The Austin Independent School District

This support program provides tutoring and supplemental education to children entering 1st through 9th grade. Students are provided with a positive and safe environment to interact with peers while being engaged in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM curriculum). Our academic support curriculum is aligned with TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills), ELPS (English Language Proficiency Standards), and SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) standards.

This program provides:

- Tutoring
- Social and emotional learning
- STEAM Enrichment
- Physical activities
- Nutrition
- Life skills

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Summer Camp provides opportunities to prevent summer learning loss.

Primary Service Category: General & Other Youth Development

Secondary Service Category: Environmental Education & Stewardship

Offered: Daytime(during school hours), Summer

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This is a 1-2 day per week program intended to reconnect kids to nature through environmental education curriculum. Camp Fire Central Texas partners with school districts to provide after-school programming to children who might not have access to the Camp Fire USA experience.

Partner school districts include Austin, Del Valle, Pflugerville, Hays, Leander, Eanes and Round Rock Independent School Districts.

Primary Service Category: General & Other Youth Development

Secondary Service Category: Environmental Education & Stewardship

Offered: Afterschool, Summer, Spring Semester, Fall Semester

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Clean Creek Campus is a partnership between Keep Austin Beautiful and the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department to promote environmental stewardship. The program fosters student stewardship of our natural resources by engaging students in at least two hands-on activities that meet state education standards followed by completion of a service-learning project. Participating schools receive: free hands-on activities led by KAB and WPDR, a tailored service project in a community greenspace - including transportation if necessary, and a Clean Creek Campus banner.

Primary Service Category: Environmental Education & Stewardship

Serving: Schools, Citizens, Community Groups, and Businesses

Offered: Daytime(during school hours)

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Generation Zero engages youth in fun hands-on activities and service projects that raise awareness about recycling, composting, and conservation while giving students simple solutions for reducing their waste. Schools are more actively recycling and composting, and we want to build on this momentum and educate students about waste. Get involved!

Primary Service Category: Environmental Education & Stewardship

Secondary Service Category: Community & Civic Engagement

Serving: Schools, Citizens, Community Groups, and Businesses (K-12)

Offered: During School, Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Summer

We offer hope after the death of a loved one by providing support networks, community education and therapeutic activities that are free, peer-based, and ongoing.

Our services are for any child, teen or adult who is grieving the loss of a loved one, regardless of circumstances. We partner with schools, criminal justice agencies, civic and service organizations, businesses, churches and other community groups. Our services are open and available to Austin and all of Central Texas, with group locations across the Austin area and in Williamson County.

Our doors are open to all those who are grieving, regardless of circumstances, relationship or length of time since the death of a loved one has occurred. All of our services are offered free of charge to those who are grieving, so cost is not a barrier to anyone. Please explore our website and contact us at 512-467-2600 for more information on our support groups, information/referral to other providers and remembrance opportunities.

Posts informational resources on website that cover the topic of grief, such as:
- Children and grief List of recommended reading
- Coping with Grief downloadable booklet
- Grief at Home Kits - Includes 8 family activities to help family's through the grieving process.
- Kit may be downloaded from website, or hard copies are available.

Offers the following loss-specific groups:
- Monday Night Austin (breaks in small discussion groups for Loss of a Child/Grandchild, Loss of a Spouse/Partner, and Loss of a Parent, Sibling, or other Significant Loved One)
- Monday Night Georgetown group (breaks into smaller discussion groups based on attendance)
- Tuesday Night Loss to Suicide group
- Wednesday Mixed Loss group (all losses welcome)
- Loss to Overdose (1st and 3rd Tuesdays)
- Crime Victims Loss group (2nd and 4th Tuesdays)
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss group (1st and 4th Tuesdays)
- Grupo en Español, Perdida General (2do y 4to Viernes) / General Loss group in Spanish (2nd and 4th Fridays)

Offers the following loss-specific groups for Children and Teens:
- Kids Who Care (ages 5 - 12) - Brings together children and families with similar death loss. Supports children with art, activity, and story-telling. Dinner is served during the group. Offered in English and Spanish.
- Teen group (ages 13 - 18) - Brings together peers that can relate to the experience of loss.
- Camp Zebra - a five day camp available for children and teens. July 14 - July 18, 2025 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Campers are accepted on a first come first serve basis. A registration fee of $30 for the first camper and $5 per each additional camper applies. A limited number of scholarships is available for families who need assistance with Camp Zebra registration fees. Please contact Rachel Saffer, LCSW-S at rachel@christicenter.org for more information on how to apply for a scholarship
- May offer school-based grief support services in participating Austin ISD schools. Students are identified by school personnel to participate.

All groups are led by trained peer volunteers and co-facilitated by clinical interns pursuing a master's degree in social work or professional counseling.

Does not offer childcare during groups; however, the Kids Who Care program offers grief support for children, ages 5 - 12 years old, and has a concurrent group for the child's parent/guardian.

For a calendar listing of our groups, please go to our website.

School peer support groups provide a safe place for kids and teens to share their thoughts and feelings with other youth who are also grieving after the death of a family member or close friend.

This program provides:

- Peer support group

Primary Service Category: Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health

Students are identified by school personnel and are invited to participate.

Takes place once a week for 8-10 weeks during the school day, usually rotates so that students don’t miss the same class.

Due to Covid-19, they are currently offering the program in a virtual format.

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Low-cost youth baseball & softball league of Major League Baseball's RBI program.

Primary Service Category: Sports & Recreation

Secondary Service Category: Mentoring

Serving: Inner-city youth ages 4 - 18

Offered: Evening, Weekends, Summer, Spring Semester

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"Free instructional baseball & softball clinics for boys & girls ages 4 - 10. May be led by volunteers, NCAA, and/or professional players.

Primary Service Category: Sports & Recreation

Secondary Service Category: Mentoring

Serving: Inner-city youth ages 4 - 18

Time of Day: After School

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Long-term group mentorship in the context of outdoor adventure activities with facilitation of leadership framework.

Primary Service Category: Mentoring

Secondary Service Category: General & Other Youth Development

Offered: , Summer, Spring Semester, Fall Semester

Eligibility: Special Needs: Low income or socioeconomic status (receive free or reduced lunch)

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Leaps & Bounds is a creative dance program for Austin youth taught by Forklift Danceworks' Teaching Artists. Students and children of all ages can participate in developmentally appropriate exercises where they solve problems and make personal choices about how to move. This encourages students to draw on inner resources, which improves their self-esteem and engages their imaginations in a positive, creative outlet. Children can practice following directions, making individual choices, expressing themselves and their understanding of curriculum concepts all while collaborating within a group. Moving is learning!

Primary Service Category: Arts & Creative Expression

Secondary Service Category: General & Other Youth Development

Serving: Infants, Preschoolers, Elementary aged children, Parents, Teachers, Schools

Offered: Daytime (during school hours), Summer, Spring Semester, Fall Semester

Eligibility: Non-Geographical - Students at schools in which we are working

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Assembly style on-campus for entire school or specific grade levels. In this interactive 45-minute assembly, that addresses the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills), Ms Naimpally appears in traditional costume and presents geographical and cultural background about India. She then explains the background roots of the dance and performs a traditional invocation. She continues with storytelling of traditional stories along with traditional hand gestures, teaching the students customs, words, about her costume, and how to make the hand symbols and clap out Indian rhythms. Ms Naimpally performs several dances as the students follow along clapping and participating with hand gestures.

Primary Service Category: Spirituality & Faith & Culture

Serving: youth from elementary to high school

Offered: In school - other

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PEAS' Outdoor and Edible education program provides a PEAS' trained specialist to schools to lead cross-curricular lessons that have a sub-focus on nutrition, health and science in the garden. PEAS will lead these activities in gardens and green spaces or kitchen classrooms on each school's campus, with the classroom partner-teachers' participation. While the students are receiving engaging, hands-on lessons, teachers are further developing their roles as outdoor leaders. PEAS enables schools to fully utilize their gardens and natural spaces for student centered learning.

As an added program extension, PEAS can bring edible education to your campus. Featuring seasonal produce, classes will practice math and SEL skills as they work with teams to prepare recipes.

Primary Service Category: Academic Enrichment & Support

Secondary Service Category: Environmental Education & Stewardship

Serving: K-12 garden instruction, TEKS aligned garden curriculum, garden revitalization, consulting, service learning, community groups

Offered: Daytime(during school hours), Other, Spring Semester, Fall Semester

In response to COVID-19, this organization is now offering online learning support, which can be accessed here: https://www.peascommunity.org/distance-learning.html

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Summer Camps -- All students deserve the opportunity to benefit from computer science education. We are currently running Summer Camps, now until the end of August: https://app.iclasspro.com/portal/austin113/camps/5

-- After-School Programs
Students gain a hands-on insight into iCode's computer science curriculum. In weekly, hour-long sessions, they learn skills in coding, design, robotics and more. Students in grades 2 to 5 of any skill level or interest enjoy the iCode experience.

Primary Service Category: Academic Enrichment & Support

Secondary Service Category: Arts & Creative Expression

Serving: Elementary & Middle School Students (Ages: 7-15)

Time of day the program is offered: Summer & After School

Part of the year the program is offered: Year-Round

Specific geographic area: Travis County, Hays County

Come enjoy 80 archers of outdoor fun at Sweet Eats Fruit Farm! We're considered an adventure farm with over 30 activities for the whole family to enjoy! When pumpkins, peaches and strawberries are in season you're invited to come out and pick fresh fruit. The petting zoo, pony rides, apple sling shots and more are open daily. We're focused on unplugging, relaxing, spending time with loved ones and FUN!

Primary Service Category: General & Other Youth Development

Secondary Service Category: Parent Education & Family Engagement

Serving: Early Childhood (Ages: 0-4), Elementary (Ages: 5-10), Middle School (Ages: 11-13)

Offered: During school part of the year; year round