Texas Advocacy Project Announces Its First Annual Backpack Drive

Event Date: September 6, 2010

August 23, through September 6, 2010

Did you know that almost 16,000 children will spend the night in a domestic violence shelter in 2010? Many of these kids and their moms will be forced to flee violence in their homes with little more than the clothing on their backs. Starting a new school is frightening for anyone—imagine what it would be like if you had to do it in the middle of the year in a place where you have not one friend. Imagine showing up with your books in a paper sack and without any school supplies.

We want to help by providing information about the Project’ s legal services that can get and keep the whole family safe—and by making things just a little bit easier on the first day of school in the meantime. Modeled after the success of our annual Handbags for Hope Campaign, we will be collecting new backpacks and discreetly tucking our hotline numbers and other information about our life-saving programs in them. In addition, each backpack will contain the supplies these kids in crisis need to start their first days at a new school. We will then partner with domestic violence shelters across the state to make sure that every child who needs a new backpack, has one.

With your help, we can not only make it a little easier for kiddos in need to navigate the scary waters of a new school, but provide their moms with the information they need to keep their families safe. After all, studies show the best long term solution to domestic violence is legal intervention, and that is exactly the free service Texas Advocacy Project provides.

Don’t have a backpack to donate? You can also help us make this campaign a success by providing financial support to Texas Advocacy Project. Your gift will allow us the flexibility we need to distribute the backpacks and make our other important services available.

Drop off locations include:

Balcones Country Club
8600 Balcones Drive
Austin, TX 78750

Chick-fil-A inside Lakeline Mall
*With each donation made guest will receive one FREE Chick-fil-A Meal. Offer only good at Chick-fil-A inside of Lakeline Mall.
11200 Lakeline Mall Dr
Austin, TX

Dillard's Lakeline Mall
11200 Lakeline Mall Dr
Austin, TX

Office of Senator Shapiro
District Office:
5000 Legacy Drive, Suite 494
Plano, Texas 75024
State Capitol Office:
1400 Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701

Office of Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza, District Clerk
Travis County Courthouse
1000 Guadalupe St., 3rd Floor
Austin, TX 78701

State Offices of:
Representative Patrick Rose
Representative Dawna Dukes
Representative Eddie Rodriguez
Representative Elliott Naishtat

1400 Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701

A special thank you to our corporate partner The Allstate Foundation for conducting an internal backpack drive amongst their employees!

Contact Rebecca Bales at rbales@TexasAdvocacyProject.org, or 512.225.9594 for more information.

Accenture Presents the Black and White Ball benefiting Texas Advocacy Project

Event Date: October 15, 2010

Please join Texas Advocacy Project as Accenture presents The Black and White Ball from 7:00pm-11:00pm at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin. Expect an evening of wonderful food prepared by Four Seasons Chef Elmar Prambs, lively music by the Grammy award winning band Ambrosia, dancing, and one of the city’s most dazzling live auctions. The evening will be made more memorable by the beautiful decor of High Beam Events, BBj LINEN, and The Floral Studio. Enjoy sugar sensations from Austin’s favorite The Cupcake Bar and make some unforgettably fun memories in a photobooth from Say Cheese. Swag provided by bRILLIANT Magazine. A special thank you to , as they capture the excitement leading up to this fabulous evening.