Nonprofit organizations Con Mi MADRE, Urban
Roots, and the Science Mill named as the first recipients of the
new annual grant program
Austin FC and Q2 Holdings Inc. announced on Monday this year’s
three (3) recipients of the new Q-mmunity Gives grant program.
Local nonprofits Con Mi MADRE, Urban Roots, and Science Mill will
each receive a $50,000 grant to focus on the advancement of
underrepresented communities through the following impact areas:
education, job skills and readiness, and health and wellness.
“Austin FC is excited to announce the Q-mmunity Gives program’s
first-ever grant recipients,” said Austin FC President Andy
Loughnane. “As part of the Club’s commitment to the nonprofit
community, we are honored to align with Austin FC founding partner
Q2 to support three local organizations who represent increasing
equity through inclusion.”
When Con Mi MADRE was founded in 1992, statistics showed that
Latina babies had less than a one (1) percent chance of graduating
from college. Since then, the organization’s mission has focused on
empowering young Latinas and their mothers through education and
support services that increase preparedness, participation and
success in post-secondary education.
“Support from the Q-mmunity Gives grant is vital to increasing
the number of students and parents Con Mi MADRE can serve,” said
Con Mi MADRE Executive Director Johanna Moya Fábregas. “We can
further our mission of helping young Latinas graduate from high
school, enroll in college and successfully earn a college degree,
thereby breaking the generational cycles of poverty and its social
determinants.”
Urban Roots cultivates leadership skills through food and
farming to transform the lives of young people. The organization’s
farm-based programs include the Farm Internship Program (14-17
years old) and Farm Leadership Fellowship (18-23 years old), which
provide participants with valuable social and emotional development
skills and the opportunity to grow and harvest hundreds of pounds
of vegetables that are donated to hunger relief partners.
“The Q-mmunity Gives grant will allow Urban Roots to equip youth
with the knowledge and skills to grow thousands of pounds of
nutrient-dense vegetables that will be donated to those in our
community experiencing food insecurity,” said Urban Roots Executive
Director Frances Deviney. “But the impact doesn't stop there. This
grant also funds our efforts to provide youth with meaningful
social-emotional learning opportunities as they develop confidence
in who they are and how their gifts can empower them to be
change-makers in their community and in the world. Urban Roots is
so grateful for this support!”
The Science Mill opened in 2015 in Johnson City, Texas, as a
highly interactive, hands-on science museum focused on Central and
South Texas students who have traditionally been underrepresented
in the STEM field. The museum plays an important role in creating
new strategies for student engagement in STEM careers while growing
the number of underrepresented students in Texas who will become
the next generation of STEM leaders in our communities.
“The Q-mmunity Gives grant will allow the Science Mill to bring
its transformative STEM programs to new places and even more
students across Texas,” said Science Mill Founder Bonnie Baskin.
“More than 60% of Texas students live in economically disadvantaged
communities, with little or no access to STEM programs. The
Q-mmunity Gives grant accelerates our efforts to reach those
students who are most in need of the confidence and encouragement
to succeed in STEM and become the entrepreneurial and critical
thinkers in a 21st-century skilled workforce.”
“We are excited to support Con Mi MADRE, Urban Roots and Science
Mill to help them continue to positively impact and change lives in
our community,” said Matt Flake, CEO for Q2. “At Q2, our mission is
to build strong and diverse communities by strengthening their
financial institutions, and through the annual Q-mmunity Gives
grant program, in partnership with Austin FC, we want to empower
organizations that are making a difference in our Central Texas
community.”
The three (3) grants will contribute directly to aiding each
organization in its respective mission related to promoting equity
and inclusion in central Texas. The Q-mmunity Gives program, funded
and presented by Austin FC and Q2, will award the grant annually
moving forward.
About Austin FC
Austin FC joined Major League Soccer (MLS) as the League’s 27th
club in January 2019. Austin FC officially began competing in MLS
in April 2021 and played its first match at home on June 19, 2021
in the new, 100% privately financed, $260 million, state-of-the-art
Q2 Stadium in Austin.
Austin FC operates the Austin FC Academy, the fully funded
developmental academy representing the highest level of competition
for elite youth soccer players in Central Texas, while serving as
the exclusive developmental pathway to MLS for the region’s most
talented young players.
About Q2 Holdings Inc.
Q2 is a financial experience company dedicated to providing
digital banking and lending solutions to banks, credit unions,
alternative finance, and fintech companies in the U.S. and
internationally. With comprehensive end-to-end solution sets, Q2
enables its partners to provide cohesive, secure, data-driven
experiences to every account holder – from consumer to small
business and corporate. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Q2 has
offices throughout the world and is publicly traded on the NYSE
under the stock symbol QTWO. To learn more, please visit
Q2.com.
About Con Mi MADRE
The drive behind the founding of Con Mi MADRE stemmed from a
statistic that a Latina baby had less than a 1% chance of obtaining
a college education. Initially named the Hispanic Mother-Daughter
Program (HMDP) in 1992 as a project of the Junior League of Austin,
the program set out to create positive change in the lives of young
Latinas by empowering them to earn a college education. In 2008,
the HDMP transitioned into its own organization, adopting the name
Con Mi MADRE, becoming a freestanding and independent 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization.
From inception, Con Mi MADRE’s focus has been on helping young
Latinas graduate from high school, enroll in college, and
successfully earn a college degree. We believe and understand the
importance of parent engagement in the educational process and
intentionally engage mothers in every aspect of our programming. To
date, CMM has assisted over 3,000 mother-daughter teams on their
journey to and through post-secondary education. We are building
our nation’s educated workforce and the next generation of
confident and diverse female leaders.
About Urban Roots
Based on urban farms in East and South Austin, Urban Roots uses
food and farming to transform the lives of young people and to
inspire, engage, and nourish the community. Since 2008, Urban Roots
has graduated over 570 youth leaders and grown over 415,000 pounds
of food. Annually, Urban Roots provides approximately 50 young
leaders, ages 17-23, with paid internship and fellowship
opportunities to grow food, learn new skills, and make a difference
in their community. They work together with more than 1,000
community volunteers to grow up to 40,000 pounds of fresh food for
our local food system and Hunger Relief Partners every year! To
learn more, visit www.urbanrootsatx.org, subscribe to our
newsletter, and follow us on social media at @urbanrootsatx.
About Science Mill
The Science Mill is committed to providing out-of-school STEM
enrichment programs to better serve students living in underserved
central Texas communities. By creating fun, high-quality, engaging
programs that reach elementary and middle school students who have
little or no access to STEM programs, we ignite a new level of
interest and excitement for opportunities in future STEM careers.
Learning is broader than formal schooling, and out-of-school
science programs and experiences play a crucial role in introducing
students to STEM fields and ultimately creating a future science
literate population. The Science Mill started in Johnson City, TX
as a cutting-edge, all-ages museum and has expanded to provide
programming throughout south and central Texas and beyond; explore
the Mill’s resources for students, educators, and families at
www.sciencemill.org.
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