Many people make this program possible. By hosting an intern, providing community-based experiences, making a cash donation, giving of their time and talents, or contributing in-kind support, local individuals, businesses, and foundations have come together to improve the lives of adolescent girls.

Morning Star Rising Youth Empowerment Program is proud to have the support of the following local businesses, individuals, and foundations:

SuperStars!

Every contribution, whether monetary or in-kind, has been vital to the survival and expansion of a completely grass-roots program such as ours. However, we must extend special recognition to those who have donated repeatedly and very generously . The accomplishments and growth since 2000, would not have happened if not for these SuperStars.

A Glimmer of Hope

Silverton Foundation

The Austin Community Foundation

The Powell Foundation

Austin Independent School District

Theresa Massey

Marcy Garriott

Meredith Dreiss

Sheridan Lorenz

Sallie Muir

Philip Berber, Royce Dennis, and David Porter of

A Glimmer of Hope support Morning Star
Rising in a variety of ways.  In 2004, they visit our voter registration project at First Thursday

on South Congress.

Foundations

A Glimmer of Hope
The Austin Community Foundation
The Powell Foundation
The George and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Foundation
The RGK Foundation

Silverton Foundation
The Trull Foundation

Local Businesses and Organizations

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Amy's Ice Cream

Antigua

Austin American-Statesman

Austin Chronicle

Austin Friends of Folk Art

Austin Independent School District
Austin Lyric Opera
Austin Nursing Center
Aveda at Barton Creek
Aztlan Dance Company

Ballet Austin

BBM Weddings

Bella Vida Concepts
Beta Alpha Service Sorority  UT Austin
Blockbuster Video, Store # 48075
Calvert Asset Management Co, Inc.
Capitol Rubber Stamp

Capoeira Evolucao

Castle Cleaning
Cine las Americas Film Festival
Comerica Bank
Compass Bank
Curra's Grill

The Cutting Room
East-West Framing & Gallery
Ecowise
Emancipet Mobile Spay and Neuter Clinic
The Great Outdoors Nursery
Groovy Dog Bakery

Guaranty Insurance Services
Guero's Taco Bar
H.E.B. Food Stores

High Tech Sources
Intel Corporation

Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority of UT Austin
La Sonrisa Productions

Law Office of Raul Vasquez
Little Mexico Restaurant
Magnolia Café South
Mexic-Arte Museum

N2 View Business Strategies
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

Nueva Onda Restaurant
Onramp Access, Inc.
Reel Women

Rockford Business Solutions

Rue's Antiques

St Edward's University

Seton South Community Clinic

Temple Inland
Terra Toys
Texas French Bread

Truly Texan
Twin Oaks Hardware

University of Texas at Austin Gender and Sexuality Center
Vulcan Video

Women and Their Work Gallery

Working Films

Individuals

Edward A. Abernathy

Ruth E. Anderson
James and Vivian Ballard
Barry Bales

Frances Barton
Jackie Barton
Meade Bauer

Cindy Blewett
Peggy Bradley and Larry York

Courtney Brown
James M. Burr

Jane Calhoun

Maria Canchola
Joi Chevalier and Jon Etkins

Barbara Christman
Kelty Christman

Dayna and John Coil

Brady Coleman
Kristi Couvillon and David Morrison
Jim Costabile
Tanya Cruz

Sharyl Davis
Mario DiPrisco

Dr. Edwin and Fran Dorn

Richard and Elizabeth Dorrell
Meredith Dreiss

East Jefferson H.S. Class of '58
Dr. David Eaton
Matt deFerranti

Linda Fields
Carol Flake

Muriel Howell Flake

Lulu Flores

Vashti Jude Forbes

Rebekah Fowler
Narciso "Cisco" Garcia and Anne Dunkelberg
Marcy Garriott

David Gilliland

Jeffrey Goveia
Denise Graham

Malcolm Greenstein
Will Guerrant

David Halley
Dagmar Hamilton

Kathleen Hill

Charlotte Herzele
Barbara and Jack Jackson

Polly and Don Johnson
Carl Jones
Brooks Kasson
Donna Kreuzer
Brenda Ladd
Richard Lavine

Chris LeBlanc

Rob and Cathy Lippincott
Sarah Lively

Juanita Lopez
Sheridan and Perry Lorenz
Claudette Lowe
Susan Lowrance
Marcia Lucas
Virginia Coleman Maclovia
James and Jeanne Manley
Kristin K. Manley

David Marshall, Jr.
Theresa Massey

Meredith McAlmon

Dr. and Mrs. J. R. McDonald

TJ McFarland
Larry McNeill

Bill and Deanna Moczygemba
Belynda Barkley Montgomery
Sallie Muir
Max Nofziger

Robert and Fiona Otten

Laurie and Dave Oyer

Marco Perella

Jo Carol Pierce

Mary E. and David B. Pharis
Nigel A. Prentice
John Reed
Paul S. Ruiz

Joan Satterwhite
Dr. Richard Schott

Henri Simpson
Skip Smith

Paul Sparks

Wali Stopher
Lynda Swanson

Kay Taylor

Randal and Ann Teich
Elena Vela
Marlen D. Whitley
Steve Wiman

Roberta Wright

Monte Young
Robert L. Zimmerman, PhD