Expressions of Faith
Family Rosary has announced its annual “Try Prayer! It Works!” contest for 2019. The contest is open to students in grades K-12 who are enrolled in a Catholic school, religious education program, parish or other organization, including home school. The contest...
Classically Country
Husband-and-wife team Gary and Donna Taylor will lend a country flare to the Dickens’ classic on Dec. 15 and 16 with "A Lone Star Christmas Carol" at the Price Center in San Marcos. Using a score by Gary Taylor, the pair join two other cast members in performing 13...
Local Reads
A father and daughter have teamed up to write a book about gratitude. Grow Grateful, released in October, is a picture book that takes readers on a camping trip with main character Kiko. Co-author Jon Lasser, PhD, is a psychologist, school psychologist, professor and...
Fundraising for Children
COVER 3 hosted its annual golf classic benefiting Partnerships for Children in October at Avery Ranch Golf Club. The event raised over $400,000 to benefit the local nonprofit, which provides critical resources to abused and neglected Central Texas children....
Career Exploration
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has announced a statewide career exploration campaign and website called “Jobs Y’all: Your Career. Your Story.” The campaign hopes to inspire young Texans to discover and explore the state’s in-demand industries and learn about...
Moving Up
Creative Action, a group that provides art programs for children, has announced it will move location in late December from its current site on MLK Blvd. to a facility on the Springdale General campus. The new space will be nearly one-third larger and allow space for...
Park Transformation
The southern end of Pease Park will receive a major overhaul starting in 2020. Pease Park Conservancy has announced the design plans for the 13 southernmost acres, labeled Kingsbury Commons. The conservancy, in partnership with the City of Austin and Austin-based Ten...
Young Entrepreneurs
Latinitas, an Austin-based nonprofit, held its annual Startup Chica conference in October. The conference teaches girls ages 9 to 18 how to solve social issues with innovative ideas and how to turn those ideas into products and apps they then pitch to a panel of...
School Expansion
Redeemer Lutheran School has opened a new cafeteria building to seat 300 students for lunch. The expansion also includes a nurse’s office and a nursery for the adjacent Redeemer Lutheran Church. The existing cafeteria has been renovated to house pre-K and Kinder...
Substance Abuse
Texans Standing Tall has updated the app that connects communities with underage alcohol prevention programs in their areas. The interactive tool identifies programs by region, community size and substance focus, such as alcohol or prescription drugs. Initially, the...
Student Leaders
The application period for Bank of America’s Student Leaders Program is open now through Feb. 1, 2019. The program connects community-minded high school juniors and seniors to employment, skills development and service. Awardees receive paid summer internships with...
Childcare Opening
Stepping Stone School has announced the opening of its newest early care and education campus in Austin’s Mueller community. The campus opened on Oct. 29 and highlights “The Pioneers of Flight,” giving children a glimpse into the history of how flight shaped...
