Adoption Collation of Texas (Child & Youth Services)
Adoption Collation of Texas
- A non-profit organization that helps finds families for neglected or "forgotten" kids.
- Their mission is to act collaboratively to create adoption opportunities for foster children in Central Texas.
- Some goals of the Adoption Collation of Texas are , increase the number of foster care adoptions , educate the community of the foster care system , overcome the stereotypes of children in foster care ,expand and integrate training opportunities , and reduce the number of transitions children experience in the foster care system .
American Gateways (Legal Services)
American Gateways
- A non-profit organization that provides the legal and educational services immigrants need to navigate our immigration system.
- Founded in 1987 ; Today American gateways is among the most effective & efficient non-profit providers of immigration legal services in the nation
- Embracing the idea that all people have the right to equal justice.
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (Animal Welfare)
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation
- Founded in 1977 in San Antonio , Texas
- Goal : "To rescue , rehabilitate , and release native wildlife and to provide sanctuary individualized care , and a voice for other animals in need ."
- received over 125,000 wild animals.
- Founder Lynn Cuny saw animals that came in from bad living conditions to being mistreated such as : human encounters , abuse , medical experiments , exotic pet trades , or roadside zoos.
- The first two WRR rescuers were bobcat kitten and a bobcat , one of which was declawed in a pet store inside and aquarium until a stranger came by and witnessed the bobcat covered in blood and paws wrapped in paper. They decided to call WRR and Lynn decided to take her in to her house. The second bobcat was going to be killed until the San Antonio animal control called and again Lynn took him into her home.
Caritas of Austin
Caritas of Austin
- Non-profit organization that serves 20,00 people who are homeless or are in poor working and documented refuges.
- Provides a service that begins with a safety net and links them to resources to achieve self - sufficiency.
- Committed to maximizing the impact of our gift so they can make a better impact on their clients.
Las Latinitas
- Non-profit organization that empowers young latinas through media and technology .
- Latinas are most likely to go through things that could get in the way of achieving success like depression , pregnancy , substance abuse , and become high school drop outs.
- A solution for this is to empower them by strengthen their confidence and expanding their opportunities for life.This is exactly what Latinitas does.
- Young latinas have a higher drop out , attempted suicide , and pregnancy rate than any other minority.
