At Marbridge, we focus on individuals first and cognitive challenges second. Our goal is to enable residents to reach their maximum potential through structured education and training programs, called Abilities Centered Training (ACT). ACT provides the mental stimulation and encouragement that residents need to continue learning in a comfortable and positive training environment, surrounded and encouraged by their peers. Residents enjoy the personal satisfaction of being as independent as possible, overcoming individual challenges, and making a meaningful contribution to the Marbridge and Austin communities.

Manos de Cristo is a nonprofit organization committed to empowering low-income individuals by promoting dignity and self-reliance. Manos was founded in 1988, and the dental clinic opened its doors to the Austin community in 1990. Manos hosts a wide range of adult education classes; houses a food pantry, a clothes closet, and two computer labs.

Mainspring School is an NAEYC Accredited non-profit, early childhood, family-centered community where children enjoy learning and become self-assured and socially competent in order to excel in school and in life. Mainspring recognizes that teachers and staff are our greatest resource. The developmental needs of children, socially, intellectually, emotionally, and physically, vary tremendously. Professional development in both child development and curriculum development, as well as behavior management, professional communication and team building are all part of what makes Mainspring teacher and staff exceptional.

Lutheran Social Services provides help, healing and hope in the name of Jesus Christ. LSSS annually serves about 45,000 persons across Texas and Louisiana. Services range from Children's emergency shelter, foster care, adoption, and treatment centers; senior care, health care and basic needs for families in crisis, and disaster relief. 

 The Literacy Coalition of Central Texas (LCCT)mobilizes providers, learners, employers, educators, policy makers and other stakeholders to create a central Texas community that is 100% literate, employable, and engaged. LCCT strengthens Central Texas literacy education providers through advocacy, research, training and resource development. The Literacy Coalition of Central Texas is a non-profit organization working to support, coordinate and expand community efforts toward service provision, advocacy, and civic engagement. Our services support a network of over 70 organizations providing literacy services, including English as a second language classes, GED preparation classes, family literacy, health literacy, and workforce literacy within the 5 county region of Central Texas. We serve providers who serve people in Bastrop County, Caldwell County, Hays County, Travis County, and Williamson County.