Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 15, 2012

Maintain Don’t Gain Wellness Initiative Winners Are Fit & Funny

Southwest Key employees participated in a Maintain Don’t Gain wellness initiative over the holiday season and lost a combined 286.4 pounds! The winners have been named, but can we make a suggestion that the Wellness Coordinators also create a competition for Best Team Name, because these teams had some good ones. “Among team names submitted were Muffin Top Stoppers, Wight Loss Ninja Warriors,...

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 14, 2012

Children’s Promise Girl Scouts Now Selling COOOOOKIES!

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s Girl Scout cookie season and now you can stock up on your favorite cookies while helping East Austin Children’s Promise’s own troop go to camp. The girls have taste-tested each flavor and rehearsed the sale and they’re ready to outfit you with all the Thin Mints, Caramel De-Lites, Peanut Butter Patties and more that you can handle. “We...

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 8, 2012

Undoing Racism: A Report From A Courageous Conversation On Race

Southwest Key’s Community Programs Project Manager Joycelyn Jurado attended “Undoing Racism” part of the Community Courageous Conversations series brought to the public from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission’s Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities. This is her account. “What does race have to do with data?” That was the question we were posed with...

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 7, 2012

Upcoming SW Key Walk Of Heroes Event In TODO Austin

Southwest Key’s upcoming Walk of Heroes event honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. is highlighted in the February 2012 issue of TODO Austin. The unveiling of a memorial mosaic to the fallen civil rights hero will take place at a dedication scheduled for February 25. The event will also include a community brunch and learning fair celebrating Black History Month at El Centro de Familia in East Austin. Dr....

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 6, 2012

“Resources to Results” Workshop At Alamo Drafthouse February 14, 2012

Kate Robinson, the producer of the film Saving Philanthropy: Resources To Results, a documentary about the need for non-profit organizations to measure their performance, and Southwest Key’s own Ananda Moss and Jill Nilson, will be participating in a screening of the film with a follow-up workshop on February 14, at Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar location. Southwest Key is included in...

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 6, 2012

Digital Learning Day 2012 A Success At EAPrep

This week, East Austin College Prep (EAPrep) participated in the nation’s first Digital Learning Day. The hi-tech open house was the only Digital Learning Day event held in Texas and garnered about 50 visitors that included community leaders in the hi-tech, education and political fields, as well as a plethora of curious community members. Visitors were treated to a demonstration of the step-by-step...

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 3, 2012

Austin’s Citizenship Drive This Saturday, February 4, 2012

University Leadership Initiative, State Representative Eddie Rodriguez, & United We Dream Present: Saturday, February 4, 2012, sabado, 4 de febrero del 2012 9:00 am -3:00 pm Travis High School 1211 East Oltorf Austin, Texas 78704 A drive to assist eligible permanent residents with the U.S. Citizenship process is happening this Saturday, February 4, 2012. Dubbed Austin’s Citizenship Drive, the...

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 1, 2012

East Austin Children’s Promise February Calendar Of Events Is Here

It’s February already! Where does the time go? A new month means a new calendar of events from Southwest Key’s East Austin Children’s Promise. The mission of East Austin Children’s Promise is to transform East Austin from a community facing challenges into a community filled with opportunities through education and family support. Read more about East Austin Children’s Promise...

Maintain Don’t Gain Wellness Initiative Winners Are Fit & Funny

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 15, 2012 in Southwest Key, Wellness | 0 comments

Southwest Key employees participated in a Maintain Don’t Gain wellness initiative over the holiday season and lost a combined 286.4 pounds! The winners have been named, but can we make a suggestion that the...

Children’s Promise Girl Scouts Now Selling COOOOOKIES!

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 14, 2012 in Children's Promise | 0 comments

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s Girl Scout cookie season and now you can stock up on your favorite cookies while helping East Austin Children’s Promise’s own troop go to camp. The girls...

Undoing Racism: A Report From A Courageous Conversation On Race

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 8, 2012 in Community Empowerment, Southwest Key | 0 comments

Southwest Key’s Community Programs Project Manager Joycelyn Jurado...

Upcoming SW Key Walk Of Heroes Event In TODO Austin

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 7, 2012 in Children's Promise | 0 comments

Southwest Key’s upcoming Walk of Heroes event honoring Martin Luther...

“Resources to Results” Workshop At Alamo Drafthouse February 14, 2012

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 6, 2012 in Events, Southwest Key, Video | 0 comments

Kate Robinson, the producer of the film Saving Philanthropy: Resources To...

Digital Learning Day 2012 A Success At EAPrep

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 6, 2012 in EA College Prep, Education, Events | 0 comments

This week, East Austin College Prep (EAPrep) participated in the nation’s...

Austin’s Citizenship Drive This Saturday, February 4, 2012

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 3, 2012 in Community Empowerment, Events | 0 comments

University Leadership Initiative, State Representative Eddie Rodriguez, &...

East Austin Children’s Promise February Calendar Of Events Is Here

Posted by Southwest Key on Feb 1, 2012 in Children's Promise, Events | 0 comments

It’s February already! Where does the time go? A new month means a new...

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Sundance’s First Black Female Best Director Goes To Incarceration-Themed Film Middle of Nowhere

Posted by Southwest Key on Jan 31, 2012 in Juvenile Justice, Southwest Key, Video | 0 comments

Middle of Nowhere, a film about a woman whose husband is incarcerated, won a...

Southwest Key Celebrates More Than 10 Years Of Perfect Audits

Posted by Southwest Key on Jan 30, 2012 in Southwest Key | 0 comments

This year Southwest Key received an audit of “no material...

EAPrep’s 2012 New Year’s Resolutions

Posted by Southwest Key on Jan 27, 2012 in EA College Prep, Education | 0 comments

East Austin College Prep sent us a list of their 2012 New Year’s...