AIDS Services of Austin AIDS Services of Austin responds to the HIV needs of the Austin area by providing services that enhance the health and well being of individuals and the community in the face of an evolving epidemic. ASA is a leading provider of prevention and social services for those affected by HIV/AIDS. www.ASAustin.org American Botanical Council American Botanical Council (ABC) is a nonprofit, member-supported organization whose mission is to provide education using science-based and traditional information to promote responsible use of herbal medicine — serving the public, researchers, educators, healthcare professionals, industry, and media. www.herbalgram.org American Heart Association Our Mission is to reduce death and disability from cardiovascular disease and stroke. www.americanheart.org American Lung Association of the Central States The mission of the American Lung Association is to fight lung disease and promote lung health through research, education, community programs and advocacy. Our local focus is asthma education for children, their caregivers and physicians, COPD education for patients and health professionals, tobacco cessation, and clean air advocacy. www.texaslung.org Any Baby Can Child and Family Resource Center Any Baby Can believes that all children can reach their potential through education, therapy and family support services. We serve our community's youngest, sickest and poorest children and their families. ABC provides home visitation, parenting education, family literacy, Early Childhood Intervention, medical case management, counseling and Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Program. www.abcaus.org The Arc of Capital Area The Arc promotes independence and choice by providing individualized services to adults and children with developmental disabilities. We offer respite care, family support, guardianship, juvenile justice services, case management, art classes, academic coaching, social opportunities, training, parent support coops and information and referral. www.arcofthecapitalarea.org Austin Child Guidance Center Austin Child Guidance Center offers mental health treatment for children through early intervention, diagnosis and treatment. Our team of psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists provides: individual, group and family therapy; psychiatric and psychological examinations. Issues treated include: AD&HD; Conduct Disorder; school phobia/truancy; depression; Pervasive Developmental Disorder; suicidal ideation; juvenile crime; and, risk-taking behaviors. www.austinchildguidance.org Austin Children's Shelter The Austin Children's Shelter has provided emergency shelter, high quality care and hope for the future to abandoned, abused and neglected children since 1984. The Shelter provides critical services to children from birth to 17 years old and lays a foundation of hope for the future of the children in its care. www.austinchildrenshelter.org Austin LifeCare Austin LifeCare is a faith based non-profit organization dedicated to providing compassionate and trustworthy service to the Austin community by offering positive solutions to the challenges surrounding unplanned pregnancies through prevention education and practical and emotional support. www.austinlifecare.com Austin Recovery
Austin Smiles Austin Smiles provides reconstructive plastic surgery, primarily cleft lip and palate, to children and adults in Austin, 10-county surrounding area and Latin America. www.austinsmiles.org Austin State Hospital Volunteer Services Council The Austin State Hospital Volunteer Services Council's mission is to enrich the lives of patients receiving services at Austin State Hospital (ASH). ASH serves the inpatient mental health needs of Texans from 38 counties for adults and 71 counties for children. www.ashvolunteers.org Austin State School - Volunteer Services Council The Volunteer Services Council for the Austin State School mission is to enhance and enrich the quality of life for individuals who reside at the Austin State School. The Austin State School provides 24-hour residential treatment and training services to over 430 individuals with mental retardation. www.aussvsc.org Austin Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center ATCMHMR improves the lives of people who experience mental, emotional or substance use disorders and intellectual and developmental disabilities by: providing effective treatment and support services; active advocacy, education, and collaboration; exercising responsible stewardship; promoting recovery; and encouraging positive attitudes and expectations. www.atcmhmr.com Autism Society of Greater Austin (ASGA) To improve the lives of persons with autism and their families in Central Texas by, among other activities, serving as a clearinghouse for information about autism and autism-related resources and providing education and support opportunities. www.autism-society.org/chapter244 The Blood and Tissue Center of Central Texas The fundraising arm for both The Blood Center of Central Texas and The Tissue Center of Central Texas, the center accepts financial contributions that play a critical role in both Centers' ability to purchase equipment, maintain facilities and provide programs, education and services to the Central Texas community. www.inyourhands.org Cancer Connection
Capital Area Mental Health Center Our mission is to provide affordable, accessible low-cost psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families in Central Texas and to provide training for pre- and post-graduate students from mental health disciplines. Over 600 clients are served annually. Depression, bipolar, anxiety, trauma, abuse, addictions, grief/loss and relationship issues are common client concerns. www.camhc.org Coalition for Emotional Literacy We believe there is a direct correlation between animal abuse, family violence, and criminal behaviors. We strive to increase positive behaviors and diminish destructive behaviors towards humans and non-humans through education programs. We also establish temporary shelters for pets of families fleeing abusive conditions and seniors that go in for extended care. www.theCEL.org Easter Seals Central Texas Easter Seals Central Texas provides exceptional services so people with disabilities and their families can fully participate in their communities. We provide comprehensive rehabilitation and employment services. Our rehabilitiation services include physical, occupational and speech therapy, audiology, service coordination, and counseling. Our employment services include job placement, training and continuing education. www.centraltx.easterseals.com Epilepsy Foundation of Central & South Texas The Epilepsy Foundation will ensure that people with seizures are able to participate in all life experiences; and will prevent, control and cure epilepsy through services, education, advocacy and research. www.epilepsyfoundation.org/efcst/ Health Alliance for Austin Musicians The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) provides access to affordable healthcare to Austin's low-income, uninsured working musicians. Services include: primary medical care through Seton Family of Hospitals, basic dental care through St. David's Community Health Foundation Leadership and mental health counseling and addiction recovery services through the SIMS Foundation. www.myhaam.org Hospice Austin Hospice Austin is a nonprofit organization that serves terminally ill and bereaved persons in our community with integrity, compassion and respect. www.hospiceaustin.org Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) is the world's largest charitable funder and advocate of type 1 diabetes research. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. www.jdrfaustin.org Keep It Healthy Our mission is to prevent diabetes and reduce obesity in Hispanic families by teaching healthy lifestyle through community-based intervention programs in the underserved communities of North Austin and Round Rock. Our Program focuses on weight loss and healthy lifestyle by providing, exercise and cooking classes, nutrition and behavior change consultations. www.keepithealthy.org The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) unites people to fight cancer, believing that unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything. We provide the practical information and tools people battling cancer need to live life on their own terms. The LAF's mission is to inspire and empower people affected by cancer. www.livestrong.org The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Our Mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. We provide patient aid, services, support groups and programs for 46 counties in the Central Texas area. www.lls.org/ctx The Lilith Fund The Lilith Fund assists women in exercising their fundamental right to abortion by removing barriers to access. www.lilithfund.org Manos de Cristo We seek to alleviate the suffering felt by those living in disadvantaged conditions. We utilize a three pronged approach of affordable dental care, basic needs, and free education services in order to address the cyclical nature of poverty. Those served may be the homeless, the working poor and the underserved. www.manosdecristo.org Minis and Friends We are dedicated to fulfilling the growing need for an unique equine encounter providing to those with special needs an opportunity to experience Equine Assisted Activities (EAA) using our mobile herd of trained miniature horses to come to visit with them in the community. www.minisandfriends.org The Missy Project The Missy Project is dedicated to Raising Awareness of Brain Aneurysm Disease in children through education, outreach and early detection research. www.themissyproject.com Mothers' Milk Bank At Austin Milk Bank at Austin’s mission is to accept, pasteurize, and dispense donor human milk by physician prescription primarily to premature and ill infants. www.milkbank.org Muscular Dystrophy Association The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a voluntary health agency working to defeat neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. www.mdausa.org My Healing Place To assist traumatized and/or grieving children and adults as they move from loss to life through support groups, therapy, training and consultation throughout the greater Austin area. www.myhealingplace.org NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health) Austin The mission of NAMI Austin is to improve the lives of all persons affected by serious mental illness by providing support, education and advocacy through a grassroots network. NAMI Austin is dedicated to supporting the inclusion of individuals with mental illness throughout the organization. www.namiaustin.org Patient Privacy Rights We are the nation’s leading health privacy watchdog. Our mission is to ensure Americans control access to their most intimate information, their health records. We educate the public and media, working as a diverse coalition to educate Congress and collaborate with leaders in the health IT. www.patientprivacyrights.org People’s Community Clinic People’s Community Clinic works to improve the health of medically underserved and uninsured Central Texans by providing high quality, affordable healthcare. 1 in 4 Central Texas has no health insurance. We deliver a full range of primary care and wellness services to the 11,000 patients who call the Clinic their medical home. www.austinpcc.org Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region
Planned Parenthood seeks to help individuals make informed decisions about their reproductive health, sexuality and parenthood. Our services include: gynecological exams, birth control, breast and cervical cancer screenings, emergency contraception, rapid HIV testing, colposcopy & cryotherapy, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, vasectomies, pregnancy testing, education, training and advocacy. www.ppaustin.org Planet Cancer Planet Cancer is a peer support organization for young adults with cancer in their 20s and 30s, with an active on-line community, weekend retreat programs, and a voice in the medical community for our underserved population. Planet Cancer exists so that no young adult will have to endure the isolation of their diagnosis again. www.planetcancer.org Project Transitions, Inc. Project Transitions, founded in 1989, is dedicated to serving people living with HIV/AIDS, by providing hospice, housing, and support in a compassionate and caring environment. www.projecttransitions.org Ronald McDonald House Charities of Austin and Central Texas Ronald McDonald House Charities of Austin and Central Texas provides lodging and support services in a nurturing, home-like environment where families stay together while caring for their critically ill or injured children receiving treatment in Austin-area hospitals. www.rmhc-austin.org Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care A nonprofit, interfaith counseling center whose mission is to integrate professional, affordable mental health counseling services with a client's own personal and spiritual values. Our staff is sensitive to spiritual issues but does not impose religious concepts on their clients. We serve children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. www.samaritan-center.org Waterloo Counseling Center Waterloo Counseling Center provides affordable mental health counseling services and training with an expertise in gender and sexual diversity. Waterloo offers several options for therapy including individual, couples, group and family counseling. All services are based on a sliding scale and some grant-funded services are available for clients who are unable to otherwise afford services. www.waterloocounseling.org The Wright House Wellness Center To help people living with chronic illnesses make healthier life-style choices and employ integrated wellness therapies to delay the illness. We provide no-cost to low-cost physical and emotional support and services for persons living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and hepatitis C; peer education and support; and community education. www.thewrighthouse.org YWCA of Greater Austin In pursuit of its mission to eliminate racism and empower women, the YWCA of Greater Austin specializes in mental health counseling for women and families, provides prevention/intervention services for at-risk girls and other youth, and coordinates professional training and a variety of community service and fundraising events. www.YWCAaustin.org Would you like to have your organization included on the I Live Here, I Give Here Web site? |