Giving Tuesday, the world’s largest day of giving, is just around the corner as we approach the holiday season. This annual day of philanthropy reminds us how generosity is a powerful tool to create lasting change in our communities. This Giving Tuesday, we encourage you to pause, reflect and take action to support charities that are making a positive impact in Central Texas.
On December 2, join American Constructors by supporting 15 different Austin-area organizations that provide essential services to our neighbors — food security, early childhood education and youth leadership development.
Explore their missions below and join us in donating via Amplify Austin, a platform that connects you with hundreds of Central Texas nonprofits all year long. The platform makes it easy to connect with local nonprofits – just search for your favorite organization and click “donate” or even start your own fundraising campaign.
Together, we can help Central Texas continue to grow and thrive!
Central Texas Musical Arts
Central Texas Musical Arts organizes volunteer-based ensembles and concerts for musicians of many backgrounds, with the aim of inspiring people and building community through live music.
Austin Empty Bowl Project
The Austin Empty Bowl Project is an annual event hosted by Austin area potters to fight hunger. Proceeds benefit other local non-profits, and attendees get to take a bowl home with them as a reminder that not everyone has easy access to food.
Central Texas Food Bank
The Central Texas Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief charity in Central Texas.They share free food and knowledge on low-cost, healthy eating with families in need and assist families who qualify for federal assistance programs.
Meals on Wheels Central Texas
Meals on Wheels Central Texas nourishes and enriches the lives of the homebound, older adults, and other people in need through programs that promote dignity and independent living.
Mobile Loaves & Fishes
Mobile Loaves & Fishes’ food trucks serve our unhoused communities 7 nights a week, 365 days a year, delivering food, clothing, hygiene products and other essentials.
Austin Voices for Education and Youth
Austin Voices for Education and Youth creates community collaboration to strengthen families, support kids and improve schools to increase equity and achieve positive change.
GirlForward
This organization is dedicated to creating and enhancing opportunities for refugee girls from all over the world by providing year-round tutoring, camps and mentorship programs.
Thinkery
Thinkery is a children’s museum where Austin families come to enjoy play-based, inquiry-rich, and hands-on learning experiences.
Wonders & Worries
Wonders & Worries provides free, professional support for children and teens going through a parent's illness and gives kids the tools they need to build a strong well-being and coping skills.
Urban Roots
Urban Roots cultivates leadership skills through food and farming to transform the lives of young people and inspire, engage, and nourish the community.
Any Baby Can
Any Baby Can partners with families and creates a community to empower parents, prioritize healthy families, and invest in child development.
Carrying Hope
Carrying Hope supplies children in foster care with backpacks filled with care items during their first 24-48 hours in a new home and has distributed 20,000 Hope Packs to CPS and foster care agencies across the state since their inception in 2016.
Explore Austin
Explore Austin uses mentoring, leadership, and outdoor adventure to empower youth to reach their full potential through a leadership based outdoor adventure curriculum coupled with social-emotional learning components and long-term mentoring.
CASA of Central Texas
CASA of Central Texas trains and empowers dedicated volunteers to ensure children’s needs are met and their voices are heard throughout the courts, school, and child welfare systems.
The Settlement Home for Children
The Settlement Home for Children provides 24-hour care and support that helps children and young adults heal from trauma, build life skills, and grow into healthy, resilient, and thriving individuals.