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General Member Meeting This Thursday
We hope you can join us at our monthly General Member Meeting this Thursday! At the meeting, we will hear from David Smith, CEO of United Way for Greater Austin, on the strategic direction of United Way and have a member discussion on the changing philanthropic landscape. Members will also receive a brief overview and have the opportunity to ask questions on the impact of the new tax law on nonprofits from Renae Duncan, Partner, Atchley & Associates, LLP. Click the links below to view the draft meeting agenda and minutes from the January meeting:
There's still time to order lunch!
Place your order before noon on Wednesday.
We're pleased to announce we've expanded our lunch menu options. This is a direct result of the annual satisfaction survey we asked you to fill out at the end of last year. Thank you for your responses!
We do not require an RSVP for the meeting, but we encourage you to join us for lunch by bringing your own or by placing your order using the button below.
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We have 69 Members so far in 2018!
Has Your Organization Signed Up?
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A very special thank you to the 69 members who have already renewed or who have pledged to renew in 2018!
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We are off to an amazing start and we are on-pace to meet the Membership Committee's goal of increasing membership to 105 organizations this year. If you haven't had the opportunity to renew and plan to do so, email kiya@onevoicecentraltx.org with your anticipated renewal date.
You can download the fillable PDF membership form here, or click the below button to be directed to the web form.
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Standards of Excellence Committee
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Equity & Social Justice Committee
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One Voice is accepting applications for the Buddy Program, which pairs new Executive Directors (EDs) with seasoned EDs, and peer EDs together for mentorship and support. To participate, please email the sign-up form to: kiya@onevoicecentraltx.org. |
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CITY OF AUSTIN SEEKS INPUT FOR NEW PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR |
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Meet, Ask Questions, & Provide Feedback on the Two Finalists
 The City of Austin wants your help to select the new director of Austin Public Health. They've narrowed the field down to two candidates: Interim APH Director Stephanie Hayden and current APH Medical Director and Health Authority Dr. Philip Huang.
Come meet the candidates, ask questions, and provide feedback at a town hall on Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Conley-Guerrero Senior Activity Center, 808 Nile St.
Learn more about the job and the candidates here.
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Central Texas African American Family Support Conference
Our members Integral Care and NAMI Austin are sponsoring the 18th Annual Central Texas African American Family Support Conference on February 27-28 at the Palmer Events Center.
The conference brings together consumers, professionals, and the community to strengthen awareness of mental and physical health care resources and supports. This year’s workshop topics include: addiction, employment, faith and mental health, trauma, mental illness and the criminal justice system, advocating for your child, and much more.
The conference committee is particularly excited about keynote speakers Trina Cleveland and Dr. Ryan Sutton, who will explore the impact of trauma, and about the law enforcement panel discussion with Austin, Round Rock and Pflugerville police chiefs.
Registration is $10 for consumers and $129 for professionals seeking CEUs.
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COMMUNITY REPORTS, NEWS & EVENTS
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Travis County Health & Human Services Releases 'Travis County Snapshot from the 2016 American Community Survey'
The Research & Planning Division conducts an annual analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The information is a point-in-time “snapshot” of our community and its social, economic, and housing characteristics.
Click here to view and download the report online.
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Update to CAN's Cultural Competence, Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit
 In 2015, the Community Advancement Network (CAN) developed the Cultural Competence, Diversity & Inclusion (CCDI) Toolkit as a resource to help individuals and local organizations meet the diverse needs of their clients. Since that time, it has become the most utilized resource on the CAN website (i.e., it is used more extensively than the CAN Dashboard).
In 2017, CAN worked with a group of UT Social Work students who undertook the monumental task of revising the toolkit so that it: utilizes the latest research on cultural competency; offers tips for applying these principles; outlines the benefits of utilizing CCDI strategies; and updates the resources and services for specific populations. Please make use of this great resource.
Click here to explore the new CCDI toolkit.
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Austin Resource Recovery Survey & West Campus Move-Out Pilot Working Group
Additionally, if you are interested in participating in Austin Resource Recovery's West Campus Move-Out Pilot Working Group, you are invited to attend the next Working Group meeting:
- When: Wed., Feb. 21 from 3-4 p.m.
- Where: Lamar Senor Activity Center (2874 Shoal Crest Ave.)
- City staff will present:
- Overview of pilot project components & basic logistics
- Big picture timeline
- Communication tools
- Group will split and form committees & designate 2 co-chairs per committee
- Marketing Design
- Outreach & Education
- Location Logistics
- Sponsorship/Resources
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Austin Young Lawyers Association Hosts Women's Resource Fair
The Austin Young Lawyers Association has hosted the free Women's Resource Fair for the last ten years for local homeless and low-income women and children. The next Women's Resource Fair is on Saturday, May 5, 2018 from 9:00a.m.-1:00p.m. at the Schmidt-Jones Family Life Center, 1300 Lavaca St. Click here for flyers for the fair in English and Spanish.
The Women's Resource Fair offers: Free medical services, legal services, mental health services, education and employment counseling, debt and credit counseling, free clothing closet, free hair-cuts, free breakfast and lunch, childcare during the event, and over 60 social service providers set up booths during the fair. There are no qualification requirements.
Please also feel free to contact womensresourcefair@hotmail.com if you would like to host a booth at the fair, if you would like to sign up volunteers for the fair, or with any questions.
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Upcoming Aunt Bertha Trainings
Are you a social worker, case manager, or direct service provider? Attend Aunt Bertha's next series of Community Trainings!
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Hogg Foundation Policy Fellow and Peer Policy Fellow Grants
Proposals Due March 2, 2018
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health knows the needs and voices of Texans living with mental illness have a greater impact on policymaking when organizations effectively inform mental health policy. Launched in 2010, the foundation's Policy Fellow and Peer Policy Fellow Program builds organizations' capacity to advance mental health policy in Texas, cultivates expertise among policy-influencers, and raises the consumer voice in mental health policy development and implementation.
The foundation will award up to ten nonprofits with a two-year grant to employ a fellow (a recent master's degree recipient, or an individual with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use conditions).
Hogg Foundation Offers $2M for Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities
Letters of Interest Due March 7, 2018
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health believes mental health is not solely an individual responsibility, but also a product of community conditions, and the potential for change is greater when we focus our efforts on historically excluded or underserved populations.
To this end, they invite eligible organizations to submit a letter of interest for their new Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities project, which will help Texas communities of 250,000 people or less inclusively and collaboratively support resilience, mental health and well-being.
The foundation will award up to five, three-year grants totaling $2 million (not to exceed $400,000 per award) to support each grantee in developing or building on a community collaborative to assess, plan and implement strategies to become a mentally healthier community.
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Feb. 13 from 3:30-5 p.m.
Town Lake YMCA
