Researcher(s):Ying Tang, Christopher T. King, Erin Brown, Katie Ryan, Bryan Hadley and Suzanne Hershey
Date Published: July 2006
Publisher(s): Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, The University of Texas at Austin

Availability: Full Report (PDF) 165pp., Executive Summary (PDF) 10pp.

Abstract: United Way Capital Area envisioned the development of a Community Agenda encompassing the ten counties in its Central Texas service area: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet,Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Travis and Williamson. The goal of the Community Agenda Project was to understand and prioritize critical health and human service issues, root causes and priorities for action for the ten counties.

Researcher(s):Ying Tang, Christopher T. King, Katie Ryan, Erin Brown and Suzanne Hershey
Date Published: March 2006
Publisher(s): Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, The University of Texas at Austin

Availability: Full Report (PDF) 21pp.

Abstract: United Way Capital Area (UWCA), Austin has been a key player in providing
support to address the needs of individuals, families and communities in Central Texas, especially in the Austin/Travis County metropolitan area. UWCA conducts fundraising campaigns and currently provides funding to 44 area health and human service providers. For the 2005-2006 fiscal year, all UWCA funded agencies are non-profit organizations, and all but three are based in Travis County. Additionally, UWCA operates programs including 2-1-1 Texas and Hands on Central Texas which serve the ten-county area. UWCA has expanded its involvement in community collaborations in recent years, resulting in initiatives such as Success By 6, which focuses on early childhood.

Researcher(s):Ying Tang, Suzanne Hershey, Christopher T. King, Katie Ryan and Erin Brown
Date Published: March 2006
Publisher(s): Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, The University of Texas at Austin

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Researcher(s):Dan O'Shea, Christopher T. King, Stuart Greenfield, Elaine Shelton, Laura Sullivan, Erin Taber, Jerome A. Olson
Date Published: December 2004
Publisher(s): Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, The University of Texas at Austin

Availability: Full Report (PDF) 107pp., Executive Summary (PDF)

Abstract: The Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources at The University of Texas at Austin developed estimates of the benefits, costs, and net value created by public and private investments in a national, three digit- accessed (2-1-1) information and referral (I&R) network for health and human services in a study conducted for the United Way of America.