Community Engagement Initiative
The Community Engagement Initiative, presented by United Way Capital Area and Hands On Central Texas is a new and innovative approach that brings people together to address our community’s most critical issues. Our goal is to have a diverse community of engaged volunteers doing meaningful, hands on community work.
By 2010, United Way Capital Area & Hands On Central Texas aims to:
- Recruit and train 100 Public Innovators
- Recruit and train 300 Volunteer Project Leaders
Community Engagement Blog
1HourForKids.org
Growing up, most of us had someone who made all the difference in our lives. Maybe it was a parent or grandparent. A teacher. A friend. An adult who understood you and cared about you. As you were growing up, that person was someone you could look up to.
Get Involved.
Five ways to get involved in Central Texas now.
1
Invite a friend, neighbor, family member to attend a school board meeting with you.
2
Organize a book drive with your family, co-workers, school, club or faith community
3
Read to children in your family, at your library, or with a local non-profit engaged in child care or literacy.
4
Purchase school supplies for a local school to distribute to children who need them.
5
Enroll your child in a summer reading program at the local library.
