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American Lung Association of Texas
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| Basic Charity Information |
| Organization Name: | American Lung Association of Texas |
| National Organization Name: | American Lung Association |
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| Date Organization Established: | |
| Date Established in Central Texas: | |
| Number of Paid Staff: | 17 |
| Number of Volunteer Staff: | 500 |
| Category 1: | Health & Disease |
| Category 2: | Education |
| Category 3: | Environment |
| Category 4: | Science & Research |
| Category 5: | Elderly |
| Category 6: | Children & Youth |
| Keywords: | clean air advocacy, anti-smoking programs, tobacco-free initiatives, environmental initiatives, children, youth, drug-free initiatives, |
| Contact Information |
| E-Mail: | shopkins |
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| Web Site: | www.texaslung.org |
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| Street Address 1: | 5926 Balcones Drive, Suite 100 |
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| Street Address City: | Austin |
| Street Address State: | TX |
| Street Address Zip: | 78731 |
| Mailing Address 1: | P.O. Box 26460 |
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| Mailing Address State: | TX |
| Mailing Address Zip: | 78755 |
| Charity Description |
| Mission: | The mission of the American Lung Association of Texas is to fight lung disease and promote lung health for all Americans. |
| Program or Service: | Teens Against Tobacco Use (T.A.T.U) - this program has used a "kids helping kids" approach to teach over 44,000 Texas children about the dangers of tobacco use.
Not-On-Tobacco (N.O.T) - this is our teen smoking cessation program that has helped over 200 area teenagers break their cigarette addictions.
Research - The American Lung Association is the leading non-governmental funder of lung and asthma research. The research we fund will someday soon lead us to a world without asthma and lung disease!
Airways for Schools - This program is designed to train school health officials about the dangers of asthma and how to treat students who have this disease.
Asthma Camps - These camps are funded and held by the American Lung Association to provide a summer camp experience for asthmatic children who otherwise would not be able to attend a camp. |
| Outcomes: | Our Teens Against Tobacco Use program has had phenomenal success. More than 5200 high school students were trained as peer teachers, who subsequently used a kids helping kids approach to teach the dangers of tobacco use to nearly 44,000 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students at 299 schools.
Our Not-On-Tobacco teen smoking cessation program has been completed by over 200 area students. Over 60% of all teens who have attended this program have quit smoking altogether. We would love the opportunity to provide this life-saving program to 100,000's of children.
OurAirways For Schools program has taught over 650 school nurses, coaches, and health professionals to present this program to their students. In 115 in-school training sessions, over 14,000 children have received this potentially life-saving health education. This program has also made school administrators and teachers more aware of how to help children with asthma and other chronic lung diseases.
Asthma Camps - our camps have allowed 473 asthmatic children to enjoy swimming, horseback riding, meeting new friends, and daily asthma education. We hope to be able to provide the summer camp experience to 100's more children, and we want no child to ever be turned away due to lack of funds on their part.
The population served by the American Lung Association of Texas includes all Texans, in every county. With our state headquarters in Asustin, and our seven branch offices in San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, McAllen, El Paso, Fort Worth and Austin, we are able to serve a wide vaiety of diverse communities.
Children and the elderly benefit greatly from our clean air advocacy and anti-smoking programs. At risk populations are also well served by our services. |
| Events Hosted: | 2002 Central Texas "Blow The Whistle On Asthma" Walk - Austin, Texas March 23, 2002 at Waterloo Park
Central Region Lung Research Dinner at Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Austin, Texas - April 13, 2001
El Psso "Blow The Whistle On Asthma" Walk on February 23, 2002
Rio Grande Valley "Blow The Whistle On Asthma" Walk on February 16, 2002
Alamo Area "Blow The Whistle On Asthma" Walk on December 1, 2001
Fort Worth Diamond of Hope Ball/Lung Research Dinner - February 16, 2002
Texas Asthma Educator Course - University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio - February 23-24
Houston Respiratory Rally - March 21, 2002
Update in Pulmonary and Infectious Disease Conference - Kingwood, Texas - February 8, 2002 |
| How to Donate: | Donations can be made on-line by visiting www.texaslung.org, or by contacting our State Headquarters at . Please ask for Steve Hopkins. |
| Financial Information |
| Tax Exempt?: | Yes |
| Fiscal Year End: | June 30, 2002 |
| Statement Audited?: | Yes |
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| 990 Recieved by BBB?: | |
| Key Staff |
| Name: | Steven Hopkins |
| Title in Organization: | Associate Director of Developm |
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| E-Mail: | shopkins |
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| Key Staff |
| Name: | Susan Dunning |
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| E-Mail: | sdunning |
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| Board Member |
| Name: | John F. Sutter |
| Title in Organization: | Chairman |
| Employer Affiliation Title: | Sutter & Sons Inc. |
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| Board Member |
| Name: | Mary Partridge |
| Title in Organization: | Vice-Chairman |
| Employer Affiliation Title: | Impact Consulting |
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