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2011 Recipients
2008 Recipients
  Impact Austin P.O. Box 28148 Austin, TX 78755 (512) 335-5540 _____________________ |
In 2011, five grant recipients each received $108,400 from Impact Austin. Culture Grant Recipient: Paramount and State Theatres
Project: Literacy to Life  The Paramount and State Theatres engage children throughout Central Texas, cultivating a lifelong appreciation of the arts through their Education & Outreach Program. The Impact Austin grant will fund the Literacy to Life program, an eight week workshop in 3rd and 4th grade classrooms that uses drama, storytelling, and writing exercises to help students develop writing skills and celebrate the power of their imaginations. At the end of the residency, an ensemble of professional actors honors the creative voices of these students by bringing their writing to life in an energetic production for the whole school to see. For more details, visit: www.austintheatre.org. Education Grant Recipient: Austin Partners in Education Project: 6th Grade Reading Classroom Coaching  Austin Partners in Education (APIE)’s mission is to create and foster effective community and school partnerships that provide all AISD students preparation for college and career. With the Impact Austin grant, the 6th Grade Reading Coaching Program will empower 6th grade students to become stronger, independent readers through Reading Classroom Coaching. Classroom Coaches share a love of reading with students, increasing fluency and comprehension for increased learning outcomes. In a new program, Reading Stars, students will work weekly with their Classroom Coach to perfect their reading and will then have the opportunity to star in their own book-on-tape. This program will impact 500 6th graders at Burnet or Pearce Middle schools that are reading below grade level. For more details, visit: www.austinpartners.org. Environment Grant Recipient: Camp Fire USA Balcones Council Project: Camp Fire Kids Unplugged  Camp Fire USA Balcones Council builds caring, confident youth and future leaders, developing the whole child and strengthening the family through diverse service-learning programs. The grant from Impact Austin will enable the Balcones Council to establish ten Camp Fire Kids Unplugged clubs in seven Del Valle elementary schools, connecting house-restricted, underprivileged children and their families with nature. Eighty participating families will experience fun outdoor recreational activities led by nature experts and club mentors. The families will be trained in safety procedures and nature preservation, and each club will complete an annual environmental stewardship project. For more details, visit: www.campfireusabalcones.org. Family Grant Recipient: Texas Advocacy Project Project: Emergency Protective Order Project  Texas Advocacy Project is a statewide, nonprofit organization that provides free legal services to victims of domestic violence and is committed to ending violence in the home because no child should ever have to watch one parent abuse the other. The grant provided by Impact Austin will fund the Emergency Protective Order Program, which provides victims of domestic violence with access to legal advice and assistance in obtaining protective orders during the critical period immediately after an abuser's arrest and during the following weeks as they make their transition to permanent safety. For more details, visit: www.texasadvocacyproject.org. Health and Wellness Grant Recipient: Austin Child Guidance Center Project: Children’s Mental Health Expansion Initiative  Austin Child Guidance Center offers mental health treatment for children through early intervention, diagnosis and treatment. Impact Austin’s grant will aid the Children’s Mental Health Expansion Initiative, which will allow the organization to hire two new therapists to provide individual, family and group therapy, parenting classes and psychological assessments for Central Texas children. This will increase the number of children and families served at the center by 67%. These therapists will complete a process to qualify for reimbursement for their services from private insurance companies and government agencies, making this one-time investment self-sustaining. For more details, visit: www.austinchildguidance.org. |
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