LifeWorks
LifeWorks focuses on helping young people move out of homelessness and into stability.
They work with youth and young adults coming out of foster care, dealing with mental health challenges, or trying to stay in school while holding everything together.
Housing. Mental health support. Education. Job training.
We have worked with LifeWorks on and off for more than 15 years. The relationship is simple. When something comes up, we respond.
That has meant emergency requests, clothing, and covering cap-and-gown costs so students can walk across the stage at graduation.
Some of the most meaningful moments are small. Recently, we provided movie passes and food cards so a group of 20 young people could go out, watch a movie, and share a meal together over Christmas. For many of them, that kind of normal experience does not happen often.
We have also built an ongoing program to provide laptops for students in their GED program. A laptop at that moment matters. It removes a real barrier and helps them finish what they started. It also gives them a tool they will need for whatever comes next, whether that is college or a first job.
We have also supported their food pantry and helped connect them with resources they might not find on their own. That includes a pilot program with a longtime Austin barbershop that brings a simple but meaningful service directly to the young people they serve.
We try to do one thing well: remove obstacles and help create a path forward.