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Lost Pines Toyota Expands Access to Breast Cancer Screenings- Join Us July 28th

Women under 40 in Central Texas to receive free breast cancer screening and diagnostics WHAT: Join us to increase awareness of the importance of early detection of breast cancer and celebrate the generosity of Carlos Liriano and Lost Pines Toyota. Carlos Liriano, Owner of Lost Pines Toyota in Bastrop, has committed $5,000 to expand breast […]

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Texas Accountable Communities for Health Initiative

Accountable Communities for Health (ACH) initiatives in Texas are collaborative efforts that aim to improve the health and well-being of communities by addressing social determinants of health and promoting population health. These initiatives typically involve partnerships between healthcare providers, community organizations, government agencies, and other stakeholders. The overarching goal of Texas Accountable Communities for Health

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BCC Receives Help Me Grow Funding

In May 2023, Bastrop County Cares (BCC) received Preschool Development Grant funds (through the Department of Family and Protective Services Prevention and Early Intervention) and Help Me Grow National to develop a Bastrop County Help Me Grow (HMG) site. Help Me Grow is a model that uses and builds upon existing resources in Bastrop County

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Bastrop County Cares Early Childhood Coalition Launches The Best Place for Working Parents®

Bastrop County has joined the national Best Place for Working Parents® partnership, offering real-time designations to businesses of all sizes whose family-friendly policies qualify through a first-of-its-kind, 3-minute online self-assessment. The Early Childhood Coalition launched Best Place for Working Parents® Bastrop County to offer local business leaders the opportunity to instantly determine whether their organization

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Superheroes Unite: Community Conversation Brings Together Faith Communities in Bastrop County

On Monday, April 3rd, something special happened at the historic Hopewell Rosenwald School in Cedar Creek. Members of the faith communities in the Bastrop County areas of Shiloh and Cedar Creek gathered together for a community conversation. The meeting was co-designed by Bastrop County Cares and St. David’s Foundation. The goal of the conversation was

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Safe, Healthy, and School Ready

In Bastrop County, April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the Early Childhood Coalition (ECC) is working tirelessly to ensure that all young children are safe, healthy, and ready for school. The ECC is made up of providers, policymakers, government leaders, experts, parents, and philanthropists who are all supported by Bastrop County Cares, which provides

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Meet Your New Health Hero: The Community Health Worker (CHW)

When people are informed and have access to resources that can help them thrive, it also creates opportunities for them to gain prosperity. However, when social or economic conditions exist, individuals often experience inequities in healthcare, education, income, housing and so much more when compared to others. Throughout Bastrop County, one nonprofit organization, Bastrop County

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