Community Involvement

The Leander Educational Excellence Foundation (LEEF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to enriching the educational experience by providing opportunities, cultivating success, and building community within the Leander Independent School District.

Leander ISD currently serves more than 40,000 students and is expected to grow significantly in the next 10 years. With state funding for public education continuing to shrink, LEEF's role in providing additional resources for teachers and students in our district is increasingly important. Please support this critical mission by joining our Classroom Impact Team.

The Austin Science Education Foundation (ASEF) was established in 2013 to support the Austin Energy Regional Science Festival (AERSF).

ASEF will promote student's knowledge of and involvement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math by enabling participation in the Austin Energy Regional Science Festival and supporting students selected to advance to the Texas Science and Engineering Fair and the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.

Young Life is a world class organization for adolescents. Our staff and volunteers enter the world of kids, focusing on what matters to them -- fun, adventure, friendship and a sense of significance. In doing so, we earn the privilege of talking to them about the good news of Jesus and His love for them. Kids' lives are dramatically impacted when caring adults come alongside them, and they begin to see that their lives have great worth, meaning and purpose.

The Cedar Park Police Department is partnering with individuals, businesses and organizations in our community to provide families in need with toys to help make their children's holiday season a little brighter. Please share this information for those you know who may qualify.

The six cardiologists who founded the American Heart Association in 1924 would be amazed.

From humble beginnings, the AHA has grown into the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. A shared focus on cardiovascular health unites our more than 40 million volunteers and supporters as well as our more than 2,800 employees. Learn more about our impact over time.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer worldwide, and stroke ranks second globally. Even when those conditions don’t result in death, they cause disability and diminish quality of life. We want to see a world free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

Our size and scope let us have real impact. The AHA has invested more than $4.8 billion in research, making us the largest not-for-profit funding source for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease research next to the federal government. Learn more about our life-changing funded research breakthroughs.

Caritas of Austin believes that when every person has a stable place to call home, they can realize their full potential and contribute to our community. We build wellbeing by making sure that people have a safe home, access to healthy groceries, jobs that provide a reliable living wage, and educational opportunities to learn life skills. All of us need a sturdy foundation and layers of support in our lives to thrive; that’s what creates a strong community. Our innovative, personalized and proven approach to building wellbeing and ending homelessness creates a more vibrant Austin for everyone.

Founded in 1983, Hill Country Community Ministries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, a coalition of churches assisted by area businesses, civic organizations, service clubs and concerned individuals that provides food, clothing and other assistance for people in crisis and those living in poverty in southwest Williamson and northwest Travis counties. Our goal is to serve our clients with dignity and compassion in an atmosphere of neighbor helping neighbor.
HCCM operates a Food Pantry that stocks nonperishable food and essential personal care items. The Thrift Store provides serviceable, gently-used clothing for children and adults, including coats, jackets, new socks and underwear, and blankets. Other assistance includes new shoes for children.
HCCM actively refers clients to other agencies for access to additional community resources to help stabilize their situation.

As the senior nutrition program for Williamson and Burnet Counties, we provide consistent and healthy meals to seniors in need each day. We offer meals at select OWBC centers, as well as home-delivered meals to those whose mobility is limited.

One of the goals of our home delivered meals, provided 5 days a week, 52-weeks a year, is to enable seniors to remain living independently for as long as possible. Meals are delivered by caring volunteers that offer a human connection for seniors who are often isolated and lonely. For many seniors these volunteers may be the only people they see on a consistent basis. Therefore, volunteers also provide a daily wellness check and can alert staff to any concerns they may have.

Congregate meals are provided at senior and community centers located in Williamson and Burnet counties. Seniors enjoy a noon time meal and have multiple opportunities to engage in social and educational activities. Seniors form bonds and enjoy companionship with other seniors, staff and volunteers.

This specialized treatment modality has not only been proven to be successful in developing and enhancing physical abilities, but has also proven to encourage trust, to promote communication, and to nurture emotional stability. During this amazing process, horses help physically and mentally challenged riders achieve things that may have seemed impossible.
While mounted on the horse, riders learn balance, coordination and self-assurance. Riders show marked improvement in their poise, posture, strength and flexibility. Eye/hand coordination and dexterity abilities are developed while receiving therapeutic muscle stimulation.

The Reveal Resource Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to feeding families through both physical and spiritual resources! It takes more than one person to spread the message of compassion, and Reveal Resource Center cannot exist without the support of others!

If your Church, School, Business, Agency or Family would like to take action to eliminate hunger and provide resources for self sufficiency, you can support this ministry through the following areas: Canned Food, Clothing Drive, Monetary Donations and Volunteer work.

Samaritan Health Ministries is a clinic for uninsured patients in Williamson and Travis Counties. We provide medical, dental, pharmaceutical, women's health and mental health services.

Last year we served more than 1100 patients. Even better, we had 4494 face-to-face patient encounters. Each of our patients is briefly interviewed each year to determine if they are able to access health care through one of several public assistance programs. If someone qualifies for care elsewhere, we provide short-term care and connect the patient to the resources available. Those who are ineligible for care elsewhere are able to use Samaritan Health Ministries as a medical home. Samaritan Health Ministries is not a free clinic. Each of our patients pays a co-payment for office visits, which range from $12 to $45 per visit. The amount is a sliding fee scale based on the patient's income and size of his or her family. We enlist the help of volunteer health care providers, interpreters, and more to meet our mission. With your support, we can do even more.

As different as we look, we’re still the same – the same local 501(c)(3) organization, the same provider and protector of the Central Texas blood supply, the same people. We Are Blood has been drawing Central Texans together since 1951 when we were founded by the Travis County Medical Society. Our very first name was the “Travis County Medical Society Blood Bank” and our very first home was at 1705 1/2 North Congress. The year we opened our doors we served four Austin hospitals (Brackenridge, Seton, Holy Cross, and St. David’s) and a few surrounding rural hospitals