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The LBJ Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports the LBJ Presidential Library and the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. Through the fundraising efforts of its board of trustees, the Foundation provides support to the Library that enhances quality programming, expands educational outreach and exhibits, and administers grants for researchers and scholars. The Foundation also raises money for the LBJ School for the outstanding education that it provides its graduate students in public policy and governmental affairs, community outreach, and the exploration of global initiatives. These two institutions, one looking to the past and the other to the future, provide an ongoing legacy for President Johnson’s accomplishments and his vision for our nation.
The Texas Exes Facebook page is a way for the association to provide the latest news, benefits, and happenings surrounding the University of Texas that are of interest to alumni and the members of the Texas Exes. We encourage you to share your thoughts and exchange insightful commentary representing a range of views, but we also ask that discussions be respectful and constructive, especially on subjects that may be controversial. This page is a public forum, and we allow anyone to comment or post. We regularly include feedback relating to news articles in the Alcalde magazine. We do not, however, allow personal attacks, obscenity, vulgarity, profanity, and racist or sexist remarks. Let's all be civil. Thank you for engaging with the Texas Exes.
Founded in April 2007, SPN, formerly SHEP, serves as a forum for LBJ students and alumni for the exchange of information on all issues and news relevant to social policy. SPN is sponsored by the Center for Health and Social Policy (CHASP) at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. We encourage all students whose area of interest is or intersects with any of these policy issues to connect to SPN and CHASP: Poverty • Inequality • Healthcare • Public Education • Child Welfare • Criminal Justice • Food Insecurity • Family Structure • Family Supports • Reproductive Health • Early Childhood• Health Finance • Aging • Juvenile Justice • Adolescent Health • Housing • Transportation.
An Mpowerment Project of AIDS Services of Austin that can make a difference in the lives of young gay, bisexual, and questioning men ages 18 – 29 by mobilizing these men to shape a healthy community for themselves, build positive social connections, and support their friends to have safer sex. The Mpowerment Project can reach large numbers of young gay/bisexual men in a cost effective manner because it is a community level intervention. Within the Q space community partners help create a safe space for Austin’s LGBTQIA communities by organizing events and outreach to support the Q’s vision. Through this support the message of safer sex practices and well-being can reach a larger audience while raising awareness for the Q and its mission. DISCLAIMER AND COMMENTS POLICY: https://www.facebook.com/notes/the-q-austin/disclaimer-and-comments-policy/733419676692554
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) is a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of Hispanics in engineering and other related technical fields. SHPE has been dedicated to increasing Hispanic enrollment and retention in the College of Engineering. SHPE successfully supports Hispanic students working towards an engineering and science degree by providing academic and professional development opportunities.
Austin PrEP Accesss Project envisions a future where HIV-prevention medication is readily available for all persons in-need. Goals: 1) To develop a network of PrEP-knowledgeable doctors and clinics in the Austin area and connect clients to appropriate medical providers 2) To help clients navigate the medication access process 3) To establish a fund that will be used to satisfy co-pays and deductibles for persons experiencing financial barriers to PrEP 4) To provide high quality educational resources about PrEP to the community
Bringing together faith & reason... Establishing the intellectual voice of Christ at the university.
YMCA Youth & Government is a national program of the YMCA that involves thousands of teenagers nationwide in state-organized model-government programs. Students from every corner of the U.S. have the opportunity to immerse themselves in experiential civic engagement and to, quite literally, practice democracy.
The purpose of the YMCA of Austin is to enhance the lives of men, women, boys and girls in the Austin community, regardless of race, creed, age, economic circumstances and physical or mental abilities, by providing quality programs, activities and facilities which develop and maintain opportunities and help individuals to: •Develop self-confidence, self-respect and appreciation of their own worth as individuals, •Develop a faith for daily living, •Grow as responsible members of their families and communities, •Appreciate healthy minds and bodies, •Recognize the worth of all persons and work for interracial and inter-group understanding, •Develop a sense of world-mindedness and work for worldwide understanding, •Develop their capacity for leadership and use it responsibility, •Appreciate the beauty, diversity and interdependence of all forms of life.