Austin for Austin
Our community is resilient, strong, creative, and caring.
We created this space to highlight Austinites' efforts to connect, unite, support, and keep one another safe during this difficult time.
Whether you are helping as an individual, with friends, neighbors, as part of a community of faith, or a business, please share your stories to inform, empower and inspire. No act is too small or too big.
We’re all in this together, just six feet apart. ATX for ATX.
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Thank you to all the businesses who have supported vaccine herd immunity from providing discount incentives at their stores to allowing employees time off for vaccine appointments that will not affect leave time. Here is a place where you can share what your businesses are doing in the community.
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Trader Joe’s are offering four hours of pay for getting the shot(s)
4 days ago
Free lamination from STAPLES
Your vaccination card is the easiest way to prove you’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine. Staples is helping you protect it, offering free lamination through July 31.
4 days ago
Free Krispy Kreme doughnuts
The doughnut chain announced Monday it would offer a free original glazed doughnut to customers who show their vaccination cards for the rest of 2021—all day, every day.
4 days ago
PETCO
Petco is giving associates who receive a vaccination a $75 bonus.
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We know there are stories to be told about the caring moments happening in our community.
Please describe what you’ve been doing and include a photo and links.
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View All Ideasabout 1 year ago
Local Austin-area job opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Looking for Austin Area Job Opportunities? CBS Austin has designed a way for businesses to showcase the jobs that are open during this time. Please use the link below if you would like to showcase a job opening at your business. https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/local-austin-area-job-opportunities-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
about 1 year ago
Austin Tech Alliance Announces tech volunteering website, Lend a Hand ATX
Austin, TX // Austin Tech Alliance (ATA), a nonpartisan nonprofit building a culture of civic engagement in Austin's tech sector, launched lendahandATX.org. The website helps skilled tech volunteers and those in need make critical community connections during the COVID-19 crisis, and beyond. Sarah Ortiz Shields, executive director of Austin Tech Alliance, said, "Stay-at-home tech workers have the desire and in-demand skills that our community needs. We're asking them to step up in the fields of branding, content, design, hardware needs, strategy, social media, IT services, and tutoring to support nonprofits, community members and small businesses in Austin." Liz Coufal, Austin Tech Alliance Advisory Board member, said: "We didn't see an entity that was galvanizing stay-at-home tech workers for volunteer opportunities, so we created Lend a Hand ATX." It's time to tap our tech community and ask them to lend a hand for all Austinites. Learn more and register to give or receive help: lendahandATX.org As a member-supported nonprofit, ATA has membership options for both individuals as well as companies. ATA includes over 70 civically engaged companies that are up a cross-section of leading tech organizations, including AT&T, Capital Factory, Dell, Facebook, Google, Lyft, Silicon Labs, SXSW, Uber, WP Engine, and more.
about 1 year ago
Austin diaper bank gives thousands of diapers to families affected by pandemic
The Austin Diaper Bank held its second public diaper distribution event Friday, April 3 to help those who have been economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the first distribution event last month, 21,000 diapers have been given out to over 500 Central Texas families. Donations to the Austin Diaper Bank can be made on its website at https://www.austindiapers.org/donate-dollars.html. Full story from KXAN: https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavirus/austin-diaper-bank-gives-21000-diapers-to-over-500-families-affected-by-pandemic/
about 1 year ago
Love triumphs as couple is reunited after both defeat COVID ❤️
AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin couple celebrated their exit from Dell Seton Medical Center on Friday after defeating COVID-19 at the hospital. Physicians, nurses, security and other staff lined the halls of the hospital Friday afternoon to cheer on Jose Tapia and Maria Zamora who were being discharged from the hospital after recovering from COVID-19. Tapia and Zamora battled the virus in the ICU for a week while quarantining in separate rooms, according to the hospital. Not only did they beat coronavirus, but they were finally reunited with each other. “They’re heroes – all of them heroes,” a tearful Tapia said of the hospital staff according to the release. Source: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-couple-reunited-after-both-defeat-covid-19-diagnosis/
about 1 year ago
Hope is Stronger Than Fear
Artists linked to the HOPE Outdoor Gallery project helped brighten up Sixth Street with a number of murals following the closure of bars due to COVID-19. HOPE stands for Helping Other People Everywhere.
