Awards & Press
Acknowledging the milestones, media, and recognition that honor the work our team does every day.
Featured News
media inquiries contact:
Reeanna Jones,
Director of Marketing & Communications
Media Coverage
Acknowledging the milestones, media, and recognition that honor the work our team does every day.
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October 20, 2026
Travis County Commissioners Approve $1M For Youth Transformation Program
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September 16, 2026
Help The Foster Kids, Reduce Homelessness
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August 4, 2026
Advocates Push Texas To Fund Services For Youth Aging Out Of Foster Care
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June 24, 2026
State Lawmakers, Austin Leaders Discuss Homelessness, Mental Health And Foster Care
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April 7, 2026
Austin, State, And Federal Partners Collaborate To Address Foster Youth Homelessness
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April 7, 2026
Stopping Youth Homelessness Before It Starts
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April 6, 2026
Austin’s Foster Youth Homelessness Plan Begins Rollout
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March 16, 2026
LifeWorks Resource Center Assisting Homeless Youth Navigate Cold Weather
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March 15, 2026
National Social Work Month: Spectrum 1 News
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February 6, 2026
Neighborhood Matters Podcast
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January 20, 2026
Cutting Social Services Doesn’t Save Money | Opinion
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December 8, 2025
Austin’s Youth Homelessness Has Quadrupled In 5 Years This Program Helped Kids Stay Housed
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October 30, 2025
Austin Unveils 10-Step Plan To Tackle The Foster To Homelessness Pipeline
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October 10, 2025
I Live Here I Give Here Launches ‘Amplify Home’ To Support Unhoused Youth And Families
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October 10, 2025
LifeWorks Breaks Ground On 120-Unit East Austin Complex For Youth Exiting Homelessness
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September 22, 2025
Counties Fight Child Homelessness
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July 22, 2025
LifeWorks Named 2025 Innovative Impact Award Winner By Social Current
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January 24, 2024
Inclement Weather Draws Attention To More Support Needed For Unhoused Youth
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September 12, 2023
Point Source Youth Scales Direct Cash Transfers As Prevention For Youth Homelessness To Five U.S. Cities
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February 2, 2023
Grumet: For One Night, Homeless Count Sought Those In The Shadows
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August 3, 2021
‘How Do You Shelter-In-Place When You Have No Place?’ Austin Group’s Push To End Youth Homelessness
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February 28, 2020
Disrupting The Cycle: Unprecedented Effort Tries To Untie Foster Care, Homelessness In Austin
Awards & Accolades
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Graduate, Austin Police Department Community Police Academy (2026)
Elizabeth Estrada, VP Of Admin And Risk
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Culture Excellence Award – Top Work Places (May 2026)
Employee Appreciation, Professional Development, Purpose & Values, Work-Life Flexibility
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Industry Awards – Top Work Places (May 2026)
Nonprofit Industry, Women-Led
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Great Austin Business Awards Finalist (2026)
Nonprofit Impact
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Essential 47 Class – Leadership Austin (2026)
Liz Schoenfeld, Ph.D., CEO
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Rising Star Award – Texas Network Of Youth Services
Outreach-Youth Resource Center
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Steve Wick Innovative Program – Texas Network Of Youth Services
Common Ground, Chelsea Biggerstaff, Program Director
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Hispanic Austin Leadership Class – Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce
Krissy Perez, VP Of Education & Workforce
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LeaderLab Inaugural Cohort – Leadership Austin (2024-5)
Liz Schoenfeld, Ph.D., CEO
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Innovative Impact Award – Social Current (2025)
LifeWorks
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Community Champion – Central Texas African American Family Support Conference (2025)
LeShawn Arbuckle
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Austin Under 40 – Nonprofit Service Winner (2023)
Liz Schoenfeld, Ph.D., CEO
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U.S. Health & Human Services Children & Youth Resilience Challenge Runner-Up (2024)
LifeWorks
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McBee Fellow (2024)
Liz Schoenfeld, Ph.D., CEO
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Champions For Change – Nonprofit Leader Of The Year Nominee – DivInc (2023)
LeShawn Arbuckle
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African American Leadership Institute – Inaugural Cohort (2021)
LeShawn Arbuckle
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Phyllis Richards Icon For Youth Nominee – Austin Child Guidance Center (2021)
LeShawn Arbuckle
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