News | Friday, May 11, 2012
This April, the Community Action Network released its third annual Community Dashboard report, a short list of key indicators that measure the social, health, educational and economic well-being of Austin and Travis County. The Dashboard revealed that 40% of Austin residents are low-income. For the first time in the report’s history, the percentage of low-income people in Austin surpassed the state rate.
Read more : Austin Surpasses Texas in Rate of Low-Income ResidentsNews | Thursday, May 10, 2012
The Birth to Five Policy Alliance is a national nonprofit that exists to shift the odds for the youngest, most vulnerable children so they can grow up eager to learn and ready for success in life. The Alliance promotes strategic and broad-based leadership to build new champions for early childhood policy, state-based advocacy and knowledge development. The group also disseminates research and policy analysis.
Read more : ABC Joins #B25 Social Media CampaignNews | Thursday, May 10, 2012
Any Baby Can is honored to welcome Margi (Mar-ghee) Preston as our new Senior Program Officer. Margi oversees all ABC programs except Early Childhood Intervention, sits on the agency’s leadership team and provides strategic direction for program development. Margi’s non-profit experience and her work with children and families will help the agency continue providing excellent services and help forge new paths for future success.
Read more : Meet Margi: A Sit Down Q&A with ABC’s New Senior Program OfficerNews | Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Professional Janitorial Services (PJS) is taking an innovative approach to employee benefits and making a positive impact for children and families along the way. PJS is a private company with about 600 employees in the Austin area. The large majority of the PJS workforce is Hispanic, and many have limited English faculty. In an effort to empower employees to take a more effective and engaged role in their children’s education, PJS recently launched Path to Success.
Read more : Professional Janitorial Services Launches Path to Success ProgramNews | Monday, April 30, 2012
In support of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, the Texas Association for Infant Mental Health and the Texas Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities ask you to stand with us and pledge to raise awareness of the mental health needs of all Texas children and their families. Take action & have your voice heard!
Read more : May 6-12th is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week20:
the IQ point advantage for an at-risk 3 yr old who receives early childhood intervention services
30,000
children in Travis County have a special health care need
6 in 10
low-income children are not kindergarten ready
