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MLF Development Director Appointed To Advisory Council
Nancy Cates, the Mary Lee Foundation Development Director, has been officially appointed to the Advisory Council of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas. Nancy’s primary focus will be on affordable housing, and will concentrate on the 2009 Affordable Housing Implementation Plan. The term of this position is three years commencing January 1, 2009, and [...]
Local Austin Business Makes A Difference
Kristin Peikert of Breakingpoint Systems here in Austin contacted our offices in early December asking how her company could help Mary Lee this Christmas Season. We told Kristin we always need food for our Mary Lee Foundation Food Pantry, so she immediately said "We’re in!" Little did we know, Breakingpoint Systems was REALLY in.
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Familiy Information & Training Program
Free of Charge for Families Dealing with Brain Injury Every Second Tuesday of the Month
Mary Lee Foundation Community Center 1327 Lamar Square Drive ~ Austin, Texas 78704
Medications Used for Behavior Presented by:Amy B. Gonzales P.A.-C. Manager of Medical Services for ResCare Premier Rehabilitation since 1998
Brain Injury changes the normal prescribing game when [...]
Southpoint Enjoys Another Month Of Great Activities
Leigh Dunson, the Mary Lee Foundation Southpointe Administrator has her program busy as ever. This months activities have the residents on the go!
Nutcracker On December 5th, 32 Southpointe staff and consumers attended Ballet Austin’s Nutcracker. Ballet Austin has "Night of Community" a few times a year when they give away tickets to non-profits and groups that [...]
Mary Lee Foundation Receives Grant
This week the Mary Lee Foundation was notified by mail that we were to be awarded a grant in the amount of $4,132 for the Southpoint program. These funds will be used to replace 15 free standing ranges (stoves) in two licenced program apartment buildings for our adults with special needs.
Mary Lee Foundation would like to recognize the [...]
Secret Santa Helps Mary Lee Foundation Children’s Center
The Mary Lee Foundation Sinclair Children Center received a pleasant surprise in the mail today. Advanced Financial Services of Jasper Texas donated a substantial gift to the Center hoping to make the Christmas holidays for the children in our care something they would remember forever. The money donated was to be used to purchase 40 presents, refreshments and party [...]
TradeMark Media Wins Knowbility’s 11th Annual AIR-Austin Competition with New Site for Mary Lee Foundation
Austin interactive design agency TradeMark Media has won Knowbility’s AIR-Austin competition by redesigning a Web site for non-profit Mary Lee Foundation. TradeMark took first place in the Formula One division, which is the more advanced of two AIR divisions. AIR-Austin is part of a nationwide initiative to ensure that those with disabilities have access to [...]
Link your Randalls Remarkable Card to the Mary Lee Foundation
Help us help our community - link your Randalls Remarkable Card to the Mary Lee Foundation.
Randalls Grocery Store offers customers a way to direct donation dollars to their favorite church, school or other non-profit organization. Since the program began in the fall of 1996, Randalls and Tom Thumb have donated more than $20 million to [...]
University Athletics Department and Bevo’s Buddies Help Mary Lee Foundation
Once again the University of Texas Athletics department and Bevo’s Buddies has put smiles on the faces of the Mary Lee Foundation’s clients. Bevo’s Buddies is a complimentary ticket program designed exclusively for Title I elementary and middle schools and non-profit organizations that work with physically or intellectually challenged individuals and underprivileged youth. These tickets [...]
Best Buddies® Has Begun
Best Buddies® is an international non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment. Southpointe has paired us with the chapter at University of Texas. The match party was on September 26th, 2008 where the residents of Southpointe met their college buddies [...]
Food Pantry
Good nutrition is necessary, but very expensive. Mary Lee residents typically live on $500-$700/month disability payments. $1 buys at least $4 worth of food for the Mary Lee Food Pantry.
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Today, every family is touched in some way by either mental illness, mental and/or physical disabilities and high living costs. Mary Lee Foundation is a real neighborhood of hope, help and friends. Contribute today to join us in our mission.
