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It\u2019s time for Austin Community College\u2019s annual luggage drive benefiting students transitioning from foster care.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s time for Austin Community College\u2019s annual luggage drive benefiting students transitioning from foster care.<\/p>\n
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to donate luggage for teens who are graduating from high school and leaving foster residences. Monetary donations also are accepted.<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you ever seen a young person walking down the street with everything they have in a large garbage bag?,\u201d says Steven Christopher, executive director of special populations. \u201cLikely this is a displaced foster care youth. The ACC community\u2019s support of our annual luggage drive will have a direct impact on graduating foster care youth.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since its inaugural luggage drive in 2009, ACC has collected 242 pieces of luggage and $3,170 to support foster care alumni students.<\/p>\n
Donations are requested by May 6. <\/strong>There are three ways to donate:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Learn about ACC\u2019s Foster Care Alumni Program.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s time for Austin Community College\u2019s annual luggage drive benefiting students transitioning from foster care. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to donate luggage for teens who are graduating from high school and leaving foster … Continue reading \n
Foster Care luggage drive campus representatives<\/h2>\n
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\n Campus<\/td>\n Name<\/td>\n Phone<\/td>\n Email<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Cypress<\/td>\n Marshall Bennett<\/td>\n 512-223-2205<\/td>\n cbennet3@austincc.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Eastview<\/td>\n Angelica Cancino<\/td>\n 512-223-5214<\/td>\n acancino@austincc.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Elgin<\/td>\n Patricia Sanchez<\/td>\n 512-223-9415<\/td>\n patricia.sanchez@austincc.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hays<\/td>\n Alegra Harris<\/td>\n 512-262-6530<\/td>\n alegra.harris@austincc.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Highland<\/td>\n Roseana Lahti<\/td>\n 512-223-7344<\/td>\n rlahti@austincc.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Northridge<\/td>\n Lauren Gage<\/td>\n 512-223-4845<\/td>\n lgage@austincc.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Pinnacle<\/td>\n Joyce Pope-Cain<\/td>\n 512-223-8111<\/td>\n jpcain@austincc.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Riverside<\/td>\n Eriko Tyner<\/td>\n 512-223-6026<\/td>\n Eriko.tyner@austincc.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Round Rock<\/td>\n Stephanie Horgan<\/td>\n 512-223-0032<\/td>\n shorgan@austincc.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n South Austin<\/td>\n Michael Gibbs<\/td>\n 512-223-9161<\/td>\n michael.gibbs@austincc.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n