Caritas of Austin

Community Programs

COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS

Caritas of Austin is pleased to be a participant in I Live Here/I Give Here! For more information about this program, please visit their website at www.ILIVEHEREIGIVEHERE.ORG.

Austin is no doubt a caring community. But we don't act on our values by giving more to charitable organizations. National studies consistently find that Austinites give far less to charitable causes than people in other cities. In fact, Austin is ranked 48th out of the 50 largest cities in the nation in per capita giving.

The mission of the I Live Here, I Give Here campaign is to change that.

A recent local study showed an overwhelming majority of Central Texans believe financial support of nonprofits is key to maintaining a strong, vibrant community. Austinites also think an important measure of community success is how well it takes care of those who are at risk of falling between the cracks.

Yet, many Austin nonprofits are struggling to provide the programs and services to meet the needs.

In the same study, Central Texans said they would give more if they better understood the community's needs.

So, the I Live Here, I Give Here Campaign is on a mission to boost local giving by educating fellow Austinites about the needs in Central Texas and the organizations working to meet those needs.

Our promise is to raise awareness. We hope you'll promise to raise your level of giving.

AMEX Giving Express

The GivingExpress® program from American Express connects you to important causes such as Caritas of Austin.

Your dollar donations are tax-deductible and you'll receive an e-mail receipt for your records. Charitable giving has never been so easy and rewarding—and you can choose from over 1 million charitable organizations online today. There is no cost to enroll in this program and you can earn double Membership Rewards points for virtually every dollar that you donate to Caritas of Austin. For more information, visit americanexpress.com/give to get the most from this user-friendly program.

Just Give.Org
Dedicated to creating tools and services to make charitable giving part of our everyday lives, JustGive is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase charitable giving by connecting people with the charities and causes they care most about. For more information, please visit www.justgive.org.

Randall’s Good Neighbor Program (398)
Randall’s Good Neighbor Program provides the community a convenient and free method in which to help Caritas continue to serve the working poor, the unemployed, the homes, near-homeless and documented refugees.

The next time you visit Randall’s, simply give the cashier your Remarkable Card, along with Caritas’ number of 398 BEFORE your groceries are scanned. Whenever you make a purchase with your Remarkable Card, Caritas will receive a donation. (*Caritas receives a quarterly donation from a percentage of the total purchases made.)