Special Projects
The Special Projects Program awards grants to worthy community projects assisting Latin American people in the areas of health, parenting, human development, art, and science.
Special Projects – May 2019
Edna Piña Santos – Special Projects Committee member
Katie Montgomery – Saint Louise House
Julie Ballesteros – Manos de Cristo
Jennifer Long – Casa Marianella
Ann Finch – Special Project Committee Chair
Special Projects – May 2017
Project recipients: (left to right): Casa Marinella / Posada Esperanza – Patty McCabe; Manos de Cristo – Julie Ballesteros; St. Louise House – David Swincher; Storybook Project – Judith Dullnig
Outreach
The Partners in Education Program is an initiative created to support education programs in our community. To this end, PART of Austin makes annual grants to support the needs of Rodriguez Elementary School and BookSpring (formerly Reading is Fundamental).
An important part of the Outreach Committee is the support given to the students and faculty of Rodriguez Elementary School. This project is made all the more special because the school is named for Hermelinda Rodriguez, the first Mexican American woman principal in the Austin Independent School District, who until her death was a member of the Pan American Round Table of Austin.
