Austin Child Guidance Center


Austin Child Guidance Center Accepting
Nominations for the 4th Annual Phyllis Richards
 Austin Icon for Children Award

Do you know someone who exemplifies excellence in improving future outcomes for children, whose contributions to society deserve recognition? Please nominate deserving individuals under one of the following categories: Community Activist or Community Professional

 

The Austin Child Guidance Center is accepting nominations for the 4th Annual Phyllis Richards -

Austin Icon for Children Award.

Award to be Presented at Austin Originals
Benefit Concert September 26, 2015
  

The criteria for the award are simple. In less than 500 words, tell us about someone currently living in Austin, Texas who has made great strides in improving the quality of life for children locally and/or nationally within the fields of mental health, child development, education, primary health and/or advocacy. Your recommendation should give testimony to the individual's commitment to public service for children. 

 

There are two categories for nomination. The Community Activist category is dedicated to an individual who contributes to positive change for children through volunteerism and/or philanthropy, while the Community Professional category is an individual who achieves the same level of outcomes for children through exemplifying excellence in their profession.  Along with your recommendation, please attach any articles, awards or other documentation of the nominee's accomplishments and charitable works.  Please give consideration to following:

 

* Scope and impact of work

* Imagination and innovation

* Length of service

* Degree of difficulty and obstacles encountered within the field during time of service

 

Nominations are due June 1, 2015.
  
For more information and to submit a nomination, download the:

The 2015 4th Annual Phyllis Richards Austin Icon for Children Award will be presented on September 26, 2015 at the Austin Originals Benefit Concert at the Austin Music Hall. During this benefit, we will honor his/her accomplishments and contributions to society in making a better world and brighter tomorrow for our children.


 

Last year, the 3rd Annual Austin Icon for Children Award was received by Maxine Roberts as Community Activist & Barri Rosenbluth as Community Professional. 


 

Maxine Roberts, Community Activist Award Recipient 

Without Maxine Roberts, there would be no Center for Child Protection. In the late 1980's she was reading an article in the Statesman about the deaths of three young abused children. She was deeply affected by these deaths and spoke out for the need for a coordinated effort to prevent this from happening again.  She decided to use her personal resources and position within the community to help establish the Center for Child Protection.  Serving both as Founding Board Member and a volunteer, she worked directly with traumatized and abused children. In the Center's second year of development, Maxine contributed almost 1,000 volunteer hours in pursuit of a site for the center, furnishings, volunteers and funds. Moreover, she introduced the culture of charitable giving and advocacy at Lexus of Austin, who continues to remain a leader in children's advocacy and philanthropic giving to create real change for underserved children.

Barri Rosenbluth, Community Professional Award  

Since 1989, Barri Rosenbluth's leadership  in developing innovative solutions to prevent sexual and dating violence among youth are worthy of community-wide recognition.  She is the Director and co-founder of SafePlace's Expect Respect program. Over the past 25 years, her vision has been instrumental in building an effective and nationally-recognized model for preventing interpersonal violence among youth. Expect Respect provides professional training and in-school counseling and support groups in the Austin area for K-12 youth hurt by violence. The Expect Respect program has served approximately 144,000 kids and teens.  Barri has led the way in innovative service design, policy development, and community engagement for youth victims of sexual and dating violence. Her passion, vision and leadership have helped ensure that countless youth and communities can build a safe, healthy future in which they may grow and thrive.

 

Here is the program video and ceremony of 2014 awards:

Austin Icon for Children Award - Maxine Roberts
Austin Icon for Children Award - Maxine Roberts
Austin Icon for Children Award - Barri Rosenbluth
Austin Icon for Children Award - Barri Rosenbluth

For more information about the event, visit our website.


 

For questions or to submit your nomination form, please contact 
Director of Development, Renee Hanson Malone.


About Austin Child Guidance Center

Founded in 1951, the mission of Austin Child Guidance Center is to improve the mental health of children and their families through early intervention, diagnosis and treatment to help them develop the emotional skills for meeting life's challenges.


Austin Child Guidance Center
810 W. 45th Street

Austin, Texas 78751

(512) 451-2242

www.austinchildguidance.org

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