Inside Austin Podcast

Julie Frost, Director of the Music Moves Mountains Foundation, brings local musician Devin Gutierrez into the studio to talk about the upcoming benefit concert. We also talk about the importance of music therapy, the various programs offered by the foundation and how ATX can help with the mission.

The Mexic-Arte Museum serves not only as an art museum but it's also a cultural center in downtown Austin.  Danielle Houtkooper, Development Coordinator for the museum, talks about the history and origins of the museum in Austin.  She also tells us about the current exhibition, the featured collections, the museum library, past performances, guided tours and how  you can help through donations or volunteerism.

Kent Collins with the Austin History Center Association talks about how the association is working to preserve Austin's history as well as the relationship with the Austin History Center.  We talk about the future of the Faulk Library building and the growth of the association's membership and endowment as well as their work gathering and archiving Austin's oral history.  Kent also tell us how we can hep the Austin History Museum Center Association preserve Austin's history.

Jason Whaley from Salvation Army Austin talks about the moratorium on evictions, the various shelters they operate and the contribution of pandemic unemployment on housing.  We also discuss rental assistance programs and Salvation Army Austin's partnership with the City of Austin for homelessness education.  

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Austin Area CEO Misti Potter talks about how the organization has grown and evolved over the past fifty three years.  We talk some of the programs including Stem Academy, Power Hour and Road Code as well as the benefits for children, parents and the community.  We also talk about how Central Texas can help Boys and Girls Clubs of the Austin Area achieve their mission.

CASA of Travis County CEO Laura Wolf talks about advocating for children in court proceedings.  We discuss the mission, the need, the work being done, volunteerism and how the community benefits.  Laura also tells us how Central Texas can help CASATravis.org

Vice President of HOME, Marcia Ball, talks about helping Austin Musicians and Entertainers find housing in a difficult market. We talk about the history of HOME, the inspiration and the future as well as how ATX can support the mission.

Dana Haddad, Recruitment Director with AmeriCorps Central Texas, talks about how nine different organizations came together to become greater than the sum of their parts.  We also talk about the upcoming job fairs, the types of jobs available and how these jobs changed her life and the lives of other participants.

Tito Sandigo from Austin Threads shares the mission of providing new clothes to referred teens, he explains the "shopping" experience and the history and inspiration of the organization

Grahame Jones, the Executive Director of The 100 Club Ce Tex, talks about how the club provides financial assistance for the families of first responders, how they provide scholarships to first responders to improve their abilities to serve and how Austin and Central Texas can aid in the mission.