Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Austin Area Urban League
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: AAUL
Mailing Address: 8011 Cameron Rd Suite 101
City: Austin
State: TX
Postal Code: 78754
Main Phone: 7372100211
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.aaul.org
Employer ID Number: 74-1890518
Organization Tax Status: 501 (c) (3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 1.19.2024
Requested Amount: 10000

Project Title: Emergin Professional Collegiate Movement (EPCM)
Project Description:

The Austin Area Urban League Education & Youth Division (EYD) works earnestly to develop innovative programs to support academic achievement, civic involvement, and the physical and emotional development of children and youth. The signature programs of the AAUL EYD, which include early childhood education, post-secondary success, and youth leadership are designed to help achieve the NUL empowerment goal of assuring that every child will be ready for college, work, and life by 2025.
The AAUL Emerging Professional Collegiate Movement serves to empower emerging professionals by providing enhanced support that will prepare college students for work and life in their post-collegiate endeavors through a myriad of opportunities. Each component of the AUL Collegiate Movement is in direct correlation with the goals, programs, initiatives, and standards that the AAUL has set. The Austin AAUL EPCM will emphasize the following core initiatives Education, Health, Workforce Development, & Civic Engagement.
The program is designed to create opportunities for dialogue in an academic setting between practitioners from the real work world, and students and faculty with the current theoretical knowledge.
The objectives are to:
*Augment and enrich the curricula at black academic institutions with practitioner-oriented courses.
*Supplement college teaching staff with rotating teams of black executives and professionals from the public and private sector.
*Expose black students to credible role models who have achieved differing measures of success in their career fields.
*Provide students and faculty with an opportunity to learn more about new and developing career opportunities.
*Provide insight on what skills are needed to effectively operate and succeed in every-day work life.
*Establish and maintain a free-flowing channel of communication between industry and government and Higher Ed.
*Attract support from the public and private sector for faculty and student development, educational programs and financial endeavors.

Total Project Budget: $10,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): AAUL General Fund Commited, ECMC Foundation Potirntial.

Project Duration: Ongoing ( School Year and Summer)
Geographical Area Served: Central Texas: Travis, Belle, Hays, WIlliamson, Bexar Counties
Age Group To Be Served: 17 -21

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Quincy
Contact Last Name: Dunlap
Contact Title: Presdient and CEO
Contact Phone: 7372100211
Contact Email: Development.Advancement.Partnerships@aaul.org