Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs | November 2024

• 6207 Sheridan Ave., Austin • www.anybabycan.org

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Food assistance

Civic organizations

Dripping Springs Helping Hands Inc. This nonprofit is a volunteer-run food bank in Dripping Springs. • Sample activities: sorting and distributing donated food • Donations accepted: monetary gifts, nonperishable food items • 28708 RR 12, Dripping Springs • www.helpinghands-drippingsprings.org Keep Austin Fed Keep Austin Fed is a food rescue organization that collects surplus food from businesses throughout Austin and redistributes it to communities facing hunger. • Sample activities: food rescue driver, food sorting and organizing at cooler hub, assist with community food giveaways • Donations accepted: monetary gifts • www.keepaustinfed.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, their family and situation; gathering information to make recommendations to a judge in their best interest • Donations accepted: monetary gifts • 7600 Chevy Chase Drive, Ste. 200, Austin • www.casatravis.org Con Mi MADRE This local nonprofit focuses on developing social- emotional learning and college-readiness for students in sixth grade through undergraduate and their families. • Sample activities: events assistance, guest speaking • Donations accepted: monetary gifts • 1825 Fort View Road, Austin • www.conmimadre.org

Dripping Springs Community Library The library is a nonprofit government entity that provides free services to residents living within or employed in Hays County and Dripping Springs ISD. Nonresidents or persons not employed within the county or district can apply for a library card for a small fee. The library offers over 72,700 items, such as books, eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, DVDs and other media. • Sample activities: event assistance, homeschool teaching, chess club volunteering

• Donations accepted: monetary gifts • 501 Sportsplex Drive, Dripping Springs • www.dscl.org

Education and family

Any Baby Can Any Baby Can is a Central Texas nonprofit that offers in-home services for children facing a scary diagnosis, first-time moms and parents who need extra support to take on life’s challenges. • Sample activities: childcare, assembling kits, running a phone bank, organizing storage • Donations accepted: monetary and in-kind donations

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