Foundation Communities creates housing where families succeed. We provide quality affordable homes for 2,000 families and services that educate, support, and improve the financial standing of the working poor right where they live. Earning 80 percent of our budget, we invest in services that provide a hand up to stability. Frameworks Community Development Corporation, Inc. is a non-profit HUD approved Housing Counseling Agency using a comprehensive strategy to meet the affordable homeownership needs of hard working families. HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY. An intensive Home Buyer Education and Counseling program makes Homeownership possible for families who have not had that opportunity. Families are challenged to gain sophisticated skills to become thoroughly prepared for long term homeownership. SAVING FAMILY HOMES. As the economic crisis and job losses have put family homes in jeopardy Frameworks intervenes through Foreclosure Prevention Counseling to help families save their homes. RESCUING NEIGHBORHOODS. Communities impacted by vacant foreclosed homes are stabilized as Frameworks acquires and rehabilitates foreclosed homes, and turns them into affordable homeownership. KNOWLEDGE FIGHTS POVERTY. Skills gained through Financial Literacy Education programs allow families to gain control of resources, manage credit and address debt issues. Effectively managing money means resources can be stretched. on the belief that all people deserve the dignity of a safe place to call home. Front Steps provides people who are experiencing homelessness with a pathway home by offering case management, support and shelter services, sustainable housing options and community education. The Fusebox Festival presents contemporary art and performance that spans form and geography. The festival acts as a catalyst for new ideas, new artistic models, new languages and approaches to help us better fully engage with the issues and questions that define and inspire us as artists and audiences. The Foundation promotes the of education and advocates to eliminate the achievement gap. Through its collective partnerships, the Foundation leverages business resources and cultural insights to address the educational needs within the Greater Austin community.
GTHS promotes awareness and preservation of the German cultural heritage of Texas through German language classes, speakers, genealogical seminars, a research library and tours of the historic German Free School. We host four annual cultural events; publish books on German-Texan history and genealogy, a quarterly Journal and a newsletter. Girl Scouts is, as it always has been, the organization best positioned to girls the tools they need to be successful leaders now and throughout their lives. Through Girl Scouts, participants discover themselves, connect with others, and take action to make the world a better place. Inc.’s mission is to inspire girls ages 9-18 to be STRONG, SMART, and BOLD, while encouraging them to take risks and master physical, intellectual, and emotional challenges. Girls Inc. of Greater Austin’s programs consist of Girls Inc. Sporting Chance, Economic Literacy, Vision Board Creations, Body Images, Health and Nutrition. Our mission is "to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living." Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a prevention program that uses the power of running to help preteen girls in 3rd through 5th grade develop self-respect and value a healthy lifestyle. Gold Ribbon Rescue, Inc. (GRR) was founded in 1998 to meet three objectives. We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization as recognized by the IRS. GRR's main function is to provide a network for sheltering, rehabilitation and placing Golden Retrievers in permanent homes in Central Texas. GRR’s second function is to provide public education about responsible dog ownership and, in particular, about the Golden Retriever breed. Third, GRR provides a forum for Golden Retriever fanciers to meet. We take donations of used mobility equipment and redistribute the refurbished products to populations who need them. monthly