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The partners in the SHELTRS project are representative
of the social service agencies working with children and
youth experiencing homelessness, the educational
institutions, and the technology and telecommunications
industries in the Austin, Texas, area.
Agency
Partners
Education
Partners
Corporate
Partners
Agency Partners
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Austin Children's
Shelter
The Children's Shelter and Assessment Center of
Texas is an emergency children's shelter that deals
primarily with children ages 2-7 years old. Staff provides
one-on-one help with homework, obtains necessary records,
and communicates with teachers regarding special education
and psychological evaluation needs. Formal tutoring for
children in formal school settings is limited because of
limited transportation resources from the shelter to and
from the area schools. Project site is a children's
emergency shelter. For more information, contact:
Ms. Christina
Neumayr
Director of Volunteer Services
Austin Children's Shelter
P.O. Box 684213
Austin, TX 78768-4213
(512)258-4579
christina@AustinChildrenShelter.org
Community Advocates
for Teens and Parents
CATP is a therapeutic foster family home and
emergency shelter that cares for pregnant teenagers and for
teenage mothers with children. Children and youth are
involved in activities sponsored by Easter Seals and PAL
programs, and are given academic tutoring, parenting and
life skills training, and counseling as needed. Project site
is a community education and shelter facility. For more
information, contact:
Mrs. Bobbie Clark
Director
Community Advocates for Teens and Parents
P.O. Box 16458
Austin, TX 78761-6458
(512)451-0252
bobbiec.PSATU4@tenet.edu
LifeWorks
(formerly Youth
Options)
Youth Options' mission is to serve the youth of Austin in
times of crises with support and shelter. Throughout its
28-year history, Youth Options has adapted to changing needs
in the community, has been responsive to requests for
services, and has been willing to develop resources where
none existed. Youth Options has been extremely successful in
reaching a large population of vulnerable and at-risk youth,
and in delivering quality and responsive services. Project
sites include an emergency shelter, transitional living
facility, GED learning center, and street outreach program.
For more information, contact:
Mr. Mitch Weynand
Director of Administration
LifeWorks
2525 Wallingwood Drive, Suite 600
Austin, TX 78746
(512)327-8018, x.25
mitchw@lifeworksweb.org
http://www.lifeworksweb.org
Safe
Place
Safe Place stands against all forms of violence in intimate
relationships, and provides emergency shelter and counsel to
battered women and their children in order to support their
personal safety and growth. During its 22-year history, the
center has been recognized for its outstanding services,
including the Teen Dating Violence Program. Since 1996, Safe
Place has been recognized as one of the most comprehensive
programs for battered women, children, and teens in the
nation. Project sites include an emergency shelter and a
resource center. For more information, contact:
Ms. Melinda Cantu
Director of Children's Services
SafePlace
P.O. Box 19454
Austin, TX 78760
(512)385-5181
mcantu@austin-safeplace.org
http://www.autin-safeplace.org
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Education
Partners
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Austin Independent
School District (AISD)
AISD works with homeless children and youth through its
Project HELP (Homeless Education Learning Project),
assisting them to enter the school system and then providing
ongoing support to enable them to succeed as students.
Currently, AISD supports over 600 children and youth
experiencing homelessness with tutoring and other assistance
after they have been placed in school. Project support
includes providing tutors to the shelter sites. For more
information, contact:
Ms. Cathy Requejo
Project HELP Coordinator
Austin Independent School District
701 W. 5th Street
Austin, TX 78703
(512)469-7980
cathy@communityeducation.org
http://www.austin.isd.tenet.edu/index.html
Charles A. Dana
Center
The Dana Center is a community that is connected
to K-16 educators across the state, Dana Center staff, and
others from a variety of private and public institutions.
The Dana Center supports rich and meaningful education for
the children of Texas by promoting the use of
person-to-person and on-line environments to support
curriculum and instruction, professional development, and
educator/administrator productivity. Dana Center technology
services include: professional development and training,
on-line resources aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge
and Skills (TEKS), and availability of on-going advisory
staff for technical and content support. For more
information, contact:
Dr. Janis
Guerrero-Thompson
Assistant Director - Communications
Charles A. Dana Center - UT Austin
2901 N. IH 35, Rm. 3.216
Austin, TX 78722
(512)232-2264
janisg@mail.utexas.edu
http://www.danacenter.org
Region XIII
Education Service Center (ESC)
The Region XIII service area includes 59 school
districts, two charter schools, and seven institutions of
higher education in sixteen counties in Central Texas.
Region XIII has a 30-year track record of cooperative
programs and services for at-risk and special population
children and youth, including children and youth
experiencing homelessness. Region XIII offers to this grant
the ERISS/WIN system (Employment Research and information
Supply System / Workforce Information Network) which
provides the ability to easily research occupational
opportunities, education and skill requirements, education
and training providers, and other valuable information. For
more information, contact:
Dr. Larry Kolb
Career, Equity, and Guidance Director
Region XIII Education Service Center
331 Riverside Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512)392-4285
Dr.Kolb@RiverRats.net
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ESC/XIII.htm
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Corporate
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Boundless
Technologies
As a local leader in the field of technology,
Boundless Technologies will make a wide array of
opportunities and resources available to the SHELTRS
Project. Boundless Technologies is not only an innovator in
the field of technology, but they are committed to
technology applications that serve the unique needs of the
educational community. Current technology development
includes systems that will not be upgraded through
individual PCs, but through central servers (Thin Clients).
For more information, contact:
Ms. Mary Ann
Gonzalez
Executive Office Assistant
Boundless Technologies
Echelon IV, Suite 200
9430 Research Boulevard
Austin, TX 78759-6543
(512)349-5810
http:www.boundless.com
Microsoft
Corporation
As one of the leading software manufacturers, Microsoft is
proud to support innovative uses of technology for the
advancement of education. Microsoft has a long history of
developing resources that will positively impact on the
lives of children and youth and enhance their role as
contributing members of our society by augmenting their life
skills. For more information, contact:
Ms. Sandy Walker
Education Representative
Microsoft Corporation
Stonebridge Plaza
9606 N. Mopac, Suite 200
Austin TX 78759
(512)795-5360 (vmail)
sandy@MICROSOF.com
http://www.microsoft.com
Quik Internet
(IXL, Inc.)
Quik Internet is a Full-Service Internet Service Provider
providing a wide range of connection solutions including
dial-up, ISDN, ADSL, SDSL and more. Quick Internet also
provides web-site development, design and hosting for
individuals and businesses of all sizes. For more
information, contact:
Mr. Eric Minto
Quick Internet of Austin
2207 W. Parmer Lane
Austin, TX 78727
(512)977-8888
sean@quik.com
http://www.austin.quik.com
Southwestern
Bell Corporation
Southwestern Bell has a long history of caring
for the communities throughout its service area and has a
deep commitment to educational innovation and to providing
access to educational resources for children. Support for
the SHELTRS Porject includes a wide range of
telecommunications services, design, and technical support,
along with an extension of Operation SchoolNet. For more
information, contact:
Mr. Bob Digneo
Division Manager - Regulatory
Southwesern Bell Corporation
1616 Guadalupe Blvd.
Austin, TX 78701
(512)870-2103
rd5673@sbc.com
http://www.sbc.com
Southwestern Bell
Pioneers
The Telephone Pioneers are people who, as active and retired
Southwestern Bell employees, have the same commitment to
serving their community as they do to serving customers.
They are dedicated, hard-working volunteers who believe
strongly in the basic philosophy of helping others. Although
the primary focus for the organization is in education,
Pioneers provide support to the community in a wide variety
of areas. In 1998-1999 the Southwestern Bell Pioneers in
Texas donated more than 3.5 million volunteer hours of
service to their communities and gave over $500,000 to other
charitable organizations/community projects. Pioneer
projects include Operation SchoolNet, I Like Me
books, Playground Maps, 911 Call Simulator, Beep Baseball,
and many others. For more information, contact:
Ms. Mary Frances
Zaby
Area Manager-Pioneer Administration
Three Bell Plaza, Room 1015
Dallas, TX 75202
(214)464-3562
md9749@txmail.sbc.com
http://www.sbcpioneers.org
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