Get Involved
Be Part of the Solution.
Your support helps young people build safety, stability, and a future they deserve.
Be the Difference for Austin’s Youth
At LifeWorks, young people get more than a place to live. They also get the chance to build lives full of possibility. Your support fuels mental health care, career pathways, educational opportunities, and real momentum forward.
With your support, we can offer young people the tools they need to build a life they love.
Many Ways to Get Involved
Whether you’re giving for the first time or deepening a years-long partnership, your support creates lasting change.
We rely on a community of generous individuals, families, and businesses to walk alongside young people as they work toward stability and independence.
From one-time donations to long-term commitments, every dollar makes a difference. Choose the way that’s right for you.
Need help walking through the options? Email:
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Make a quick donation or set up a recurring gift to sustain our work year-round.
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Pledge $1,000 or more annually for five years and become a long-term partner in our mission. Questions? Email us at development@lifeworksaustin.org to learn more about joining the legacy circle.
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Prefer to give offline?
We accept checks, stock transfers, and donor-advised fund gifts. Make checks payable to LifeWorks and mail to:
LifeWorks c/o Caroline Newman Philips
3700 S 1st St
Austin, TX 78704Questions about offline giving? Email Caroline Newman Philips at caroline.newmanphillips@lifeworksaustin.org
"LifeWorks" operates as a DBA; our legal name is Youth and Family Alliance (EIN 74-2137189)
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Make a donation in someone’s name to celebrate or remember them meaningfully.
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Partner as a business or double your impact through employer match programs.
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Volunteer as a team, donate to our food pantry, or give your time in other ways to make a lasting impact.
Fill out our volunteer interest form to explore upcoming opportunities or to set up a special project for your team.
The Impact.
$250
This Gift Would provide two weeks of groceries for a young parent and her children.
$30
This gift would Provide A monthly Bus Pass for a youth.
$1500
This Gift would furnish an apartment for a youth.
Meet Kiera.
Kiera has always been the one others leaned on. As a single mother, she carried the weight of not only caring for herself and baby, but caring for friends and family around her until it became too much. The bills kept piling up, and then came the eviction notice.
She and her baby were just weeks away from losing their home.
That’s when someone told her to go to LifeWorks.
Through LifeWorks, Kiera accessed rental assistance and support services that helped her stay in her apartment. With stability came the space to breathe and focus on building a future for her and her daughter.
“That rent was a roof over my daughter’s head.”
Kiera’s story is just one of many. More than 1,150 young people in Austin are still waiting for a safe place to call home.
The Need is Growing.
The number of young people waiting for housing in our community has increased by 400% since 2020. Today, more than 1,150 youth are on the waitlist. That’s enough to fill more than 20 school buses.
Your support today can help close this urgent and growing gap. Whether you give $25, $25,000, or an hour of your time, every act of support helps ensure no young person is left waiting.
“LifeWorks is a data-driven organization that makes a real difference in people's lives. Be a part of helping others.”
— Alan Hansford, LifeWorks donor