Valuing Veterans in Our Community According to the United Sates Census Bureau, there are 18.9 million veterans in the United States and nearly 1.5 million live in Texas. In addition, the Texas Veterans Commission notes that Texas is home to the largest women veteran population…
Topic: The Church’s Role in Addressing Immigration & Women Empowerment Guest Speaker: Monica Tornoe, Project Associate for Education Beyond the Walls at the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary About Monica Tornoe: Monica Tornoe was born and raised in Guatemala, Central America, where she graduated as an…
Experience Austin is a fast-paced opportunity to explore the community issues and resources that are shaping Greater Austin. What does that mean? It means we are going to be sharing a lot of information—all to prepare you to better understand Greater Austin and how you…
We are very pleased to announce the participants of the Leadership Austin Essential Class of 2020! This is the 41st Essential class since the program’s inception in 1979 and we wish to congratulate all 61 individuals selected for their community involvement, service, and commitment to Greater…
While they gather today for the Emerge Opening Retreat, we’re excited to announce the members of the Leadership Austin Emerge Class 13. This is the thirteenth Emerge class since the program’s inception in 2007 and we wish to congratulate the 55 individuals selected this year. –…
Immigration, Boundaries and Borders “Immigration policy should be generous; it should be fair; it should be flexible. With such a policy we can turn to the world, and to our own past, with clean hands and a clear conscience.” ― John F. Kennedy, A Nation…
Homelessness in Austin By now, some of you may have come across news articles, radio broadcasts or city meetings on homelessness. Our homelessness issue is not just a shelter problem, a safety problem, a city official’s problem or even a health problem. Homelessness is a…
Want to Make a Difference? – Are you semi or fully retired and have always wanted to use your skills to support the nonprofit community? The Austin region has one of the fastest growing baby boomer populations in the country. With this in mind, Leadership…