Mission

Mission: ECC will involve students from Austin area colleges and universities in every aspect of the center’s operations to improve the quality of life of East Austin residents.

Vision: To instill values of lifelong service in college aged students and train the next generation of community leaders.

Eastside Community Connection focuses on three areas of service:

Feed

Food Pantry. This program provides basic needs assistance through a weekly food pantry. In 2009, our Health and Wellness programs have assisted over 1,578 families in East Austin.

Teach

Adult Education and Advancement. You give a man a fish and feed them for a day but teach a man to fish and feed them for a lifetime. Adult education classes designed and taught by college students give our adult clients an opportunity to create a better life for them and their family. English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) and Computer Literacy are the stable of our adult education classes. In the future, financial skills, GED preparation courses and workshops that focus on career advancement will be made available.

Serve

Eastside Community Connection Leadership and Philanthropy Institute. The most pivotal area of service related to our success is training college students through internships, group discussions, speakers and direct service in community. Students engage in intensive training and work part-time in the organization’s office learning about non-profit activities such as financing, client management and program development. Since 2004, over 2,500 students have contributed over 25,000 hours of service to the East Austin community.