Partners

The Applied Materials Foundation, a California nonprofit corporation qualified
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code was established in 1994
by Applied Materials, Inc. the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology solutions.  The Foundation's mission is to make a positive social contribution in regions where Applied Materials employees work and live through philanthropic investments in the areas of education, civic development, arts and culture, and
the environment.
 

Meals on Wheels and More of Austin has served elderly, disabled, and low income citizens of Austin for over 30 years.  They have established strong, relationships with their clients.  MOWAM has been an amazing partner for this program by finding eligible homeowners and funding  home retrofits for MOWAM customers.

Texas Solar Power Company has partnered with our program to provide design, sizing, procurement and installation of solar PV systems for installation workshops and also is supporting our new student training program called 'Training Tomorrow' with Austin Community College (ACC).  Texas Solar Power Company also provides trainers and personnel to lead the hands-on portions of our solar installation workshops
and ACC student events. 

Green Zone Home is a residential and commercial home energy auditing company that provides energy audits for our homeowners prior to each work event so that we can be assured that our activities completed at the events are targeted and effective at reducing energy use.

Texas Metal Cisterns build and install rainwater collection systems for homeowners.  For our program, they provide beautiful, locally-made rainwater collection tanks for our homeowners at no cost.

Austin Energy offers free weatherization for qualifying homeowners, as well as a variety of rebate programs.  The 1house^TM at a time Austin program takes advantage of many of these programs including air conditioning and washer rebate and refrigerator recycling programs, as well as the solar photovoltaic rebate.

Austin Water Utility provides free toilets, faucet aerators, rain barrel rebates and other water conservation equipment at no charge to our homeowners for our Austin Texas homeowner events. 

American YouthWorks has several Youthbuild programs, such as CasaVerde Builders & Green Energy Corps, that provide young people with education and hands-on construction skills by building or retrofitting single family homes in Austin, ensuring they are always energy-efficient and affordable.  We will continue to collaborate with AYW to bring energy efficiency to Austin’s most vulnerable populations.

Austin Community College (ACC) and A Nurtured World have created a new program to complement our 1house at a time^TM mission called Training Tomorrow.  This program will allow students who are participating in ACC's solar installation degree programs to practice their skills on eligible homeowners identified for work events.  This program is in its pilot phase with the first solar installation scheduled for Winter 2009.

Habitat for Humanity has a home repair program called "A Brush With Kindness".  A Nurtured World is committed to partnering with Habitat for Humanity on homes that qualify for their home repair program to support them with our home efficiency services thereby maximizing the impact to the homeowner who benefits from both programs.

If you would like more information on any of our partnerships or are interested in becoming a program partner, please contact us directly for more information.