The Lola Wright Foundation and LCRA Employees' United Charities Support Extend-A-Care's Summer Enrichment Program:

The Lola Wright Foundation generously granted Extend-A-Care $21,580 to provide summer enrichment services to low-income children. Also, the LCRA Employees' United Charities granted Extend-A-Care $1,500 for Guided Reading books for our summer campers.  We are extremely grateful to the Lola Wright Foundation for keeping our services available to ALL families in our community, regardless of income level--their funding has been instrumental in ending the latchkey cycle in Austin.  Thank you Lola Wright Foundation and the employees of the LCRA!

Dell Science and Math Mondays

Thanks to a Dell Foundation grant to Extend-A-Care for Kids, Austin and Del Valle children in EAC's after-school program will participate in Dell Science & Math Mondays. The two-year grant of $50,000 provides a variety of hands-on science equipment, math toolboxes, and a science photo libraries for each center.  Group-based, age-appropriate activities take place each week to provide children with quality enrichment, to raise interest in math and science, and to encourage children to study the aforementioned subjects in college.

"Born To Run Fridays" and The RunTex Foundation: 

Extend-A-Care for Kids and the RunTex Foundation chartered "Born to Run Fridays," which provide children with endurance trainings, teamwork activities, and racing sessions that encourage an active lifestyle.  Children will receive ongoing trainings, and participate in the Congress Avenue 1K each year. Click here to see photos of the EAC's runners at the race.

Shoes for Austin: 

A grant from Shoes for Austin will provide 250 children with a pair of brand-name athletic shoes for participating in EAC's Young Athlete Program.  To receive a pair of shoes, children must participate in daily warm-up exercises and Born to Run Fridays.  Children who participate in the Young Athlete Program for 2 months (40 days) get a pair of shoes at the end of each semester.