About United Way for Greater Austin: United Way for Greater Austin helps the working poor overcome barriers to economic opportunity to ensure Austin thrives. For almost 90 years, we’ve run employee giving campaigns and built public/private partnerships to address the greatest needs in our community. Today, we also run strategic programs, give grants, connect the community through our Navigation Center and manage Austin’s largest volunteer network. By doing this, we create opportunities for anyone to be a philanthropist and unite our community. About Success By 6: By age 6, 90 percent of brain development has occurred - which sets the stage for a child’s lifetime learning. Success By 6 focuses on three strategies- family support, quality child...
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Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT) is dedicated to building healthy, respectful relationships between our diverse faith communities. Our mission is to “cultivate peace and respect through interfaith dialogue, service and celebration.” Over 75% of our time and budget goes into our service programs which allow our volunteers to channel their compassion through positive collaborative action. Our largest service program is Hands on Housing, which has repaired 1,400 homes in East Austin since its creation in 1989. Our clients are typically senior citizens and disabled individuals living on between $8,000 -$12,000 per year. Hands on Housing performs basic safety repairs, as well as lighter tasks such as sheet rock repair, painting, and yard...
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