Chillier mornings, cool breezes, evenings that just make you want to snuggle up with a warm meal – Fall is officially here, and everyone should be given the opportunity to enjoy both ends of the giving spirit it brings with it. In order to celebrate Giving Tuesday this year, we’ve put together a list of ways you can give back to those in need this season.
Giving Tuesday
Dec 1 2026
Held the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday was established in 2012 to encourage community support and, well, giving!
Here in Central Texas, it is headlined by I Live Here I Give Here and their online platform Amplify ATX. Over the last 14 years, it has grown to be globally recognized as a “generosity movement” reaching more than 150 countries.
On AmplifyATX’s website, donation amounts can be pre-set to, in certain cases, help visualize the difference you’ll make. For example, $200 provides 50 families with a pound of ground beef each. Although it’s just a representation of where the money will go, it becomes clear why, in 2025, I Live Here I Give Here was able to raise and distribute $255,752 between over 700 Central Texas nonprofits. Whether you donate today, or wait until the holiday to get in the spirit, your support will go directly to improving and enriching our local arts, education, environment, and community wellness.
Hope Food Pantry Austin
Find them on the Amplify ATX Website
Since the year 2000, Hope Food Pantry has been committed to helping families of all kinds find relief from food insecurity. As one of their main goals is maximizing dignity, Hope’s unique method of supporting families in need is to simulate a normal grocery shopping experience through their distribution days.
Austin Habitat for Humanity
Find them on the Amplify ATX Website
With a goal centered on building affordable housing units, Austin Habitat for Humanity aims to promote kindness, dignity, and sustainable shelter solutions that are founded on forward-thinking mindsets and a desire for transformation. 2025 marked their 40th year helping families find stability, and that year they built 91 new homes.
Accessible Housing Austin
Find them on the Amplify ATX Website
Recognizing the disproportionate scarcity that differently-abled people face in regards to accessible housing options, Accessible Housing Austin maintains a focus on serving Austin residents with visual impairment, chronic illnesses, and those who need mobility aides. They manage the rehabilitation of previously foreclosed homes, and have helped over 40 individuals into a home that is affordable and accommodates their needs.
Future Front Texas
Find them on the Amplify ATX Website
Standing as one of the few Texas nonprofits that focuses directly on community arts and local creatives, donations to Future Front Texas for Giving Tuesday will directly benefit their many arts-based programs. These include The Front Market, The Front Festival, their Community Studio, and Open Creative School.
Austin Creative Reuse
Find them on the Amplify ATX Website
Since their establishment in 2009, Austin Creative Reuse has diverted over 3 million pounds of creative and artistic materials from landfills to be repurposed. Monetary donations go towards volunteer training, processing bins of material donations, funding the transport of materials to local schools, etc. In fact, during the month of December, every penny donated will go towards a new program called “Materials Mobile” that provides essential classroom supplies directly to teachers for free.
Art From the Streets
Find them on the Amplify ATX Website
Providing Austin’s unhoused community with a space to create and express themselves through art, Art From the Streets’ goal is in encouraging the formation of good relationships and rediscovering dignity and autonomy. Donations go towards supplies and instruction for the artists to utilize, and community outreach events.
Austin Ed Fund
Find them on the Amplify ATX Website
The Austin Ed Fund seeks to promote more funding for AISD by investing in many public education programs that tend to fall by the wayside, especially in neighborhoods and communities where internal resources are limited. Their top areas of interest are in early literacy and numerical education, college and career readiness, educator empowerment, and mobilization efforts during times of crisis.
Inside Books Project
Find them on the Amplify ATX Website
Volunteer-led and Austin-based, the Inside Books Project aims to send reading materials like books and magazines to incarcerated people all over Texas. As the only one of its kind in this state, the group’s intentions are based in educating and promoting reading as an activity for people facing incarceration, as well as inform the general public of the issues surrounding incarceration in Texas.
Central Texas Food Bank
Find them on the Amplify ATX Website
Dedicated to providing meals for Texas schoolchildren, the Central Texas Food Bank retains a focus in establishing access points for those in need to seek and receive food. This comes in the form of food pantries for places like schools, community centers, and churches. Donations go towards supplies and staff training, and they often partner with other organizations like Meals on Wheels and the Austin Empty Bowl Project to maximize outreach.
Hope Austin
Find them on the Amplify ATX Website
Hope Austin also has a focus on bringing meals to children facing food insecurity. They provide things such as weekend meal kits, in-school snack support, family meal boxes, and Summer feeding programs. They recognize that hunger doesn’t stop when kids are off from school, and that food security quiets the mind, leaving room for children to better express themselves and learn effectively.
Austin Diaper Bank
Find them on the Amplify ATX Website
Wishing solely to provide diapers, baby wipes, and feminine products to families in need, Austin Diaper Bank was able to distribute over 1.8 million diapers to Central Texans in 2025 alone.
Hill Country Conservatory
Find them on the Amplify ATX Website
With a simple want to preserve the natural beauty of the Texas Hill Country, the Hill Country Conservatory uses the donations it receives to protect the water and wildlife of the region. They protect certain areas, provide better public access to nature for recreation like swimming and hiking, and promote awareness through activity.
Austin Parks Foundation
Find them on the Amplify ATX Website
Standing as a staple of Austin’s park life, responsible for projects such as the Zilker Eagle Train, the Austin Parks Foundation uses its funding to invest in programs that draw people to the park, labor, and to hire professionals to work in the parks themselves.
Dell Children’s Foundation
Find them on the Amplify ATX Website
Having risen to become the highest ranking pediatric hospital in the entire southwest region, Dell Children’s Medical Center was able to grow into what it is today only through the philanthropy of the local Central Texan Community. The donations they receive make it possible for them to maintain their policy that no child is ever turned away, and provide service for un- or under-insured children who would not otherwise be able to afford treatment.
At Moreland, we know that there’s no better gift than giving. No matter the season, it’s always a good time to uplift, support, and share where you can. If the approaching holidays put you in a philanthropic mood, we hope there was at least one organization or giving project on this list that caught your eye.
Browse all the 700+ organizations by category here.
To support I Live Here I Give Here directly, you can donate here.
