2023 Annual Report

A Note From Susan Friends,

I am very pleased to present our 2023 Annual Report.

Last year we celebrated 25 years of fearless advocacy for youth and young adults in our community. During that time, we have impacted more than 100,000 lives together. This is an astonishing legacy, particularly given that every single accomplishment—large or small—had so many odds stacked against it. The only reason we have served and succeeded is the compassion and tenacious commitment of leaders like you and our extraordinary clients and staff, and I want to express my deepest gratitude.

As I prepare to step down from my role as CEO in July 2024, I find myself reflecting on our journey together and also on the road ahead. Our key service areas —Housing, Counseling, Education and Workforce Development—have never been of such critical need. More than 700 youth are on the waiting list for housing. The majority of those young people are experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Youth mental health is a public health crisis. Youth aging out of foster care struggle to complete educational goals and get a strong foothold in the workforce.

and the Excellence and Advancement Foundation, is one example.

As LifeWorks moves to our next chapter, we will remain committed to walking side by side with youth in their journeys to lives they will love. The Works III will break ground this year, bringing 120 units of supportive housing online by 2026. We will focus on collaborating with our community partners and systems on developing “upstream” solutions that prevent youth from entering into systems where they do not thrive. The Travis County Transformation Project, launched in partnership with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, the Amala Foundation,

Finally, we will redouble our efforts to ensure that the expertise and experience of youth drive our work. Impactful Voices was launched in 2022 as a program to employ current and former LifeWorks clients across the organization so that their voices are embedded in service and leadership.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your friendship, guidance, and unwavering support. It has been an honor and privilege to serve alongside you.

Susan McDowell LifeWorks CEO

Financial Overview

REVENUE

$22,923,150

$13,116,754

1,061

CLIENTS SERVED

LifeWorks Programs

HOUSING & HOMELESS SERVICES

The goal of LifeWorks Housing Services is to provide a continuum of support that will help transition youth from homelessness to permanent housing and independence.

•Street Outreach

•Diversion

•After Care Transitional Services

•Emergency Shelter

•Young Adult Shelter

•Transitional Living Program

556

CLIENTS SERVED

1,374

CLIENTS SERVED

•Young Parents Program

•PORT (Permanency through Outreach & Rapid Transitions)

•Rapid Rehousing & Housing Vouchers

•Permanent Supportive Housing

EDUCATION, WORKFORCE, & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

LifeWorks Education and Workforce Division is focused on developing the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the challenges of adolescence, move toward independence, and break the cycle of poverty.

•Workforce Development & Supported Education

•Life Skills Training

•GED & Literacy classes

COUNSELING SERVICES

•Teen Parent Services

•SHIFT (Sexual Health Information For Life Transitions)

LifeWorks Counseling provides support for individuals and families who are struggling with issues such as family conflict, abuse, trauma, anxiety, depression, and the stress of everyday life.

•Youth & Adult Counseling

•Resolution Counseling

•Community-Based Counseling

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Ashley Thomas, Chair

Kyle Ali, Vice Chair

Sara Canaday, Immediate Past Chair

Alan Hansford, Finance Chair

Cloteal Haynes, Secretary

Mary Beth Jester, Assistant Secretary

Jason Belew, Member at Large

Sandra Brown, Member at Large

Glenn Neland, Member at Large

Lisa Richardson, Member at Large

Trey Salinas, Member at Large

•Peer Support

•Psychiatric Services

2023 Board of Directors

MEMBERS

Chris Aguilar

Crystal Barone

Eddie Blackwell

Albert Castro

C.K. Chin

Kacie Crowe

Lisa Dow

Rachel Green

Clyde Haynes

David Kirchoff

Kaye Knox

Kerri Lang

Katrina Austria Marrero

Tim Mooney

Angela Pringle

Hannah Schultz

Danielle Laing Waliyaya

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Susan McDowell

Chris Adlakha

Alexander Homes LLC

Kelly Allen

Almanza, Blackburn, Dickie & Mitchell LLP

Erika Danielle and Sergio Alvarez

AMD

American Campus Charities Foundation (Leadership Partner)

Anonymous

Apple Inc.

Applied Materials Foundation

Aptitude Media

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

Arnold Foundation

ATX4Love

Rebecca Austen

Austin Relocation Council

The Aviles Family Charitable Fund

Laura and James Babineau

Allison Bacon

Christopher Bauer

Sophia Bera

Bill M. & Cecile Autrey Ham

Charitable Foundation

Peggy Davis and David Braun

Bright Funds Foundation

Justin Brogna

Lee Bullock

LuAnn and Anthony Bundrant

Kim and Todd Burgener

Kevin Burns

Lillie Cameron

The Campbell Foundation

Donna Carter and Michael Gagarin

Carl C. Anderson Sr. & Marie Jo

Anderson Charitable Foundation

Cathy and Dwight Thompson Foundation

Amanda and Justin Chambers

Chris Church

CJR Foundation, Inc.

Jordan and James Cobb

Corning Incorporated Foundation

Cross Texas Transmission LLC

Deep Eddy Vodka

Laura Delfeld

Dell Technologies

Gloria and Paul DeVere

Mary Dines

Dollar General Literacy Foundation

DPR Foundation (Leadership Partner)

Duane Morris LLP

Grants & Donations

GIFTS OF $1,000+

DuBose Family Foundation

ECG Foundation

Elizabeth Lawson Fund

Ernst & Young LLP

FlowTex Energy LLC

Mike Frost / Frosty Gives Back

Todd Gaffney

Garrison Family Foundation

Gebbia Family Fund

Lori Glidden

Cathy and Mike Godfrey

Google

John Gorman

Jonathan Gray

Cody Gregg

Gregory Curtis Michel Memorial Foundation

Stefanie and Stephen Griffith

Todd Gross

Douglas Gullickson

Sharon L Hall

Mary Harris

H-E-B (Leadership Partner)

Madeleine and Tom Hedrick

Faith Hennigan

Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation

Gilbert Herbeck

The Herbert Kenneth and Janet Cleaves Acord Foundation

Kathleen Higgins

Monica Hooge

Matthew Hubbard

The Hull Firm

Jeremiah Hunt

I Live Here I Give Here

Industry ATX

Intracorp US Foundation (Leadership Partner)

Jackson Walker LLP

Sanjay Jacob

Victoria Jalo

John and Mildred Holmes Family Foundation

Joan Kaim

Thomas Kelso

Mark Kendrick

Bryan Kent

Nicholas Kniveton

Jennifer and Mike Kost

Joseph Kroesche

Tim Landy

Laughlin-Beers Foundation

Laverentz-Kampfe Giving Fund

Chris Lee

Jaclyn Lindig and Steven Cahall

Hope and Timothy Liu

Rafael Llorente

Lola Wright Foundation

Shauna Lorenz

Salma Manzur

Bryan Marker and James Reno

Debbie Martin and Robert Sullivan

Mary Ann and John Hettenhaus Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Debbie and Mike Matustik

Michael Mayer

Mayfair Austin LLC

Matthew McClain

McCoys Building Supply

Linda McDavitt

Robin McKeever

MDJJ Dining LLC

David Medrano - The Medrano Team at First United Bank

Jeanne and Derrick Meyer

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Microsoft

Bonnie K. Mills and Doug Eicher

Desmond Milvenan

Moody Foundation

Kay and John Mooney

Kallie Moulton

Rajaram Nayak - Loblolly Consulting

Amber Nichols

Shannon and Larry O’Connor

Nancy and Michael Ohlendorf

Cory Older

Kymberly Oltrogge and Jim Dodrill

Oracle

Terri and John Orton

Jade Otterstein

Victoria and Brian Ozimek

Point Source Youth

Linda Pennington

Jonimay and Winston Peterson

Alessandro Piovaccari

The Powell Foundation

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Q2 Software, Inc. (Leadership Partner)

Quantiq Partners

Liana and Arjun Rao

Nagi, Yasho, Neel and Monica Rao

Reissa Foundation

Religious Coalition To Assist

The Homeless

The Renner Project

Torrey Reynolds

Rise Title of Texas

Kaylee Romantic

Katharine Rovinsky and Abdellah Ait Addi

Scott Rubel

Lester J. Sack, Jr.

Karilyn Savage

Stephen Scheibal

Meghan Schwarzwalder

Mary Seals

Ash Seth

Nicolas Sfeir

Shanti Foundation for Intercultural Understanding

Shepherd of the Hills Christian Church

Shield-Ayres Foundation

Chris Sipes

Sooch Foundation

St. David’s Foundation

The Stahl Family Foundation, Inc.

Laura and David Starks

Terminal B

Texas Customs Group LLC

Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation

Parvinder Thiara

Christopher Thompson

Karen and Steve Thomson

Topfer Family Foundation

Tres Grace Family Foundation

Twelve Rivers Realty

United Way for Greater Austin

University Christian Church

Vidhi and Hardik Valia

Nico Van Slyke

Vista Windows + Doors

Addison Wardlow

Jaspar Weir

Weir Foundation

Isabel Welland

Susan and Larry Westall

Quin and Alex Whiddon

Karen and Andy White

Susan and Bill White

Lisle Whitworth

Robert Wilsey

WoodNext Foundation

Yonge Foundation

Making an Impact for Today & Tomorrow

Meet Brittney,

a former LifeWorks client currently living a life she loves. Brittney’s journey is a testament to resilience and the power of support in overcoming life’s unexpected challenges.

Navigating employment layoffs caused by the pandemic, while also caring for her husband after he was injured in an accident became a major mental and emotional burden for Brittney. This period brought to light the impact of caregiving and unemployment on mental health for Brittney, underscoring the need for more attention and support in such situations: “My husband and I reflect that if we didn’t have LifeWorks, we would have become homeless.”

Fortunately, Brittney and her husband were connected to housing services at LifeWorks, so they knew about LifeWorks counseling services. This easy access to mental health support allowed Brittney a chance to heal. That chance to heal turned into an opportunity to grow her career.

“I love that LifeWorks is breaking stereotypes. People think that being poor means you’re just not trying hard enough, but it’s just not that simple.”

“The counseling services that I received here at LifeWorks really kept me going that year. It made me realize that it’s okay to have feelings that I’m stressed and overwhelmed.”

After experiencing the positive impact of counseling first-hand, Brittney discovered a new interest and passion for helping others. She went on to earn her master’s degree in human resources from the University of HoustonClear Lake and is now working for Austin Community College. Her story is an inspiring example of how, with the right support and opportunity, LifeWorks youth can overcome adversity and pursue a life they love.

Watch Brittney’s inspiring story here:

Meg and Steve Abbott

Bretagne Abirached

Sara and Seth Ackland

Patti and Andy Adkins

Laura Agnew and Hill Abell

Chris Aguilar

Mary Ainslie

Danielle and Kyle Ali

Lori and Jeremiah Allen

Anonymous

ARIV Wealth - Lynne Wiggins

Robbie and Tom Ausley

Leslie Bagby

Shelly and David Bain

The Barilla Foundation

Candy Barone

Crystal Barone

Jacob Bear

Kim and Jason Belew

Melanie Belt and Demetrius McDaniel

Nancy and Glenn Birnbaum

Esther and Edward Blackwell, Jr.

Hayden and Michael Blood

Cyndi and Bill Bock

Eric Boyce

Deric Bownds

Lesley and Rick Bradstreet

Francine Breckenridge

Pam and Jeff Brown

Sandra and Kevin Brown

Tammie and Cliff Brown

Jayna and Barry Burgdorf

Rosa and Kevin Byrne

Cathy and Rick Cabrera

Peyton and Jon Callahan

Sarah Campbell

Sara and Brandon Canaday

Mona and Marc Cannon

Allyie and Wes Carberry

Amber Carden

Castleview Productions

Monica and C.K. Chin

James “Cinco” R. Cocke, Jr./

Huffman Builders of Central Texas

Catherine and Wade Cooper

Colin Corgan

Michael Craigue and Jason Craft

Charlyn and Gerald Daugherty

Amy Davis

Courtney and Adam DeBower

LifeWorks Legacy Circle

(AS OF MARCH 1, 2024)

Anna Degollado

Montse de Muller and Kevin Nater

Phylis and Robin Donelson

Lori and Dennis Donley, Jr.

Lisa and Matt Dow

Karen and Pat Driscoll

Meredith and Patrick Duncan

Maureen and Greg Engle

Patty and Michael Erspamer

Tracy and Jeff Faulkner

Tracy and Drew Fielder

Brad Fluke

Betsy and Jay Foster

Kelly and Stephen Freeman

Helen Gaebler and David Adelman

Scott Ginder

Kendal and Ken Gladish

A Glimmer of Hope Foundation

Angela and Justin Godfrey

Jennifer and Andy Goff

Allyssa Gonzalez

Casey and Wade Green

Rachel Green and Lawrence Williams

Tiffany and Larry Greenberg

Haggerty Family Foundation

Trey Halbert

Janna and Alan Hansford

Mary Kay and Don Hanson

Jana and Doug Harker

Lexi and John Hartigan

Cloteal Haynes

Marty and John Henderson

Kathy and Jim Hopke

Melinda Horan

Jennifer and Robert Hornish

Pamela and Christopher Hughes

Sarah and Neil Huntsman

Debbie Immel and Dana Weis

Beth and Bill Ivers

Mary Beth and Dan Jester

Allison and Rob Johnson

Lorena Junco

Tara and Bart Kalsu

Sara and Tim Keller

Eileen King

David Kirchhoff

Mary Kirkendall

Kaye Knox

L’Aiglon Foundation

Kelley and Jay Lamy

Romi and Todd Lessig

Joe Loiacono

Carolyn and Jack Long

Jennifer Long

Lara Mandy

Scott Marks

Katrina Austria and David Marrero

Rebecca and Will Matthews

Carol and Steve Mattingly

Chrissy and Tim Mattox

Karen and Mike May

Angie McDermott and Paul Strelzick

Kelly McDonald

Cathy and John McDowell

Mary McDowell and Calvin Lin

Susan McDowell and Bob Elder

Cathy and Ed McHorse

Jennifer and Dee Meador

Valerie and John Meddaugh

Jana and John Menchaca

Lacee and Tim Mooney

Susan Moore

Susan and Robert Morse

Cookie F. Munson

Debbie and Matthew Murphy

Tony Napolillo

Orlinda Naranjo

Linda and Glenn Neland

Amanda and Edward Nevins

Christy and John Nixon

Shannon Noble

Alyss Noland

Christy and Phillip Olcese

Bebe Olufsen

Sissi and Gerard O’Reilly

Danielle Owens

The Pacey Family Foundation

Dee and Mel Parker

Cheryl and Michael Perkins

Tess and Greg Peters

Catherine Pfeiffer and Frank Stencer

Sue and Michael Phillips

Jody and Joe Piccolo

Rebecca and Phil Powers

Jenny and Matt Preece

Angela and Mark Pringle

Lauren Pyle and Sam Kimelman

Sharon and David Reed

Lisa Richardson and Lisa Hannusch

Denise and Alan Richey

Shelia and Jerry Roemisch

Dubravka Romano

Melissa and Colin Rowan

Lacy and John Ruwwe

Esteban Sanchez

Stephanie Saulmon and Mike Reddy

Debbie and Jim Schultz

Hannah and Chris Schultz

Liz and Eddie Seade

Lynn Sherman

Marcia and Barry Silverberg

Ellen Simpson

Aliah Smith

Denise and Paul Smith

Sorelle Assets Ltd. -

Velvet Hammerschmidt

Kanice and Derek Spears

Jim Spencer

Sherri and Herry Stallings

Nikki W. and Ben Stark

Chellie Stewart

Candace and Rhett Stone

Jessica Stutes

Connee and Kent Sullivan

Katie and Larkin Tackett

Ashley Thomas

Trisa Thompson and Jack Jacobi

Rhonda Toming and Trey Salinas

Marcia Toprac

Kelly Truax

Melinda and Barry Twomey

Jan and David Uhrich

Ana and Jason VanDiver

Jamie and Greg Varnell

Wendy Varnell Family

Kristen Vassallo and John Fitzpatrick

Jennifer Vickers and Lee Walker

Danielle and Yusef Waliyaya

Shawn Walker

Tammy Warren

Pamela and Matt Washburn

Liz and Kirk Watson

Neil Webber

Mitch Weynand

Diane and Tom Williams

Jason Wills

Tracy and Harry Wolin

Ellen and Brian Wood

Bob Wynn

Amy and Steven Younkman