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Major organizations partner to close employment gaps for people with disabilities
Many Texans with disabilities are able to access job trainings, but access to the actual jobs is a challenge. A new partnership between the Texas Association of Business and Special Olympics Texas aims to close that gap.
Local moms fight for solutions after fentanyl breakout in Austin kills nine
Local mothers who lost their children to fentanyl were gut-wrenched last week to hear a batch of drugs laced with fentanyl killed nine people in Austin and caused about 75 to needed Narcan rescue. This tragedy has strengthened their resolve to educate their community and prevent more deaths.
Push continues for more ‘kinship families’ to take in related children removed from their homes
Keeping children in their community after they're removed from their homes is the point of kinship placements for foster kids. Allowing kids to stay with family, family friends, or trusted supporters can increase a child's chance for better outcomes.
Online platform finds available shelter beds for domestic violence survivors as shelters hit capacity
Finding freedom from domestic violence seems impossible when many shelters are at capacity. That's why the organization The Family Place created an online portal to help shelters find available beds elsewhere.