Organizations Filed Purposes:
The Austin Project was organized for the primary purpose of mobilizing the public and private sectors of the community in the City of Austin (City) to reverse the decline of the disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout the City and to provide the citizens in these neighborhoods with resources to assist them into the mainstream of society.
The Austin Project works as a catalyst in collaboration with other organizations, City and County agencies, and faith-based organizations to ensure that children, youth and families reach their full potential.
The Austin Project operates two Family Resource Centers (FRC) in Central and Southeast Austin located on middle school campuses that are part of the Austin Independent School District. The FRCs are school-based family friendly gathering places that engage parents and residents in community problem solving, coordination of events, and school partnerships. Each FRC has 2 licensed social workers that offer case management services in addition to significant outreach and parent leadership development. The FRCs promote healthy life styles by promoting and organizing Coordinated School Health teams, and increasing access to and utilization of physical activity and nutritious food. At the FRCs families are connected to family and youth resources and services, receive assistance with Medicaid and SNAP applications, and have access to employment services, health support, an emergency clothes closet, parent education courses, and other community and parent leadership opportunities. Each FRC serves families in the school feeder pattern, meaning families from the feeder elementary and high schools access services through the middle school FRCs. The Austin Project's FRCs provided services in 2016 to families with children in 43 public schools. In addition to providing campus-based social services, The Austin Project promotes the development of full service Community Schools locally, regionally and nationally by serving on local city, state, and national task forces and the National Community School Leadership Council.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Donna Hagey | Executive Dir. | 40 | $63,000 |
| Jeff Travillion | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rhonda Paver | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Coronado | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley Hood | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Chrys Dougherty | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Howard Lazarus | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ara Merjanian | Director | 3 | $0 |
| David Balch | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Julie Frey | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Al Sarria | Past President | 2 | $0 |
| Betty Jo Hudspeth | 2nd Vice Pres | 2 | $0 |
| Christopher King | 1st Vice Pres | 3 | $0 |
| Bob Rutishauser | Treasurer | 3 | $0 |
| William Steele | President | 2 | $0 |
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