About PPA! “Pflugerville Pets Alive! is a volunteer run organization with two main goals: finding loving and safe homes for the homeless pets of Pflugerville, and support the Pflugerville Animal Shelter. We are committed to raising awareness that shelter animals are loving and fantastic companions, and the importance of pet population control through spaying and neutering. WeContinue reading “Pflugerville Pets Alive!”
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Blunn Creek Partnership
About BCP “The Blunn Creek Partnership grew out of efforts in 2005 to address a range of concerns facing the creek and its watershed, particularly Stacy Park and Blunn Creek Nature Preserve. The problems included flooding, erosion, and invasive plants, as well as challenges with maintaining trails, bridges, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pool and otherContinue reading “Blunn Creek Partnership”
Pease Park Conservancy
About Pease Park “Pease Park Conservancy celebrates the diverse ecology and history that make Austin’s first public park valuable and unique. The Conservancy works to restore, enhance and maintain this 84-acre public green space for the sustainable use and enjoyment of all.” https://peasepark.org/ Volunteer Opportunities Help on volunteer days to plant tress, restore the lawnContinue reading “Pease Park Conservancy”
Festival Beach Food Forest
About FBFF “Festival Beach Food Forest is a grassroots pilot project neighboring the Festival Beach Community Garden and RBJ Residential Center in East Austin. We have transformed 2/3rds of an acre of City Park Land into an edible forest garden where visitors can openly forage and enjoy fresh food on the shores of Lady BirdContinue reading “Festival Beach Food Forest”
Austin Bat Cave
About Austin Bat Cave “We bring local artists and teachers together to offer free after-school tutoring, in-school support, and creative writing workshops for students from every community in Austin.” https://austinbatcave.org/ Volunteer Opportunities Help with Summer Camps Help with Writing Workshops Volunteer Requirements Austin Bat Cave does not list volunteer requirements on their website. To applyContinue reading “Austin Bat Cave”
Blanton Museum of Art
About the Blanton “As the primary art collection for the city of Austin, the Blanton Museum of Art is a major resource for the community. With nearly 18,000 works in the collection, the Blanton showcases art from across the ages, from ancient greek pottery to abstract expressionism. With a year-round schedule of traveling exhibitions, artContinue reading “Blanton Museum of Art”
Green Corn Project
About GCP “Green Corn Project (GCP) is a grassroots, volunteer-run organization dedicated to helping Central Texans in need grow their own organic vegetables. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, GCP installs organic food gardens for elderly, low-income, and disabled community members as well as for elementary schools, community centers, and shelters in underserved areas of Austin. We turn unusedContinue reading “Green Corn Project”
Youth 2 Seniors
About Y2S “Youth 2 Seniors is a youth-based program that creates intergenerational programs designed to partner youth and seniors within the community to enhance each other’s lives and learning experience.” https://www.youth2seniors.org/about_us Volunteer Opportunities Adult volunteers Lead a Bear H.U.G.s workshop Coordinate an art program Help run a special event Donate a talent such as writing marketingContinue reading “Youth 2 Seniors”
YMCA of Austin
About YMCA of Austin “Every day we work to ensure kids have a safe place to go and food to eat, that older adults have a place to socialize, stay active and combat isolation and loneliness, that everyone in our community has access to a place where they can connect and stay healthy.” https://www.austinymca.org/ Volunteer Opportunities JoinContinue reading “YMCA of Austin”
We Are Blood
About We Are Blood “When you give with We Are Blood, your donation is prioritized based on local need. This means it has the greatest potential to stay right here in our community and help save the life of a fellow Central Texan. We Are Blood saves lives at over 40 medical facilities in ourContinue reading “We Are Blood”
Ten Thousand Villages of Austin
About TTV of Austin “Ten Thousand Villages is more than a store. We’re a global maker‑to‑market movement that breaks the cycle of generational poverty and ignites social change. We’re a way for you to shop with intention for ethically-sourced wares — and to share in the joy of empowering makers in ten thousand villages.” https://www.tenthousandvillages.com/about-us/Continue reading “Ten Thousand Villages of Austin”
Samaritan Health Ministries
About SHM “We provide medical, dental, women’s health care, mental health care and pharmaceutical services to people who have no health insurance. If you are uninsured and live in Williamson or Travis County, we can help you!” https://www.theshm.org/servicesservicios.html Volunteer Opportunities Administrative and office support Spanish interpreter Medical volunteers wanted: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, RegisteredContinue reading “Samaritan Health Ministries”
The Salvation Army Austin
About The Salvation Army “The Salvation Army’s USA National brand promise is ‘Doing the Most Good’. We are best known for the Red Kettles and Angel Tree programs at Christmas, Family Stores and Family Store Donations and Pick-Up Scheduling information, and perhaps our work during times of disaster. However, what many people do not realize is that the very motivation for ‘Doing the MostContinue reading “The Salvation Army Austin”
Royal Family KIDS Camp of Austin
About RFK “We aim to transform lives and communities by interrupting cycles of neglect, abuse and abandonment of children in the foster care system. We fulfill our mission by providing an array of programs, all directed toward changing the trajectory of young lives which usually include a combination of academic failure, drug abuse, teen pregnancy,Continue reading “Royal Family KIDS Camp of Austin”
PeopleFund
About PeopleFund “PeopleFund provides small business loans as well as business assistance and education to people with otherwise limited access to such resources. Since being founded in east Austin in 1994 as Austin Community Development Corporation, PeopleFund’s financial and educational assistance has helped create thousands of jobs and empowered an even greater number of Texans onContinue reading “PeopleFund”
KMFA 89.5 Classical Radio Station
About KMFA 89.5 “KMFA 89.5 is an independent public classical radio station in Austin, TX. KMFA serves approximately 100,000 listeners each week and features locally produced shows like Classical Austin, Early Music Now, and Icons of Broadway, as well as nationally distributed programming from Public Radio International, American Public Media, and National Public Radio.“ https://www.kmfa.org/pages/15-about-us Volunteer Opportunities Office tasksContinue reading “KMFA 89.5 Classical Radio Station”
Helping Hand Home
About the Home “Helping Hand Home is the oldest continuously operating residential childcare agency in Travis County and a priceless resource kept strong and viable through community support. Helping Hand Home for Children provides a safe haven for children healing from physical, emotional and sexual abuse, neglect or abandonment.“ http://helpinghandhome.org/who-we-are/ Volunteer Opportunities Homework Helpers BedtimeContinue reading “Helping Hand Home”
Greyhound Rescue Austin
About GRA “Greyhound Rescue Austin’s mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome Greyhound dogs. Most of our dogs have come from Central Texas animal shelters and off the streets. No matter the immediate source, they come out of the racing industry. We choose to not work directly with breeders or the tracks, because so manyContinue reading “Greyhound Rescue Austin”
Goodwill Central Texas
About Goodwill “For six decades, Goodwill Central Texas has relentlessly focused on a single goal: empowering people through work. We believe that education and work are the only true pathways out of poverty, and strive to provide opportunities for people in our community who face obstacles to sustainable employment: people who have disabilities, people lacking education, people withContinue reading “Goodwill Central Texas”
Girlstart
About Girlstart “Through its comprehensive programming, Girlstart provides a year-round, intensive suite of STEM [science, technology, engineering, and math] education programs for K-12 girls. Girlstart’s core programs foster STEM skills development, an understanding of the importance of STEM as a way to solve the world’s major problems, as well as an interest in STEM electives,Continue reading “Girlstart”
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