About Us
A Glimmer of Hope Austin awards grants to organizations that demonstrate an entrepreneurial approach and are focused on building the self-esteem and life skills of excluded youth and seniors.
It funds projects that benefit Youth under the age of 25 in the following areas:
- Arts and Dance
- Life Skills
- Sports & Health
- Education
It also supports programs that help Seniors over the age of 60 with their physical and mental wellbeing; affordable and quality housing; home repair and modification; transportation; and, legal services.
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- Glimmer TV: Badgerdog Literary Publishing
- To reduce the academic achievement gap for children from low-income families, Badgerdog Literary Publishing is teaching creative writing at schools throughout East and South Austin.
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- Glimmer TV: True Light Day Care
- Each year, the True Light Day Care Center provides affordable, high quality child care to hundreds of Austin families placing special emphasis on families headed by teenagers and unskilled single mothers.
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- Glimmer TV: Operation School Bell
- For more than two decades, Operation School Bell has been helping many of Austin's at-risk children to attend school in nice new clothes. A Glimmer of Hope has been supporting OSB since 2005.