Sep 5, 2024 | In the News
For Tamara, workforce development is personal. When she moved back to Austin in 1999 (after attending undergrad at The University of Texas), she had only $800 in her bank account, temporary housing and a baby with life-threatening health problems. Tamara needed...
Sep 4, 2024 | In the News
Around two dozen people experiencing homelessness will soon have the opportunity to become certified in heating and air conditioning maintenance through free training offered by Austin Community College (ACC). The training is the result of a partnership between...
Aug 26, 2024 | In the News
There are thousands of jobs in fields like construction, transportation and utilities that need to be filled in Central Texas. Pflugerville Public Library hopes to chip away at that number through its new online platform called Blue Career. According to...
Aug 12, 2024 | In the News
As the demand for anesthesia services grows across Texas, there’s a new program in Central Texas aiming to get more nurses specialized in that area. Fairfield University expanded its nurse anesthesia program to Austin. The university is based in Fairfield,...
Aug 12, 2024 | In the News
Not far from the trucks rumbling down U.S. 183, in front of the tidy rows of colorful cabins that provide shelter for the present, a tall blue building at the gateway to the Esperanza Community stands for something else. The future. Next month, the first 30...
Aug 9, 2024 | In the News
Food insecurity is rising sharply in Travis County, with the number of Austin area residents who struggle to afford food expected to continue rising in the coming years absent interventions from both local and federal governments. At a conference at the Austin...