Goal #4 - Central Texas as a community prepares children to succeed.

Carlos Salinas, State Farm - Captain
Becky Arreaga, Mercury Mambo
Shetay Ashford, Technology 4 LIFE
Ashton Cumberbatch, Seton
Pete Dwyer, Dwyer Realty
Fely Garcia, Univsion
Rebecca Geier, TREW Marketing
Brette Lea, Austin Community College
Steve Murray, Bastrop ISD
Catherine (Cat) Nawawi, The Highland Group
Lisa Olmeda, Seton
Rick Olmos, E3 Alliance
Kim Porterfield, Texas State University-San Marcos
Sebastian Puente, Cultural Strategies (affiliated w/Hahn,Texas)
Geovanna Ricaldi, Manor Education Foundation
Liz Serrano, Austin Community College
Michael Shannon, Vianovo
Diana Zuniga, Investors Alliance Inc.


Some Key Organizations Working in this Area:

Austin Area Urban League – life skills, youth empowerment, and youth employment partnership programs are designed to provide channels to success for students from traditionally challenged backgrounds.
Austin Partners in Education –channels business and community volunteers into the AISD district.
Austin Voices for Education and Youth – provides a voice to communities, especially students and youth, in improving our public schools.
Children’s Optimal Health – is a regional collaborative using data mapping to address the holistic needs of children, to help them be healthy and self-sustaining.
Faith communities, including the multi-denominational Austin Interfaith - lead the effort to involve neighborhoods and communities in schools.
Ready by 21 – is a coalition of youth services providers in Travis County aligning services and metrics to support youth who face challenges to achieve self-sufficiency by 21.
United Way Capital Area – The UWCA launched its Community Agenda campaign 3 years ago to understand and focus on the root causes of community need rather than just addressing the symptoms. One of three root cause platforms is education.

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