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United Way Capital Area Blog
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United Way Capital Area addresses critical social issues by bringing people and resources together to create opportunities for individuals, families and neighborhoods to prosper. We engage more people around critical regional issues in order to close the opportunity gap in Central Texas between those who are getting ahead and those falling behind.
Recent Posts
Family Volunteer Day: Making a Child\'s Happiness Last His Whole Life
We're getting ready for our Family Volunteer Day this Saturday, November 21. We'll be helping the St. John's Neighborhood and J.J. Pickle Elementary with some beautification projects, entertain the kiddos with Mr. Steve's Silly Sing-a-long Extravagan...
1 Hour for Kids Video!
We are very excited to premiere an new short video about 1 Hour for Kids with you:Please pass this along to friends and family that you believe might be interested in mentoring or tutoring a middle school student here in Central Texas. Thank you for ...
United Way\'s 1 Hour for Kids & State Campaign on Giving City Magazine
Do you know about GivingCity Magazine: Austin's only volunteerism & philanthropy magazine? The magazine was started by Monica Williams and Torquil Dewar from October Custom Publishing. In their words, "GivingCity Austin offers content you won’t...
Presidential Forum on Service: Service is integral to achieving our national priorities
Last week I attended the Presidential Forum on Service in College Station, TX. I was very excited to attend this event because not only was our President, Barack Obama was scheduled to speak but Service was the main theme of the event. It brought ...
From Birth, Engage Your Child With Talk
A recent article in the NY Times reinforces much of the educational information provided by United Way's Success By 6 and Born Learning initiatives. Lowe's recently sponsored and installed the first Born Learning Trail in Central Texas--and there wil...
It all goes back to middle school
Today's Statesman editorial in the Statesman says it all: "If you want to fix high school, start with middle school."Middle school, says University of Texas researcher Ed Fuller, is the gatekeeper for student success in high school and college. Stude...

