The team uses the skills they have learned to conduct programs for 577 summer parks and recreation participants. Youth in Travis County give back to the communities where they live in a variety of ways. Students started a schoolwide recycling campaign to raise funds for a new school playscape, planted flowers at the local nursing home, donated breads and pretzels to the children's shelter safe house, xeriscaped the school grounds, started vermicompost bins at several schools to assist with food waste in the cafeteria, and painted over graffiti in neighborhoods. These activities are empowering to all youth and give them an opportunity to develop pride in their community and in themselves. Meadowood Acres community of Bexar County has a newly formed 4-H club due to the efforts of staff and volunteers.
Volunteers spend much time and effort to make the scholarship program successful.
Many youth have benefitted from this program.