Community Volunteer Guide
2024
With the holiday season coming up, here are 12 volunteer opportunities to check out in the Lake Travis and West Austin areas. This list is not comprehensive.
• 6500 Metropolis Drive, Austin • www.centraltexasfoodbank.org
Animal services
Hill Country Conservancy This nonprofit is dedicated to preserving natural areas such as rivers and scenic vistas in the Texas Hill Country through community, collaboration and engagement. • Sample activities: Volunteers can help with monthly Violet Crown Trail cleanups. • Donations accepted: Hill Country Conservancy accepts one-time, monthly or annual donations online. • 1601 S. MoPac Expressway., Ste. 150C, Austin • www.hillcountryconservancy.org Lake Travis Youth Association The nonprofit offers youth sports including soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, volleyball, tackle football, flag football, cheerleading, dance, wrestling,
Animal services
RED Arena The organization serves children and adults with disabilities through equine-assisted therapies, therapeutic riding sessions and more. • Sample activities: grooming horses, fundraising, walking beside riders • Donations accepted: monetary gifts, purchases from the Red Arena gift shop or Amazon wish list • 2435 W. Fitzhugh Rd., Dripping Springs • www.redarena.org
• Sample activities: Assisting with fundraising campaigns, serving as a campus representative, participating in a Gala committee, helping at various events throughout the year • Donations accepted: Monetary donations • 601 Camp Craft Road, Austin • www.eaneseducationfoundation.org Girlstart This nonprofit empowers girls in science, technology, Austin Animal Center Volunteers at the city-run, no-kill shelter are required to attend a training session and commit to six hours a month. • Sample activities: greeting adopters, giving animal enrichment, serving as adoption ambassadors, providing medical assistance • Donations accepted: monetary gifts accepted online, item donations dropped off at shelter or ordered through Amazon wish list • 7201 Levander Loop, Bldg. A, Austin • www.austintexas.gov/austin-animal-center
Human services
boys and girls lacrosse and track and field. • Sample activities: Volunteer coaches • Donations accepted: Monetary donations • 2101 Lakeway Blvd., Ste. 115, Lakeway • www.ltya.org
CASA of Travis County CASA volunteers advocate for children who’ve experienced abuse or neglect in Travis County. Volunteers must complete a personal interview, background and reference checks, and a 39-hour training. • Sample activities: spending 15-20 hours a month getting to know a child and their situation to make recommendations to a judge in their best interest • Donations accepted: monetary gifts • 7600 Chevy Chase Drive, Ste. 200, Austin • www.casatravis.org Central Texas Food Bank The food bank is the largest hunger-relief organization in Central Texas, serving more than 93,000 people every week. • Sample activities: sorting food donations, assisting with the mobile food pantry, working in a community garden or kitchen • Donations accepted: monetary gifts
Mobile Loaves & Fishes As a social outreach ministry, this nonprofit empowers communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless. • Sample activities: organizing and delivering meals; gardening; and preparing micro homes • Donations accepted: Donations accepted online. • 9301 Hog Eye Road, Ste. 950, Austin • www.mlf.org
Education
Eanes Education Foundation The foundation strives to fund over 50 educator positions for the district each year, including nurses, counselors, reading specialists and more.
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