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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
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Call for Volunteer Projects for Day of Caring
Dear Community Partners, Hands On Central Texas, a program of United Way Capital Area, invites you to submit a volunteer project for the United Way Fall Day of Caring, presented by Freescale Semiconductor. United Way Day of Caring is a commun...
350 Volunteers + 21 Projects = Impressive Impact
2009 United Way Spring Day of Caring in ReviewUnited Way’s Spring Day of Caring on Friday, April 24th was a huge success!It’s wonderful to see corporate and community volunteers “Live United” by advocating, volunteering and giving all in one ...
Spring 2009 Day of Caring Photos (More to come!)
Mayoral Candidates Brewster McCracken and Carole Keeton Strayhorn, along with Team Leffingwell, were the keynote speakers at our 2009 Spring Day of Caring. A big thank you to them and all of our volunteers who helped clean up graffiti, stock food pan...
Spring Day of Caring Update
Good news--we just received confirmation that Carole Keeton Strayhorn will be attending our Spring Day of Caring as one of our keynote speakers. She will also be staying after the kickoff to participate in one of the volunteering projects.If you have...
Community Organizing Gaining New Cachet
Interest in careers in community organizing is surging among college students and recent graduates, The New York Times reports.Educators and organizers say that while such jobs were once viewed as a low-paying destination for political radicals, they...
Give 5 at our next Spring Day of Caring!
Don't wait! Sign up now to get the volunteering project you want....
2008 Fall Day of Caring video
Check out this short video of our 2008 Fall Day of Caring--you might be in it! If you participated in the Day of Caring, and would like to share your experience with us, please comment below.Thanks again to Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, our signat...
Fall Day of Caring - LIVE UNITED!
On September 5 we had a busy day here at United Way Capital Area and Hands On Central Texas! We had more than 500 people from organizations across the community volunteering their time to projects for more than 32 agencies. The occasion started w...
Day of Caring - Friday, September 5 (Keynote Speaker: Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo)
Join United Way, Hands On Central Texas and keynote speaker Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, for a day of meaningful volunteer action. Join hundreds of your neighbors, or bring a team of coworkers, and "be the change you want to see in the world." P...
Austin a major player in volunteerism
A new study from the Corporation for National & Community Service, reported recently in the Austin Business Journal, tells us something many of us already knew: Austinites are big givers of their time. 35 percent of Austin residents serve as volu...
Another Great Day of Caring!
Wow! I just gotta say, "Volunteers are Awesome!" Y'know we've been doing this event for over 10 years now and it gets better every year! First of all, we've had corporate volunteers thinking "outside the office", they did all kinds of community proje...
Freescale employees have a dream………
During United Way’s Days of Caring on April 25, 2008 a team of Freescale employees came together to express their inspirations and creativity and to make a meaningful difference in the community.They participated in Hands On Central Texas' MLK Peac...
NI Marketing--Spring Day of Caring
Check out this awesome video of the work the NI Marketing team did at our Success By 6 Child Care Facility. A big thank you to Yvette E. Ruiz for sharing this video with us.If you were there, don't hesitate to comment on the project and your own expe...
Eat Tacos and Do Good!
Tomorrow is our annual Spring Day of Caring. We're hosting over 25 projects with almost 400 volunteers doing hands-on service projects AND we're starting the day with tacos - my favorite! So if you have a yearning for eating tacos and doing good, the...
Volunteers still needed for Spring Day of Caring!
We still have room for volunteers for our Spring Day of Caring. So if you haven't already signed-up for a project, now's your chance! Hands On Central Texas, a program of United Way Capital Area, invites you to help us celebrate National Volunteer We...
