A challenging half marathon (and accompanying 5k) held at the Travis County Expo Center. Presented by Rogue. An Austin Fit Magazine Distance Challenge event.
Community First! Village includes: An innovative mix of affordable housing options Places for worship, study, and fellowship Memorial garden and columbarium A community garden featuring fruit- and nut-bearing trees and vegetables A chicken operation, bee hives producing fresh honey, and aquaponics A workshop with tool bank and art gallery for micro-enterprise opportunities A medical facility for physical and mental health screenings and support services including hospice and respite care Walking trails An outdoor theater and bed & breakfast for mission visits CAP Metro bus stop WiFi
Green Gate Farms, a certified organic family farm on Austin's eastside, has expanded its education program with the creation of New Farm Institute. This 501c3 was created to meet the need for more training, education, and resources for beginning farmers. Events and programs are designed to further the general public's understanding and participation in sustainable agriculture and help new farmers get started. Long-term goal is to create a model to help incubate new farmers and reward experienced farmers for knowledge transfer.
The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, established in 1975, is a non-profit education, research, and demonstration organization specializing in life cycle planning and design. We undertake projects based on their potential contribution to site, regional and global sustainability and human health, and actively pursue collaborations with associate organizations, businesses and professional firms. Projects emphasize regional contexts as bases for responsible resource use relative to materials, energy, water, waste, food, and meaningful employment. Our expertise is accessible through green planning and design services, conference presentations, public lectures, and published papers.
The ninth annual OneFest is Saturday, May 3, 2014, 2-6pm at ADS!
The Andy Roddick Foundation was established in 2000 with a vision that all young people have endless opportunities to discover and achieve their potential. Since that time, the Foundation has worked with our community to raise funds for programs that improve the daily lives of thousand of children. Upon Andy Roddick's retirement from tennis, he decided to transform the Foundation from solely providing grants to one that will have an even deeper community impact. In 2012, ARF moved its headquarters from Florida to Andy's hometown of Austin, Texas. In 2013 the Foundation underwent a strategic direction change to include a more comprehensive strategy to provide greater opportunity to young people residing in under-resourced neighborhoods in Austin. The Foundation is now focused on working with our community to expand opportunities for young people to learn, thrive, and succeed. We do this by ensuring young people have year round-opportunities outside the school day - where students spend 80% of their waking hours. These are the hours when students are at risk of losing academic skills, being a victim of violent crime, gaining weight by not being physically active, and engaging in risky behaviors. However, high-quality out-of-school time programs have a positive and lasting effect on students by keeping them safe, engaged, and active. We work to transform time outside of school into hours of opportunity!