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Central East Austin Community Organization, Inc.
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| Basic Charity Information |
| Organization Name: | Central East Austin Community Organization, Inc. |
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| Date Organization Established: | |
| Date Established in Central Texas: | |
| Number of Paid Staff: | 7 |
| Number of Volunteer Staff: | 45 |
| Category 1: | Children & Youth |
| Category 2: | Poverty |
| Category 3: | Women |
| Category 4: | Family & Parenting |
| Category 5: | Social Services |
| Category 6: | none |
| Keywords: | youth, low-income, families, workforce education, basic needs, |
| Contact Information |
| E-Mail: | tamaragw |
| Phone Number: | x211 or 213 |
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| Web Site: | www.ceaco.org |
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| Street Address 1: | 2326 East Cesar Chavez |
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| Street Address City: | Austin |
| Street Address State: | TX |
| Street Address Zip: | 78704 |
| Mailing Address 1: | P.O. Box 2284 |
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| Mailing Address City: | Austin |
| Mailing Address State: | TX |
| Mailing Address Zip: | 78768 |
| Charity Description |
| Mission: | Our mission is to provide opportunities for personal and economic development for all members of low-income families, with a primary focus on reaching self-sufficiency.
To prepare youth for the world of work in the 21st century through innovative programs that sharpen their confidence and self-esteem, promote healthy life-styles, teach life management skills, and enhance their academic performance, while providing them with mentors that build trust, encourage communication and provide opportunities to expand their view of the world around them.
To promote self-sufficiency and healthy living for people working their way out of poverty through personal development programs, case management and mentors.
To provide food security to people with special health needs and emergency basic needs assistance to low-income families participating in CEACO sponsored activities through supportive services that include the Food Pantry and Clothes Closet for job seekers.
To establish collaborative working relationships with social service providers, educational institutions, government agencies, the faith communities, area employers, and the CEACO Client Advisory Council, that will maximize the effectiveness of CEACO’s holistic approach to client service delivery.
CEACO gets results because our basic unit of service is community—personal, value-oriented, and small enough to make a difference with each client.
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| Program or Service: | CEACO Success Kids—the CEACO Success Kids program assists children of low-income families break the cycle of persistent, generational poverty. Low socio-economic status coupled with membership in a minority group targets these youth for complex social problems such as school drop-out, teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, AIDS and juvenile crime. The program creates realistic strategies to deal with these tough problems of school, family, and community through activities in life skills, academic enhancement, conflict resolution, and health education.
CEACO Ryan White/HIV Food Pantry—Each week, over 60 HIV-positive Ryan White clients are able to access CEACO’s Food Pantry, allowing them to live as healthy as possible to fight HIV/AIDS. CEACO provides them not only with nutritious food for the week, but also provides nutritional supplement drinks that are specifically recommended for HIV/AIDS patients. CEACO case managers work with clients to develop an individual service plan, encouraging them to focus on the future and self-sufficiency. CEACO also does extensive HIV/AIDS awareness outreach within the Austin community.
CEACO Success Case Management Program—Many families working their way out of poverty benefit from CEACO’s holistic case management program. Case managers work one-on-one with parents to develop individual service plans that focuses on educational, financial, and personal development.
CEACO Basic Needs Food Pantry & Clothing Closet—The foundation of CEACO’s client services continues to be our Food Pantry and Professional Clothing Closet. Stocked with basic canned foods, pastas, meat and grains, the food pantry serves all CEACO program participants, and welcomes referral clients from numerous agencies in Austin. CEACO’s Professional Clothing Closet offers an outfit for job seekers wanting a more professional look for an upcoming job interview.
ACTS Case Management—As a part of multi-agency collaboration, CEACO provides case management and job readiness skills to foster youth transitioning into adulthood. Transitional services include helping individuals establish a home, get a job, access health care, manage money and develop a plan for the future.
CEACO Mentoring Program—The Mentoring Program at CEACO involves all CEACO program participants by matching them with mentors from the Austin community. The mentors empower their mentoring partner to focus and achieve their goals of self-sufficiency, personal growth and career development by providing a support system and a new perspective. Mentors become supporters, teachers, guides, advisors, role models—and most importantly—friends.
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| Outcomes: | All of CEACO’s programs have different goals depending on funding sources and program guidelines. The current agency goals for clients to be served during 2002 (FY ending December 31, 2002) are as follows:
· 150 Youth in CEACO Success Kids after school program
· 40 ACTS former foster youth in long-term case management
· 40 Non custodial parents in parenting classes and mentoring (program ends in August 2002)
· 33 low-income families in long-term case management
· 3100 Emergency Food & Clothing appointments (1000 individuals served)
· 1700 individuals receiving HIV prevention & outreach through Health Fairs & Referral
Individual Program Goals include:
· 75% of all youth participating in the CEACO Success Kids program will demonstrate increased knowledge of basic life skills, conflict resolution, and health safety, documented by pre and post testing and case manager assessment.
· 75% of all former foster youth and low-income family members participating in long-term case management will demonstrate self-sufficiency through obtaining and keeping employment and/or reaching educational goals.
· 85% of the individuals receiving emergency food and clothing assistance will be satisfied with the service provided and its ability to help them maintain employment, educational goals or independence.
· 75% of the individuals receiving HIV prevention materials though health fairs and referral will demonstrate increased knowledge of risk factors and medical assistance available in Austin through pre and post testing.
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| Events Hosted: | Back to School Carnival--at Santa Rita Housing Authority community Center, each August. Fun, Food and back-to-school supplies!
Harvest for Humanity. Dinner and Silent Auction at City Grill in Austin, TX during October.
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| How to Donate: | Contact Tammy Gibson, Program Development Director at x 211 or tamaragw
or
Linda Wakeman, Executive Director
x213
lwakeman2 |
| Financial Information |
| Tax Exempt?: | Yes |
| Fiscal Year End: | December 31, 2002 |
| Statement Audited?: | Yes |
| Statement Recieved by BBB?: | |
| 990 Recieved by BBB?: | |
| Key Staff |
| Name: | Barry Silverberg |
| Title in Organization: | Board member |
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| E-Mail: | bsilverb |
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| Key Staff |
| Name: | Linda Wakeman |
| Title in Organization: | Executive Director |
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| Phone Extension: | 213 |
| E-Mail: | lwakeman2 |
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| Key Staff |
| Name: | Tammy Gibson |
| Title in Organization: | Program Development |
| Phone Number: | |
| Phone Extension: | 211 |
| E-Mail: | tamaragw |
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| Board Member |
| Name: | Barry Silverberg |
| Title in Organization: | Board member |
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| E-Mail: | bsilverb |
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| Meeting Note: | Held at CEACO Service Center each month on the 3rd Thurdsday, 6:00 p.m.
2326 East Cesar Chavez
to the public |
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