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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his family joined Meals on Wheels volunteers to hand out meals around the Austin area on Thanksgiving.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his family joined Meals on Wheels volunteers to hand out meals around the Austin area on Thanksgiving.

Meals on Wheels Central Texas in need of more than 300 volunteers By Monica Ortiz Texas SHARE TEXAS — Meals on Wheels Central Texas is in need of volunteers as the summer months draw closer. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the amount of volunteers has declined due to social distancing protocols and people working from home.  “When it first started, we lost a lot of volunteers obviously be...

Texas actor Matthew McConaughey and Reliant Energy are teaming up for a benefit concert that will provide aid to those affected by last month’s winter freeze.

Feb. 23, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas – Social isolation arising from COVID-19 has sparked significant mental health issues, resulting in a jump from 1 in 10 adults reporting anxiety or depressive disorder symptoms before the pandemic to 1 in 3 adults more recently. But new research published today in JAMA Psychiatry shows that loneliness, depression, anxiety and overall mental health among older people can be improved through an empathy-focused telephone program. Known as “Sunshine Calls,” the f...

Share Social isolation arising from COVID-19 has sparked significant mental health issues, resulting in a jump from 1 in 10 adults reporting anxiety or depressive disorder symptoms before the pandemic to 1 in 3 adults more recently. But new research published today in JAMA Psychiatry shows that loneliness, depression, anxiety and overall mental health among older people can be improved through an empathy-focused telephone program. Known as “Sunshine Calls,” the four-week program was conduct...

To Mierella Castillo, Nelson Toala is more than just her dad. He’s her hero.  She said that without him, she wouldn’t be who she is today. He made sacrifices for her so that she could succeed, and that she will never forget.  Castillo first came to the United States in 2003 accompanied by Toala with a goal of attending radiology school. Toala had been a pharmacist in Ecuador, but he gave up that job to help his daughter. From Ecuador, the two moved to Lubbock on the recommendation of a fa...

3 Austin charities part of famed philanthropists $4 billion endowment MacKenzie Scott has donated billions to U.S. charities this year, including Meals on Wheels of Central Texas. Author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott (many know her as the former wife of Amazon CEO and billionaire Jeff Bezos) has donated more than $4 billion to charities across the nation — including in Austin and Central Texas. In a post on Medium, Scott notes that she and her advisers have disbursed some $4,158,50...

Mackenzie Scott gifts historic $50 million to Houston-area university Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images Prairie View A&M will receive $50 million. Photo courtesy of Prairie View A&M Historically Black universities have traditionally been overshadowed and underfunded compared to their non-Black collegiate counterparts. But now, a major public figure’s game-changing gift has helped level the playing field for a beloved Houston-area school. Noted author and philanthropist  MacKenzie Scott ...