How to help Austin homeless now, from basic needs to self-sufficiency
Homelessness is a complicated problem, but the solution is simple: Put people in homes. A number of nonprofit organizations in Austin do that, though they can’t keep pace with the need. Your donations...
View ArticleTo end gun violence, support gun control in Austin
If you want to increase gun violence in America, support the National Rifle Association. Thanks for stopping by. But… If it boggles your mind that in the first weekend of August 2019, there were two...
View ArticleNext time, be ready. Train to be a disaster volunteer.
We are smack in the middle of hurricane season in Texas, and as Harvey in 2017 and Imelda in 2019 have shown us, their reach has been wider and more damaging. But we don’t have to sit around helpless....
View ArticleFellas, ready to volunteer? November is your month.
Who volunteers more, women or men? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women out-volunteer men …. but not by as much as you might think. The most recent data reports that 21.8 percent of men...
View ArticleHow to volunteer in Austin during the COVID-19 pandemic
First of all, volunteering in a way that violates the shelter-in-place, social distancing rules is a very bad idea. Most volunteering work that would violate those rules has been shut down anyway. As...
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