| The Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans (AAMA) currently serves over 30,000 men, women, and children through more than 20 different programs. AAMA's mission is to advance the lives of at-risk youth and families through an array of innovative programs that provide education, social services, healthcare and human services, and community development in Texas cities. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) works daily in courts, legislatures and in the community to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. allgo is a statewide queer people of color organization in Texas, made up of artists, activists, community members, progressive organizations and visionaries coming together to radically transform systems and policies toward a collective liberation. Attitudes & Attire™ is a non-profit agency dedicated to promoting personal growth for women seeking self-sufficiency. Our program provides the tools that raise self-esteem, promote ethics and build the confidence necessary to succeed in the workplace. Austin Women's Health Center offers comprehensive health care with a focus on providing abortion services in a private and supportive environment. Our capabilities go well beyond those of an abortion clinic. We are dedicated to treating women as individuals; recognizing the importance of education, patient participation and follow-up care. The Bridge links uninsured North Texas women to diagnostic and treatment services for breast cancer. We exist to bridge the barriers that many face in finding and fighting breast cancer. The mission of the Center for Research on Women with Disabilities is to promote, develop, and disseminate information to improve the health and expand the life choices of women with disabilities. We are a grassroots coalition that believes health care is a human right. Every person in the state of Texas deserves access to high quality health care at an affordable cost. Health Care for All Texas promotes single payer, universal health care through community education and policy setting. Jane’s Due Process, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization ensuring legal representation for pregnant minors in Texas. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, has fought since 1920 to improve our systems of government and impact public policies through citizen education and advocacy. The Lilith Fund assists Texas women in exercising their fundamental right to abortion by removing barriers to access. Lilith provides direct financial assistance and counseling to empower women seeking to terminate an unwanted pregnancy as well as education and outreach within the community about reproductive rights. Mothers for Clean Air is a non-profit, membership organization concerned with air pollution in the Houston-Galveston area and its effects on children's health. Mothers for Clean Air serves as a collective voice to keep state and local government, industry and consumers focused on obtaining and maintaining cleaner air for our children. NARAL Pro-Choice Texas Foundation’s mission is to support and protect, as a fundamental right and value, Texan families’ ability to make decisions regarding reproductive health through public education, training, organizing, and research. NASW/Texas is a professional membership association that advocates for social workers, advances the profession of social work, and promotes sound public policy that is designed to ensure that human needs are met. The National Council of Jewish Women is a volunteer organization that has been at the forefront of social change for over a century. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW takes a progressive stance on issues such as child welfare, women's rights, and reproductive freedom. The mission of Planned Parenthood of Central Texas is to assure that quality, comprehensive reproductive health care and education is available to all. Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region, based in Austin, helps tens of thousands of people every year, providing a wide variety of services involving health care, birth control, counseling and education. Our mission is to protect the right and ability of families and individuals to lead healthy sexual lives by providing health services, education and advocacy. Our mission is redefining environmental issues as social and economic justice issues, and collectively setting our own agenda to address these concerns as basic human rights. We seek to empower our communities through education, advocacy and action. Our aim is to increase the participation of communities of color in corporate and government decision making related to toxic pollution, economic development and their impact on our neighborhoods. The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice brings the moral power of religious communities to ensure reproductive choice through education and advocacy. The Coalition seeks to give clear voice to the reproductive issues of people of color, those living in poverty, and other underserved populations. Sun Dragon Martial Arts and Self Defense support the physical and spiritual empowerment of all through training in conflict resolution, self defense, and non-violent martial arts. We offer a safe and affirming learning environment for all. We believe that we can end violence in our community, and that self defense is every person’s right. The Texas Equal Access Fund promotes reproductive justice by providing financial, educational, and emotional resources to assist low-income and disadvantaged women and girls who experience unequal access to abortion and reproductive health care. Our mission is to make reproductive rights a reality for all women in North Texas. Transgender Education Network of Texas is an advocacy group dedicated to furthering the cause of gender diverse people in Texas. We accomplish this through advocacy and education in both public and private forums. Through our efforts we strive to halt discrimination through social, legal, legislative, and corporate education. Whole Woman's Health offers care for women, by women. We provide unparalleled patient-centered care where the focus is on the whole woman — her body, heart, and mind. Women's Health and Family Planning of Texas WHFPT advocates for quality reproductive health care in Texas by seeking increased funding for family planning services for low income women and teens; reducing teen pregnancy through support of programs for high risk kids, and the promotion of comprehensive sexuality education in public schools; preserving access to safe and legal abortion; and developing educational materials on reproductive issues. YWCA Paris and Lamar County The YWCA Paris and Lamar County strives to educate, enlighten, entertain, engage and empower women and their families to promote leadership and create greater opportunities for all. We are currently developing new educational programs, curriculums and services in the areas of job preparedness, economic empowerment and racial justice that will further the 150 year old mission of the YWCA - to Eliminate Racism and Empower Women.
2008-2009 Advisory Committee EMERJ is a national movement building initiative to grow and strengthen the reproductive justice movement. In collaboration with our organizational partners, EMERJ works to increase the coordination, collaboration and strategy of reproductive justice groups across the country. Liza Fuentes, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health The mission of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health is to ensure the fundamental human right to reproductive health care for Latinas, their families and their communities through education, policy advocacy, and community mobilization. Since 1987, El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission has fulfilled a unique role in Austin as a provider of integrated health care, emergency food, advocacy, leadership, development, and basic education for working-poor Hispanic families. Priscilla Hale, allgo ALLGO is a statewide queer people of color organization in Texas, made up of artists, activists, community members, progressive organizations and visionaries coming together to radically transform systems and policies toward a collective liberation. Marsha Jones, Sistas Strategically Mobilizing Around Reproductive Justice Together The mission of Sistas Strategically Mobilizing Around Reproductive Justice Together is to educate, engender, and empower women of African descent and other marginalized women and build awareness and advocacy around HIV prevention and reproductive justice that advances a holistic approach to women's sexual and reproductive health and well-being.
Luretha Senyo-Mensah/Loretta Ross, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective SisterSong is building a movement for reproductive justice. We mobilize women of color around our lived experiences by bringing women of color together, encouraging our collective sustainability through mentoring and self-help, providing a framework that resonates with our lived experience, and organizing and mobilizing to affect change. Stephanie Thomas, ADAPT ADAPT focuses on promoting services in the community instead of warehousing people with disabilities in institutions and nursing homes. Attendant services are the cornerstone to community-based services for people with severe disabilities. |
