Many Central Texans are feeling the financial pinch from inflation. A great way to help our lower-income neighbors recover much of their hard-earned money is by volunteering as a tax […]
Category Archives: Volunteer
Report Tallies Up Another Successful Tax Filing Season for Prosper Tax Help
During the 2022 Tax Filing Season, almost 11,000 people had their tax returns filed by our hardworking team of certified IRS tax preparers. That includes 17,582 hours donated by 315 […]
Jewel Arrington Shines in the Financial Wellness Spotlight for July
This month we would like to honor and celebrate our most seasoned volunteer Financial Coach, Jewel Arrington! Jewel has been a Financial Coach with the Financial Wellness program for 14 […]
Retiree “Neighbors Up” with Health Food Pantries
Mary Sapp could be spending lots of time visiting loved ones, doing hobbies or just relaxing. But, that’s not who she is. The retired advocate for the aging volunteers with […]
Miguel Stoupignan – Austin Gives Generous Business Awards Honoree
Foundation Communities has many awesome volunteers, but sometimes a volunteer goes so far above and beyond that they deserve special recognition. One such volunteer is Miguel Stoupignan. Miguel has been […]
Internship Helps St. Edward’s Student Nourish her Love for Helping Others – Vivian Phillips
I knew I wanted to gain more experience in the nonprofit sector and my internship at Foundation Communities helped me do just that. I was the volunteer engagement intern and […]
St. Edward’s Student Discovers a Diversity of Experiences through FC Internship – Taylor McGee
Throughout my internship with Foundation Communities on the Corporate & Volunteer Engagement Team (CVET), I had the opportunity to work on various components of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), specifically, […]
Communications Intern Rewrites the Story of Her Future – Nina Martinez
It’s been a hectic year, to say the least, switching from in-person classes to remote learning, and then all of a sudden, I found myself interviewing on Zoom for my […]
A Firsthand Account of a Valuable Internship – Marc Esquivel
My time at Foundation Communities has been life changing for me, at the very least. I was an accounting intern and learned all sorts of information that will help me […]
Internship Reflections – St. Edward’s University Students Write about their Experiences with Foundation Communities
Foundation Communities has enjoyed the opportunity to work with interns from St. Edward’s University for many years. In the 2020-2021 academic year, we were excited to pilot a partnership in […]