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May is

Older Americans Month

• Catholic Charities
  1817 East 6th Street
  Austin, TX 78702
  Hours of Operation Monday – Friday
  8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
  Phone: 512-651-6100

• Meals on Wheels   
  Volunteers Needed!
  www.mealsonwheelsandmore.org  
  Phone: 476-6325
               

• Services for the Elderly, Inc.
  2200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
  Austin
  512-477-3796
  www.sfteaustin.org
         

• OUTREACH SCREENING AND REFERRAL  
  Phone:  472-HELP or toll free 1-866-693-6727.
  www.atcmhmr.com   
  Substance Abuse and Specialized Services

• Any Baby Can Child and Family Resource Center
  1121 E. 7th Street, Austin, TX 78702
  (512) 454-3743 or 1-800-672-0238
  www.abcaus.org/

• Support Kids, INC  1-800-801-5437  www.supportkids.com

• Catholic Charities of Central TW  
  Office of Immigrant Concerns
  Phone: 512-494-0148

• Coats for Kids  
  Phone: 512-467-8982 ext 231  www.JLAUSTIN.org

• Disability Advocacy & Claimant Representation Inc. DACR
  608 W. Oltorf, Austin,  TX   78704
  Local and national experience representing Social Security Disability claimants. DACR has offered pro bono services for qualifying clients in East Austin since August 2004.
  Phone: 440-0088

• JourneyEase Counseling
  1507 Wilshire Blvd., Austin, TX  78722
  Counseling-Individual, Couples, Family. Giving Educational Seminars on Psychology and Theology
  Phone: 512-524-8406

• FrontSteps
  Accepting donations to help the homeless
  500 East 7th Street
  Call 305-4174
  www.frontsteps.org

• Latina Mami
  Helping Latina women and their families: clothes closet, platicas (discussions) on parenting/community organizing/health/business, weekly radio show, family cultural events, Wednesdays 8:30 - 12:30 or by appt
  Phone: (512) 494-7758

• Latinitas, Inc.
  PO Box 4284, Austin, TX 78765
  Latinitas publishes a bilingual webzine by and for Latina pre-teens and teenagers. The magazine is geared toward informing, entertaining and inspiring young Hispanic girls to grow into healthy, confident and successful women.
  Phone: 512.322.9947

• Lisa's Hope Chest  
  3110a Manor Rd  
  www.lisashopechest.org

• Mount Zion Baptist Church  
  Phone: 512-477-8080

• Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church   www.olgaaustin.org

• St John Community Center  
  Phone: 512-972-5780

• SAFEPLACE ( A SAFETY AWARENESS PROGRAM)
  www.safeplace.org

• Literacy Austin  
  Phone: 512-478-7323  
  www.literacyaustin.org

• Salvation Army - Social Services  www.salvationarmy.org

• East Austin Wic site  
  Phone: 512-972-6680

• CARTS - community Transit Service  
  Phone: 512-478-7433   www.ridecarts.com

• United Way Capital Area   www.unitedwaycapitalarea.org

• Children's Health Insurance - www.texcarepartnership.com

• Big Brothers, Big Sisters, www.bbbscentraltx.org
  Phone: 512-472-5437
  

• Casey Family Program
  5201 E Riverside Dr
  (512) 892-5890
   

• Capital Area Food Bank
  512-282-2111
   

• Creative Initiatives, (512) 834-8552
  AIDS Prevention, education, and referral
   

• East Austin Family Pantry, 472-2297, www.eastaustinfamilypantry.blogspot.com
   

• CADA
  1319 Rosewood Ave
  Austin, tx 78702
  Ph# 480-9556 or Ph# 480-9047
  Open Mon – Thur.  10am – 4pm
   

• Beta Psi Omega of Alpha Kappa Sorority Inc.
  www.betapsiomega.org
   

• FREE Writing Support - Resumes, letters,
  grant applications, brochures, books
  Every Tuesday and Thursday at the Carver Branch Library, Room 4
  5 pm - 8 pm
  Provided by the consultants of the UT Undergraduate Writing Center
   

• Southwest Key Program, Inc.
  Non-profit organization provides community based services to
  at-risk youth and families.
  462-2181
   

• Austin Area Urban League
  (512) 478-7176
   

• Multicultural Self-Esteem Academy
  The MSEA Youth Program provides educational, developmental, creative, cultural and recreational activities for at risk youth (ages 14-21).
  M-F 11am - 7pm
  Sat. 10am -6pm
  Phone: 512-762-3068
   

• Community Tax Centers
  9 Locations in Austin, FREE tax preparation
  512-447-2026
  www.communitytaxcenters.org 
   

• Pip Start - Master Builder
  2830 Real Street, Austin, TX  78722
  Cultivating the heart and minds of young people while building impactful leaders through effective math and science instruction and strategic community transformation.
  Phone: 512-524-1836
  http://pipstart.org/masterbuilder.htm
   

• The Mitchie Mitchell Foundation
  6406 North IH 35 Ste. 2800A, Austin, Texas  78752
  The Mitchie Mitchell Foundation is a national non-profit organization that provides academic scholarships to survivors and immediate family members of people injured or killed by drunk drivers. The foundation also provides educational support to schools, churches, city and state corporate entities on the impact of drunk driving on society.
  Phone: 512 420 0388
   

• Lifeline Family Enrichment
  7901 Cameron Rd. Bldg. 2, #327, Austin, TX  78754
  Children & Family Counseling.
  Monday-Thursday 6:00p-9:00p; Saturday 10:00a-4:00p
  Phone: 512.779.3539
   

Ministries:

• www.leqachministries.org 
  
   
• Recovery, Inc. - Self-Help Mental Health Group
  Recovery, Inc. has helped people struggling with: stress and tension--depression and fatigue--anger and fears--anxiety and panic--feelings of helplessness or hopelessness--sleep problems and worry--and other emotional problems.
  Meetings held on Thursdays at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Administration Building, Room 204, 4800 Convict Hill Road
  Call (512) 233-0650
  www.recovery-inc.org
   

National Programs

• Easter Seals Car Donation Program
  www.vehicledonation.com

• The Salvation Army
  www.salvationarmyusa.org

• Materials for Art
  www.mfta.org  

• World Computer Exchange
  www.worldcomputerexchange.org

• National Urban League
  http://www.nul.org

• A Glimmer of Hope
  Reaching people in Ethiopia with economic development
  www.aglimmerofhope.com