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Changing Austin explores the intersection of business and philanthropy.

We invite entrepreneurs, leaders, and those who are bridging the gap between yesterday and tomorrow.

We explore how to adapt, maintain values, and move forward no matter what.

These are stories of how Austin organizations both change and are changed by our city.

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Sharon Vigil on Creating Safe and Supportive Classrooms

Our students are really managing adult-like problems on their little shoulders.
Sharon Vigil
CEO, Communities in Schools of Texas
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Why Supportive Spaces Matter: Why Communities in Schools creates safe, supportive environments to help create “new pathways” in the brains of students who have experienced trauma at home. 
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Addressing Homelessness Together: Why addressing homelessness requires collaboration among nonprofits, local government and community organizations rather than any one organization working alone.
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Making Austin Accessible: How Communities in Schools is still addressing “food deserts” and “mental health deserts” in Austin so that students have resources available in the classroom, not across town. 
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Helping the Helpers: Why people are the secret to success at Communities in Schools, and how the organization supports their staff with resources like free healthcare and basic minimum incomes. 

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