About Make-a-Wish CSTX “When a wish is granted, a child replaces fear with confidence, sadness with joy and anxiety with hope. This can have a real and tangible impact on a child’s health. In fact, research shows that wishes have proven physical and emotional benefits that can give children with critical illnesses a higher chanceContinue reading “Make-a-Wish Central and South Texas”
Category Archives: Health
St. David's Foundation
About St. David’s Foundation “St. David’s Foundation works to improve the health and well-being of our most underserved Central Texas neighbors using our resources to reduce health inequity, increase access to healthcare focused on the whole person through integrated care, and support Central Texans in taking an active role in their health and healthcare needs.”Continue reading “St. David's Foundation”
Hospice Austin
About Hospice Austin “As the first hospice in Central Texas, we have end-of-life care expertise that only decades of experience can teach. And as Austin’s only nonprofit hospice, we provide care to any person who needs us, regardless of age, diagnosis, or ability to pay. All of our resources go toward services that benefit eachContinue reading “Hospice Austin”
Volunteer Healthcare Clinic
About VHC “The Volunteer Healthcare Clinic (VHC) believes access to quality medical care is the foundation of a healthy and thriving community. When people have timely access to care, they can reach their full potential and contribute to our community. Since 1966, VHC has been building a healthier Austin by providing much-needed primary care forContinue reading “Volunteer Healthcare Clinic”
Susan G. Komen Greater Central & East Texas
About Komen Greater CETX “Susan G. Komen® Greater Central & East Texas is a Texas-based nonprofit committed to saving lives locally and fighting breast cancer globally. Komen Greater CETX is the only local breast cancer organization attacking the disease on all fronts – education, screening, treatment, follow-up care, survivorship support, advocacy, and research. By removingContinue reading “Susan G. Komen Greater Central & East Texas”
St. David's HealthCare
About St. David’s “St. David’s HealthCare is a unique partnership between a hospital management company and two local non-profits—St. David’s Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation. The proceeds from the operations of the hospitals fund the foundations, which, in turn, invest those dollars back into the community. Since the inception of St. David’s HealthCare in 1996, more than $425Continue reading “St. David's HealthCare”
People's Community Clinic
About PCC “The mission of People’s Community Clinic is to improve the health of medically underserved and uninsured Central Texans by providing high quality, affordable health care with dignity and respect.” https://www.austinpcc.org/ Volunteer Opportunities Volunteer with Patients: Support PCC’s patients, families, and visitors. Volunteer Requirements Commit to one shift, or three or four hours, everyContinue reading “People's Community Clinic”
Traditions Health
About Traditions Health “Traditions Health provides Home Health and Hospice services. Our goal is to help patients have the best quality of life possible surrounded by the people they love. Our healthcare professionals are there when patients need us, providing the care they need in the place they want to be — home.” https://www.traditionshealth.com/ Volunteer OpportunitiesContinue reading “Traditions Health”
Dell Children's Medical Center
About DCMC “Dell Children’s Medical Center Foundation works with our generous philanthropic community and their passion to invest in the future of our children’s health in Central Texas through Dell Children’s Medical Center. Through philanthropy, the Central Texas community helped build this outstanding regional facility. Our goal is to help make it one of theContinue reading “Dell Children's Medical Center”
Breast Cancer Resource Center
About BCRC “The Breast Cancer Resource Center is a place to ask your questions, explore your options, and connect with a diverse community of survivors, lifers, and thrivers who can relate in a way no one else can. For more than 20 years, the women of BCRC have been dedicated to supporting and improving theContinue reading “Breast Cancer Resource Center”
Mothers' Milk Bank Austin
About MMBA “Mothers’ Milk Bank Austin is the largest non-profit milk bank in the world. Moms from 27 states send us their extra breast milk to save the lives of medically fragile infants.” https://www.milkbank.org/ Volunteer Opportunities Serve on a committee: Committee service can also be used as a stepping stone to serving on the BoardContinue reading “Mothers' Milk Bank Austin”
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