Education, Homelessness, Local, Mentorship & Training
SOURCE: SPECTRUM NEWS For a long time Cristina Guajardo had a vision of what starting a family would look like. “My plan when I was pregnant was that I was going to be a stay-at-home mom, and so for me it was really difficult to have to let go of that idea,” she...
Homelessness, Local, Mentorship & Training
SOURCE:STATESMAN Cristina Guajardo sat in her East Austin apartment on a recent Friday while trying to juggle studying for finals and entertaining her 2-year-old son, all while facing the news she was laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 42-year-old...
Local, Mentorship & Training
SOURCE AUSTIN (KXAN) — For families living in apartments provided by the Jeremiah Program in east Austin, the coronavirus pandemic has made life more difficult. The program provides safe, affordable housing, on-site early childhood development, life skills classes and...
Job/Income-Creation, Local, Mentorship & Training
SOURCE: KVUE The Austin nonprofit JUST focuses on providing loans to low-income, mostly female, minority entrepreneurs. AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin nonprofit JUST is starting an emergency fund to help entrepreneurs that have been hit hard by coronavirus (COVID-19). But...
Local, Mentorship & Training
SOURCE CBS AUSTIN It is a kids club that teaches the next generation to be resilient, creative, and maybe even change the world! Fresh off a pitch competition, we chat with one young entrepreneur whose bright idea is turning into a reality. Little boss, Eliana Torres...
