Childhood Safety

Every week, we will compile top stories from our Twitter feed and present them here in an attempt to bring attention to, stay informed on and continue the dialogue about the most important issues in our community. To stay abreast of the latest, follow us on Twitter.

Every week, we will compile top stories from our Twitter feed and present them here in an attempt to bring attention to, stay informed on and continue the dialogue about the most important issues in our community. To stay abreast of the latest, follow us on Twitter.

When Ana Trejo moved to Austin 13 years ago, she joined the expanding Latino population in Travis County, which has grown by 50% over the last 10 years and is expected to double again in the next 10 years. She hardly knew anyone and barely understood English

A long-time grantee, CASA of Travis County is serves about about 80 percent of the total number of kids in the county court system, and is working to extend services to the remainder of children in the county. Listen to what Lillian, Jeanne, and the CASA team have to say about how the program is changing lives every day.

We recently visited Austin Children's Shelter to learn about the programs that they offer. We met an amazing young man named Ralph, who entered the shelter’s emergency care center, and later joined the Transitional Living program.