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.
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Our health services give individuals the power and the ability to take control of their lives, their health, and their future.
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Our education programs give medically accurate information to help teens make responsible decisions about their reproductive health and strengthen parent-teen communication.
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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.
Leader Profile
Was there a particular experience in your life that prepared you for leadership?
Everyone has the potential to be a leader if given the opportunity and some mentorship. My mentors believed in my ability to lead long before I knew I had it in me. I remember getting a phone call from one of my mentors, Martha Cotera, asking if I would like to be assistant treasurer of the Friends of the Mexican American Cultural Center bond campaign. I had only lived in Austin six months, and this role gave me the opportunity to meet Emma Barrientos, Senator Barrientos and so many leaders and artists within the Latino community - people who are still friends and mentors in my life 13 years later and who have opened so many doors to me. Organization Links
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