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Southwest Key Chooses Employees Of The Year * Arizona Cardinals Throw Party for Southwest Key's Shelter in Phoenix * Valente Rodriguez Visit Inspires Students at Southwest Key in McAllen * Southwest Key COO Joella Brooks Honored * Pre-Order Your Valentine's Flowers * Upcoming Events with East Austin Children's Promise @ Southwest Key's El Centro de Familia * AWARDS & MEDIA
Learn more about the incredible "Austin Soundwaves" program and how our students are becoming world class orchestral musicians. Be on the lookout for our next issue, where we will be releasing big news about the future of East Austin College Prep.
Forefront: Why should Austin embrace it's creative side? This month, as East Austin College Prep partners once more with Forefront Austin, we explore the value of creativity in Austin. Read on to see a variety of perspectives, including one from EAPrep, which discuss the impact of our creative culture, as well as creative approaches and solutions implemented by Austin organizations.
New Education Models: A Community Committed to Success * Video: Superintendent Dr. G discusses EAPrep’s model for success * Video: EAPrep student Naomi Padilla and her mother, Yolanda Santana, discuss the Academia des Padres * Video: Teacher Erica Gonzalez discusses how high expectations produce student excellence * Video: Board member Ricardo Zavala discusses the role of community partners to fill educational voids in the Govalle-Johnson Terrace neighborhood * Play Fore The Kids Golf Classic 10/28
Walk of Heroes Family Fiesta Celebrates Pedro Garza * STEM Summer Enrichment Camp * Awards Season at East Austin Prep * Class is Now in Session: Diabetes Awareness * Making Healthy Life Changes with Agrilife * Congratulations to Our San Antonio Community Based Programs! * Progress Report: New Social Enterprise Building * Family Workshop Series: Stress Reduction
Join us for the Walk of Heroes Family Fiesta! * Celebrating East Austin Prep’s Globaloria Game Designers * Pleas for Support of Charter Schools: Not Just in Texas, But Nationwide * AISD Takes Lessons from Public Charters’ Playbook * East Austin Prep Academy Participates in Rally at the TX Capitol * Packed House at East Austin Candidates’ Forum
Community Meetings Open Dialogue About Education in East Austin * East Austin Prep Part of First SXSWedu * Southwest Key ranked #4 nonprofit in Austin Business Journal Book of Lists
Narrowing the Achievement Gap * 80 employees with Southwest Key for 10+ years * Preparing to Break Through Barriers to College * Sharing a Traditional Christmas Posada in East Austin * Southwest Key Pleasant Hill Unaccompanied Minor Program’s Night of Lights and Love * Capital Area Food Bank & Southwest Key Partner to Feed East Austinites * The Academy Hosts the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Read about all the East Austin Children's Promise programs and events at Southwest Key's El Centro de Familia
East Austin Academy Recruitment * Construction on Social Enterprise Complex * Fore the Kids Golf Tournament * JJAEP Testimonial * $2.5 Million Grant To Fulfill Promise to East Austin * New Superintendent * Organic Growing 2.0 at Southwest Key's Youth Shelter in California * Accreditation Recognition
East Austin Children's Promise An Update and A Request * School Learning Platform Honored * Ms. Valerie Goes To Chicago To Get Out The Vote * Latino Arts Preservation Program Video * Southwest Key Employees Running To Wellness * Buffalo Welcomes Youth With A Purpose * Celebrating GED Graduates * Houston Family Day * Our CEO, Dr. Sánchez Elected To NCLR's Executive Committee
Southwest Key Breaks Social Ground * New Report On Mental Health and Youth Of Color Released * From Hollywood to Texas, A Visit From Ernie * Thank You AMD and AMD Foundation * 24/7 Crisis Response Team Created in New York * East Austin Children's Promise Breakfast * Dallas Mavericks Inspire Southwest Key Kids * The Arts Helping Kids * New Crisis Stabilization and Mentoring Program in Milwaukee
Family Fiesta & Groundbreaking * First Prom - A Big Night with Big Smiles * Evening Reporting Center Grand Opening, Houston * Students Helping Haiti Update * East Austin Children's Promise * Celebrating Cultures in California * Census Questions? * Graduation & Valentines Day * Spring Training in Georgia
Welcome to 2010 * Southwest Key Helping Haiti * Spreading Holiday Cheer * Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and His Legacy * East Austin College Prep Academy Update * Holiday Posada * Kids Helping Kids * Southwest Key Program Staff Awards
Southwest Key Program Recognized with Best Practice Award * College Prep Academy Open House * New Kitchen Helps Culinary & Life Skills * Top Performing Students Earn Special Trip * 1st Annual SWk Responsible Fatherhood Recognition Event * SWK Development Dept Updates * Honoring Those Who Serve, Veteran's Day, Brownsville, TX * SWK Pleasant Hill, CA, Hosts 2 VIP's
Southwest Key Wins Best of Austin 2009 * Fore the Kids Golf Classic * Academy Welcomes Inaugural Class of Six Graders * HBO Documentary Captures Children's Journey to the US * Southwest Key Receives National Juvenile Justice Award from Casey Foundation * Dr. Sanchez Keynotes Council on Accreditation Conference in New York City * Social Enterprise Complex Awarded $2.1 Million from EDA * Shelter Program Staff Recognized at Annual Leadership Retreat * New Diversion Program Opens in Buffalo * Georgia Program Hosts 3rd Annual Youth Summit * Casita El Paso Moves to New Facility in Clint, Texas * Southwest Key Selected to Operate all Workforce Centers in Cameron County, Texas * Youth Theater Program Tours Original Works Around Austin * East Austin Speaker Series: Live & Uncensored!
Southwest Key Ranked 4th Largest Hispanic Nonprofit in U.S. * Dr. Sánchez Receives American Gateways Award * Southwest Key Hosts Hogg Symposium on Mental Health Needs for Youth of Color * College Connections Program Succeeds in Sending First Generation Students to College * East Austin College Prep Academy Selected for National Educational Pilot Program * Southwest Key Undergoes Program Closures and a New Program Award
East Austin College Prep Academy Prepares to Open * Textbooks Being Published for Youth Shelters * Nonprofits Collaborate in 'We Are One' Campaign * Daniel Rubio Inspires at the Southwest Key Boys & Girls Club * East Austin Candidate Forum Draws Large Crowd * Welcome Victoria Gutierrez, Director of Development * New Housing Counseling Program * College Connections Program Graduates its First Class * Topfer Family Foundation Awards $35,000 Grant
Video from El Presidente * Southwest Key's Campus Featured in Texas Architect Magazine * Vera Institute and Southwest Key Help Propel Reform in Washington State * Southwest Key Says Farewell to 20-Year Verteran * State Farm Grants Southwest Key $34,600 to Promote Teen Driver Safety * East Austin College Prep Academy Selects Principal * College Connections Students See High College Acceptance Rates * Chase Bank Funds East Austin Leadership Development Program * International Political Leaders Visit Southwest Key
