Budding writers make books at Día de los Niños.
Collaboration is at the heart of all AmeriCorps programs. ACEE is a collaboration of AmeriCorps, The University of Texas at Austin, and Austin Independent School District, as well as corporate and private foundations that focus on education and literacy. We also have generous benefactors who provide in-kind contributions. Our partners are listed below with links to their websites.
Corporation for National and Community Service
CNCS is the federal organization that oversees all national service programs, including AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve, Senior Corps and USA Freedom Corps.
OneStar Foundation
OneStar Foundation is Texas's home for national service programs and volunteer and faith-based initiatives. OneStar Foundation oversees all AmeriCorps State programs in Texas.
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District provides financial support of the ACEE program at six sites. ACEE project schools include Allison, Graham, Sanchez, Walnut Creek, and Winn Elementary Schools, as well as the Lucy Read Pre-K Demonstration School.
Austin Energy
Austin Energy provides financial support to ACEE through the "Adopt a Member" initiative.
BookPeople
BookPeople donates children's books for children tutored by ACEE.
Dell Foundation
ACEE has been a recipient of the Literate Communities Grant Award since 2002.
Hoopoe Books/Share Literacy
Hoopoe Books/Share Literacy initiative seeks local donations to provide high-quality books to the children ACEE serves. ACEE has successfully used Hoopoe Books in after-school book clubs and in the ACEE parent initiative Parent Advocates for Literacy.
JPMorgan Chase Bank Foundation
JPMorgan Chase Bank Foundation provides financial support to ACEE through the "Adopt a Member" initiative.
KDK-Harman Foundation
KDK-Harman Foundation supports the ACEE expansion to the Lucy Read Pre-K Demonstration School.
KLE Foundation
KLE Foundation provides support to strengthen ACEE's bilingual tutor training and tutor resources.
Silverton Foundation
Silverton Foundation supports the ACEE expansion to the Lucy Read Pre-K Demonstration School, as well as a parent involvement initiative at Lucy Read.
Sooch Foundation
The Sooch Foundation provides funding for tutor training and support.
Starbucks Foundation
ACEE was a recipient of a 2004–05 Power of Literacy grant and a 2005–06 Giving Voices grant.
Topfer Family Foundation
Topfer Family Foundation provides support to our program at the Lucy Read Pre-K Demonstration Center.
Webber Family Foundation
Webber Family Foundation provides support for the ACEE parent involvement initiative, Parent Advocates for Literacy.
Dr. Sharon Hausman-Cohen
Dr. Sharon Hausman-Cohen, family physician, provides reduced-fee acute care visits for ACEE full-time members.