Accessible Housing Austin!
AGE of Central Texas
AIDS Services of Austin
American Gateways
American Heart Association Capital Area Division
American YouthWorks
Any Baby Can
The Arc of the Capital Area
Asian Family Support Services of Austin
Austin Area Art from the Streets
Austin Area Urban League
Austin Child Guidance Center
Austin Children's Services
Austin Diaper Bank
Austin Free-Net
Austin Partners in Education
The Austin Project
Austin Speech Labs
Austin Travis County Integral Care
AVANCE – Austin
BookSpring
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area
Breast Cancer Resource Centers of TX
Capital Area Food Bank
Capital IDEA
The Care Communities
Caritas of Austin
CASA of Travis County
Center for Child Protection
Center for Survivors of Torture
Child Inc.
The Christi Center
College Houses
Communities In Schools of Central TX
CommUnityCare
Council on At-Risk Youth
Drive a Senior Network
Easter Seals Central TX
ECHO
El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission
Extend-A-Care for Kids
Family Eldercare
Foundation Communities
Foundation for the Homeless
Front Steps
Goodwill Industries of Central TX
Membership Meeting
June 19, 2014
IBC Bank
Meeting Minutes
In Attendance
Meg Poag, Literacy Coalition of Central Texas
Tod Marvin, Easter Seals Central Texas
Stacy Ehrlich, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Sly Majid, Mayor’s Office
Suki Steinhauser, Communities in Schools
Susan Eason, The Arc of the Capital Area
Stephanie Hayden, City of Austin HHSD
Chantel Bottoms, United Way
Dan Pruett, Meals on Wheels and More
Thad Rosenfeld, Meals on Wheels and More
Vanessa Sarria, CAN
Juanita Budd, Austin Free-Net
Tiffany Patterson, YMCA of Austin
Marci Roe, Volunteer Healthcare Clinic
Amy Temperley, HAND
Joyce Hefner, Family Eldercare
Larry Dunn, Family Eldercare
Ray Anne Evans, BCRC
Ronda Rutledge, Sustainable Food Center
Carol Johnson, The Care Communities
Sharon Lowe, Foundation for the Homeless
Heather Alden, SIMS Foundation
Darcie DeShazo, The Settlement Home for
Children
Meredith Cooper, Wonders & Worries
Simone Talma Flowers, iACT
Sofia Casini, AVANCE
Angela Atwood, College Houses
Paul Scott, AIDS Services of Austin
Carolyn Haney, We Viva
Joyce Lauck, AGE of Central Texas
Ken Martin, Texas Homeless Network
Susan McDowell, LifeWorks
Becky Pastner, St. David’s Foundation
Jill Batton, El Buen Samaritano
Mark Kiester, Boys and Girls Clubs
Ann Howard, ECHO
Trey Halbert, CLS Partners
Debbie Johnson, Austin Gives
Jeremy Martin, Austin Chamber
Margaret Shaw, City Economic Dev. Office
H.A.N.D.
HealthStart Foundation
Jeremiah Program
Jewish Family Service of Austin
LifeWorks
11:30am – 11:40am - Welcome and Introductions – Meg Poag
Meg facilitated a round of introductions.
Literacy Coalition of Central TX
Lutheran Social Services of the South
Marathon Kids
Meals on Wheels and More
Open Door Preschool
11:40am-12:35pm – Executive Committee Report and Action Items
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ACTION: Approve May Minutes
The May minutes were unanimously approved.
Partnerships for Children
People’s Community Clinic
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Austin and Central
Texas
Round Rock Area Serving Center
SafePlace
The Settlement Home for Children
SIMS Foundation
Skillpoint Alliance
Society of St. Vincent de Paul – Diocesan Council of Austin
Southwest Key Programs, Inc.
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Request: AARO & Pre-K Outreach – Meg Poag
AARO has launched a region-wide Pre-K enrollment effort in partnership with
school districts, health centers, and nonprofits. They have requested support
from One Voice members to inform parents about the free pre-K programs
offered in their school districts. Visit www.AAROregion.com to download
flyers and get more information.
Sustainable Food Center
Texas Homeless Network
Trinity Center
Urban Roots
Vaughn House
Volunteer Healthcare Clinic
Waterloo Counseling Center
WeViva
Wonders & Worries
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Announcement: Capital Metro Vans – Dan Pruett
Dan announced that Capital Metro is seeking proposals from qualified
applicants for their Community Mobility Grant Program, which donates
MetroRideShare vehicles to nonprofits. Learn more at
www.capmetro.org/vehiclegrant.
Workers Assistance Program
YMCA of Austin
Affiliate Members
Capital Metro
Lone Star Association of Charitable Clinics
Texas Partnership for Out of School Time
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Discussion: Health Care Task Force – Tod Marvin and Trey Halbert
Trey provided an overview of the preliminary results gathered from the data that One Voice
members have submitted. Collectively One Voice represents 7,000-8,000 employees,
making it one of the largest employers in Central Texas. The Task Force has found that
collectively purchasing healthcare, ancillary and retirement plans could generate significant
savings for members. The Task Force is seeking additional One Voice members to participate
in the Task Force and submit data; if you are willing to participate please contact Trey
(trey.halbert@clspartners.com). All data must be submitted by mid-July.
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Disucssion: Put People First Campaign – Meg Poag and Angela Atwood
Put People First Task Force members have met with all City Council members and have
received positive feedback from them on the campaign. Council Member Martinez has
proposed a resolution for the City to determine an indexing formula for public investments
in health and human services. City Council members have also asked One Voice to
determine a specific request for additional funding. The Executive Committee has proposed
that One Voice request a $15 million increase in social services funding this year with
guiding principles for the allocating the funding. Attendees discussed options for justifying
the $15 million ask amount. Carol motioned that One Voice approve the draft guiding
principles and request $15 million in increased funding based on the justification that the
City increase the budget for HHS from 2% to 2.5% of the overall City budget. Joyce seconded
the motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
12:35pm-12:45pm – Committee Reports
 Communications – Thad Rosenfeld
The Communications Committee has decided to postpone the launch of the Tale of Two
Austins campaign until August. The Committee is currently undertaking a website redesign;
if you work with any website developers that you would recommend, please send their
contact information to info@onevoicecentraltx.org.
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Public Policy – Ann Howard
Ann presented a draft list of questions for City Council candidates. If you would like a
spreadsheet that lists every candidate running, email Ann (annhoward@austinecho.org).
Leadership Austin is holding a series of workshops for candidates to educate them about
Austin and City government. A session focused on social services will be held on August 11th
from 6-9pm.
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Standards of Excellence – Carol Johnson
The next training session by Julie Rennecker on leading through change will be held at the
membership meeting in August.
12:45pm-1:00pm: Presentation and discussion: "Connecting the Chamber, Economic
Development, Businesses, and the Nonprofit Community to Address Poverty" – Jeremy Martin,
Austin Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President Government Relations and Regional
Infrastructure; Debbie Johnson, Director of Austin Gives; and Margaret Shaw, Economic
Redevelopment Program Manager, City of Austin Economic Development Department
The following information was shared by the presenters:
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Presentation by Jeremy Martin, Austin Chamber of Commerce
o Roughly 38,000 people in Central Texas are out of work and looking for a job;
15% of those out of work have a post-secondary degree. There are 40,000 job
openings currently, 63% of which require an associate’s degree or higher.
o Through Opportunity 1.0 and 2.0, the Chamber is working to close the skills gap
and promote interest in fields with job openings, as well as diversify and grow
Austin’s industry structures. The Chamber is focused on promoting job
opportunities to Austinites across the economic spectrum by funding short-term
and long-term workforce development programs
o The Chamber is also dedicated to improving transportation options and
alleviating traffic and congestion
Presentation by Margaret Shaw, City of Austin Economic Development Department
o The City Economic Development Office has 5 areas of focus: Global Business
Recruitment and Expansion, Cultural Arts Division, Small Business Development
Program, Redevelopment Division, and Music and Entertainment Division
o The Department has strategies for getting those who are hard to employ into
stable jobs
o The Department also has a family business loan program to help small family
businesses get loans
Presentation by Debbie Johnson, Austin Gives
o Austin Gives is a program through which businesses pledge to donate at least
1% of their pre-tax earnings to philanthropy every year. The goal of Austin Gives
is to encourage, nurture, and celebrate business philanthropy.
o Austin Gives currently has over 230 business members
o Please encourage your business supporters to join, and nominate businesses
that support your organization for Austin Gives’ annual GeneroCity awards
o Check out Austin Gives’ website to learn more: www.austingives.net
12:55pm-1:00pm: Member Announcements
 Family Eldercare has hired a new CEO, Kent Herring, who will begin on July 1st
 Family Eldercare is holding a Fan Fair Friday fundraiser tomorrow for their fan drive
 HUD renewed funding for all local Continuum of Care programs and approved a reallocation
of ATCIC funding from Safe Haven to support 26 units of permanent supportive housing
 The Literacy Coalition is sponsoring the Central Texas AmeriCorps VISTA program. If you
would like to host a VISTA service member, you can pick up an application from Meg or visit
the Literacy Coalition website for more information (www.willread.org)
 CAN is holding their next Safety Net Forum focused on healthcare on August 6th from
8:30am-12:30pm at IBC First Equity
Next Meeting:
Thursday August 21st 11:30am-1:00pm at IBC Bank – Leading Through Change: Session 2:
Why are we changing? Making the business case(s) for change – Julie Rennecker
Upcoming OVCT Meetings and Events:
 Public Policy Committee Meeting – June 26th, 3:00-4:30pm, at American Gateways, 314 E.
Highland Mall Blvd., 1st floor conference room
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Put People First Task Force Meeting – July 1st, 10:30am-12:00pm, at SafePlace
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