On the Path to Self-Sufficiency

Dec 6, 2018 | Blog, Success Story | 0 comments

Vanessa Contreras is a single mother with a young child. Over the summer of 2018, she applied for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). HHSC determined Vanessa was eligible for the Choices...

For GenTX Month, Let’s Celebrate Texas Students Preparing Their Education Future

Nov 20, 2018 | Blog | 0 comments

November is GenerationTX (GenTX) Month! This month is the opening of the 2019-2020 FAFSA and TASFA application process, so it’s a perfect time to encourage Texas students to apply for college and prepare for the next steps in their education. GenTX is an...

For National Apprenticeship Week, We’re Celebrating America’s Skilled Workforce

Nov 13, 2018 | Blog | 0 comments

National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is a celebration by leaders in business, labor, education, and other critical partners nationwide, and an opportunity to demonstrate our support for apprenticeship. NAW also gives apprenticeship sponsors a perfect time to showcase...

Learning New Skills and Sharpening Old Ones

Nov 12, 2018 | Blog, Success Story | 0 comments

Dan Cochran has lived in the Austin area for 10 years. His background is in Information Technology, a key economic sector in Austin/Travis County, and his experience with computers began in the military. Dan enlisted in the U.S. Navy about 6 months after high school...

Take a Deep Breath, It’s Stress Awareness Day

Nov 4, 2018 | Blog | 0 comments

In terms of human biology, stress serves a useful purpose. But modern life can bring more than enough stress to transform day-to-day living into a struggle. Whether the cause is related to the pressures of your professional role or in personal relationships, too much...

Why It’s Important to Celebrate Family Literacy

Nov 1, 2018 | Blog | 0 comments

The family that reads together, learns together. When parents are involved in their children’s reading, it has a positive effect on their growing language and literacy skills. For this reason, we’re celebrating National Family Literacy Day today. This day is meant to...