Austin Area Interreligious Ministries Austin Area Interreligious Ministries (AAIM) unites faith and cultural communities to foster mutual respect, partnership and transformation in service of the common good. We enhance the quality of life for Austin's low income homeowners, refugees, the hungry and those in need of special assistance, and foster religious, cultural, racial and social cooperation. www.aaimaustin.org American Dream Self-Sufficiency Program We provide resources to individuals and families with low income to reach self-sufficiency and a higher standard of living. We are competency based, realizing that clients are most qualified to make their own life decisions. www.americandreamaustin.com Basic Needs Coalition of Central Texas The BNC’s mission is to lead the community in creating solutions that secure the basic resources – food, housing and clothing – of our neighbors in need. The BNC works to eliminate poverty and promote self-sufficiency through a streamlined system that facilitates access to these essential resources offered by its partner agencies. Capital Area Food Bank of Texas Meeting the needs of the hungry is what drives the Capital Area Food Bank's (CAFB) operations and programming. More than 370 human service agencies across 21 counties rely on the Food Bank's services. CAFB's Partner Agencies include soup kitchens, emergency food pantries, shelters, senior centers and many other organizations. https://secure.ga4.org/01/ilivehereigivehere The Care Communities
Caritas of Austin Our mission is to offer a continuum of resources for people in poverty that will assist them with their income stability, housing needs and the life skills to maintain them. 20,000 adults and children in Travis County benefited from our Basic Needs and Self-Sufficiency Programs in 2006. www.caritasofaustin.org Christmas Bureau of Austin & Travis County Christmas Bureau of Austin & Travis County serves as an umbrella organization, encompassing all community groups and citizens who work together giving to the needy during the Christmas season. Founded in 1964, our mission is to reach families who are in need and may have only the barest of necessities at Christmas time. www.cbofaustin.org Meals on Wheels and More We nourish and enrich the lives of the homebound and disabled through programs that promote dignity and independent living. With support of over 3,000 volunteers, we prepare and deliver 2,000 hot meals per day; we provide case management / specialized services to keep people healthy, independent, and in their homes. www.mealsonwheelsandmore.org Mobile Loaves & Fishes Mobile Loaves & Fishes provides food, basic supplies, housing, and transportation to the working-poor, hungry, and the homeless in Austin through the use of mobile catering trucks. MLF has a fleet of six local catering trucks that are uniquely used to provide dignity and compassion to those in need. www.mlfnow.org Operation Turkey Started in 2000 in Austin, Texas, Operation Turkey is a community involvement program that feeds and clothes the homeless and less fortunate during the Thanksgiving holiday. Operation Turkey has programs available for families and businesses nationwide. www.operationturkey.com The Storehouse The Storehouse provides a 3-5 day supply of groceries to those in need. Open six days a week and one evening, we serve the greater Austin area and impose no geographic restrictions. We are a hand up, not a hand out. www.thestorehouseofaustin.org Sustainable Food Center Sustainable Food Center creates a food secure community by improving access to local, healthy and affordable food for children and adults in Central Texas. www.sustainablefoodcenter.org Would you like to have your organization included on the I Live Here, I Give Here Web site? Register your organization > |