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Media Contact: John Turner, 512-583-2509, jturner@swkey.org,
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02.24.10 Southwest Key featured in Oscar-nominated documentary (Press Release 02.12.10 pdf)
02.10.10 Southwest Key's Centro de Familia in East Austin is now the official Polling Site for Precinct #123. View Southwest Key's Voters Guide to Contested Judicial Races (pdf); Download Election Day: March 2 Poster (pdf)
02.02.10 Now accepting applications for the 2010-11 school year at the East Austin Charter Prep Academy, Application deadline April 1, 2010.
01.27.10 Southwest Key is a polling place! Vote early for Travis County elections at our Family Center, 6002 Jain Lane
01.26.10 Austin Toros to honor Dr. Juan Sanchez and Southwest Key’s College Prep Academy’s students (PDF)
01.14.10 Southwest Key Programs Recognized with Best Practice Award (PDF)
12.22.09 Southwest Key Programs Names Victor Garza as Board Chair (PDF)
08.31.09 Diesciseis de Septiembre Fiesta, September 13 from 1-5pm (PDF)
06.26.09 East Austin College Prep Academy Selected for NCLR National Educational Pilot Program (PDF)
06.16.09 Cafe del Sol Receives Excellent Review in Taco Journalism by Food Critic Mando Rayo / Download Menu (PDF)
06.15.09 Southwest Key Presents the East Austin Summer Speaker Series LIVE & UNCENSORED! Starting July 7 @ 6pm (Event Flyer / Program Application / Reserve an Info Booth / Statesman Article))
06.01.09 Free Child Immunizations at Southwest Key, June 11, 12:30 - 2pm
05.30.09 Dr. Juan Sanchez wins "Leading Voice Award" at American Gateways Fire & Ice Gala for his commitment to immigrant community
05.18.09 College Connections Program Graduates its First Class 5.21.09 @ 6pm (PDF)
04.01.09 Cafe del Sol Serving Breakfast and Lunch Weekdays at Southwest Key (Download Menu in PDF)
02.18.09 Youth get paid to write and act this summer in the Job Readiness Theater Program (PDF)
02.09.09 East Austin College Prep Academy - Parent Information Sessions, Feb 10 @ 6pm; Feb 28 @ 10am (PDF)
02.09.09 Southwest Key's Campus Featured in Texas Architect Magazine: Mexican Modern In East Austin
12.10.08 TEA Awards Charter School to East Austin College Prep Academy at Southwest Key (PDF)
11.26.08 Southwest Key Receives Grant from Hogg Foundation to Improve Mental Health of Texas Youth of Color (PDF)
07.22.08 Southwest Key receives $102,000 grant from Impact Austin to start East Austin Performing Arts Program
07.15.08 Southwest Key is partnering with the IBM World Community Grid
06.27.08 College Connection students lead summer academic enrichment program for younger kids. Program begins Monday, June 30th
(Click here for Press Release and Click here for Media Advisory)
06.06.08 City Council Place 4 Candidates Address the Johnston/Govalle Community of East Austin in Lunchtime Q&A in Time for Run-Off Election (Media Advisory PDF) (Flyer PDF)
06.03.08 LULAC Presents Southwest Key Founder/CEO and Board Member with Social Justice Award (Press Release PDF) (Resolution PDF)
05.30.08 FAQs Series: Southwest Key, Johnston, and Education in East Austin (PDF)
05.15.08 East Austin VOTA! Campaign Mobilizes Community, Tops Off with Candidate Forum (PDF)
05.01.08 Southwest Key Boys & Girls Club Opens Officially at the East Austin Community Center (PDF)
04.21.08 Southwest Key Grand Opening Draws Thousands to East Austin (PDF)
02.26.08 Southwest Key Launches East Austin VOTA! Campaign (PDF)
02.25.08

State Farm®  Youth Advisory Board Grants Southwest Key Programs $79,975 to Promote Teen Driver Safety Among Austin Teens (PDF)

01.24.08

LULAC Support Southwest Key’s Work with Immigrant Children (PDF)

01.11.08

Southwest Key Brings $700,000 In Federal Funds To East Austin to Create 71 Jobs (PDF)

 
 

News Clippings

 
02.23.10 Southwest Key Programs awarded $100,000 from State Farm Youth Advisory Board (Austin Business Journal 02.23.10; Austin American-Statesman 02.24.10)
01.29.10 Children's Zone: Can Harlem Come to Austin? (Austin Chronicle)
01.22.10

Southwest Key Programs preps for growth, building $3.6M center (Austin Business Journal PDF)

01.22.10

Dr. Juan Sanchez Cover Story (La Voz de Austin)

01.20.10

An Inspiring Community Success Story: Southwest Key’s Innovative Model (KOOP Radio)

08.17.09

Southwest Key awarded $2.1M federal grant for Social Enterprise Complex in East Austin (Austin Business Journal)

08.17.09 Southwest Key wins $2.1 million grant to expand the nonprofit’s future Social Enterprise Complex (Austin American-Statesman)
06.16.09 Cafe del Sol Receives Excellent Review in Taco Journalism by Food Critic Mando Rayo / Download Menu (PDF)
05.30.09

Southwest Key Ranked #4 among Top 25 Hispanic Nonprofits in America, Hispanic Business Magazine, May 2009 Edition

05.10.09 Southwest Key gives kids a helping hand (Austin American-Statesman)
07.21.07 An in-between place: Southwest Key keeps teen migrants afloat between ‘here’ and ‘there’ - Brownsville Herald
02.05.07 Project Plans Needed East Austin School
Article on Southwest Key’s proposed College Prep Middle School in East Austin - The Daily Texan
02.02.07 Nonprofit wants to build new school in East Austin
Article on Southwest Key’s proposed College Prep Middle School in East Austin - New 8 Austin
12.31.06 Community comes together to clean up graffiti - The Brownsville Herald
12.17.06 2 Honduran, Guatemalan youths are among lucky few - Arizona Daily Star
06.20.06 Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees, Angelina Jolie: Her Mission and Motherhood
Interview with Angelina Jolie about unaccompanied minors and her visit to Southwest Key - Anderson Cooper 360
03.31.06-04.06.06 Group Plans East Austin Campus - Austin Business Journal
02.2006 America ’s Young Detainees - APF Reporter
09.01.05 Communities Helping Kids: Why diversion, outreach, and counseling programs serve troubled children -- and society -- better than prisons - The American Prospect
02.03.05 Cover Story: Caution
Article on Southwest Key’s Unaccompanied Minors Shelter Program - San Diego Reader
04.29.04 Goodwill Ambassador Jolie visits detained children in Arizona
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