COMMUNITY PARTNERS
EMPOWERING LOCAL MUSICIANS
EMPOWERING LOCAL MUSICIANS
Red River Rising is a proud supporter of the Health Alliance of Austin Musicians, a nonprofit organization that provides access to affordable healthcare for greater Austin’s low-income, working musicians. See below to learn more about this group and the impact they have made in empowering local musicianship.
Over 6,000 musicians serviced
7+ counties supported
$123 million+ in healthcare services provided
Services include routine dental work, doctor visits and prescriptions, psychiatric counseling sessions, eye exams, out-patient procedures, specialist referrals, hearing screenings, basic needs assistance, and more.
PRESERVING THE DOWNTOWN MUSIC DISTRICT
PRESERVING THE DOWNTOWN MUSIC DISTRICT
The Red River Cultural District (RRCD) is a cultural tourism destination and entertainment district located in downtown Austin, Texas.
The Austin City Council approved a resolution creating the district in 2013, followed by the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) designating the area in 2020 as one of the state’s few formally recognized cultural districts. As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, the RRCD is managed by the Red River Merchants’ Association, a coalition of over forty local businesses including live music venues, food, hospitality, and private and nonprofit entities.
$15.19 billion raised in disaster relief funding and grants for live music venues and local musicians
15+ annual events created to increase cultural tourism
$1.3 million raised for RRCD improvements including sidewalk repairs & community murals
ADDRESSING HOUSING INSECURITY
ADDRESSING HOUSING INSECURITY
Community First! Village is a 51-acre master planned community that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness. A development of Mobile Loaves & Fishes, this transformative residential program exists to love and serve our neighbors who have been living on the streets, while also empowering the surrounding community into a lifestyle of service with the homeless.
6,219,400 meals served to homeless in Central Texas through MLF’s food truck ministry.
343 formerly homeless neighbors now living at home in Community First! Village.
$1.5 Million in dignified income earned by Village neighbors in 2022 through Community Works and other micro-enterprise opportunities.
OTHER DONATION RECIPIENTS
