Get Moving!
For more that 10 years Austin Youth Fitness has been helping make fitness fun. Hosted at various elementary schools all over the Austin area, Austin Youth Fitness has a mission to teach kids to love biking and running. AYF also educates students on the proper form...
Austin Ed Fun
Austin Ed Fund, Austin ISD’s nonprofit public education foundation, announced that they will award 52 projects across the district as part of its Austin Ed Fund Grant Program totaling $300,000. The program was started in 2015 to encourage and fund teacher-led,...
Rawson Saunders Proudly Celebrates 25 Years
Rawson Saunders School, proudly celebrates its 25th anniversary this school year. Rawson Saunders was established in 1997 by a small group of educators and parents determined to fill the need for a new, innovative school in which dyslexic students could thrive. ...
Austin Parks Foundation: Call for Volunteers
This year, the Austin Parks Foundation is expanding its role at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in October. APF is now recruiting volunteers to promote its mission and fulfill team roles to ensure the smooth operations of one of Austin’s most iconic events....
Prize for Young Heroes
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes is a national award that celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from across the U.S. and Canada. Established in 2001 by author T. A. Barron, the Barron Prize annually honors 25 outstanding young leaders ages 8 to...
The Mike & Sherry Project Returns
The 46th annual Statesman Capitol 10,000, presented by Baylor Scott & White Health and scheduled for Sunday, April 16, 2023, is proud to name The Mike & Sherry Project as the returning race beneficiary. In addition to one dollar from every Cap10K registration...
Improving Your Mental Health
More than 40% of teenagers state that they struggle with persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, and more than half of parents and caregivers express concern over their children’s mental well-being. In response to the current youth mental health crisis, the...
Immersive Light Installation
Highly-acclaimed British artist Bruce Munro’s “Field of Light” will debut on September 9 at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Covering 16 acres, the display illuminates the Wildflower Center’s natural landscape with 28,000 stemmed spheres lit by solar powered...
Scholarship Recipients
The organization Con Mi MADRE (Mothers and Daughters Raising Expectations) helps encourage young Latinas to graduate from high school, enroll in college and successfully earn college degrees, while also recognizing the importance of parental engagement. To date, over...
Car Seat Checkup
During Baby Safety Month, Ascension Seton will be holding a car seat check-up event at their Southwest location on Saturday, September 24. A certified child passenger safety technician will check your car seat for recalls, make sure it is the right fit for your child...
Winning Pitch
A local Westlake High School business incubator team was one of two teams selected for funding at a recent national pitch competition in Chicago. The team created an app with the intent to increase patient safety and reduce medicinal risks. The PharmAssist app...
Lake Travis Cleanup
The 28th Annual Lake Travis Cleanup will take place on Sunday, September 11, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Founded in 1995 by a group of divers, the Lake Travis Cleanup is the largest scuba diving and shoreline cleanup in Texas. More than 1,000 volunteers will remove and...
