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About Any Baby Can
Any Baby Can is a Central Texas nonprofit that partners with families to overcome obstacles and achieve well-being. With programs that meet clients where they are – at home, work or school – Any Baby Can helps build stability, develop skills and navigate systems so children and families reach their full potential.
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RECENT MEDIA AND PRESS RELEASES
Any Baby Can is a leader in parent education, family health and child development programs in Central Texas.
Travis County voters to determine if affordable child care is worth property tax increase
Veronda Durden, president and CEO of Any Baby Can, spoke during the meeting on behalf of Ariana Nieve, a single mother and client of Any Baby Can. “I share some of Ariana’s story in her own words: ‘While I strive to build a better future for us, my heart aches with the reality that my son has been on a waitlist for over a year for early childhood education,’” Durden said. Read more
Any Baby Can supporters gathered at The Mansion (TFWC) for One Stellar Night to celebrate the 45th anniversary. Read more
Austin nonprofit, Any Baby Can, provides early intervention for mom and her miracle baby
One nonprofit here in Austin is transforming lives in Central Texas.Any Baby Can partners with families to build stability, develop skills, and unlock each child’s full potential. We spoke with one Austin mom, Gloria Reneau, who shared how ABC helped advocate for her daughter when even some doctors wouldn't. Read more
For 45 years Any Baby Can has supported children and families
Partnering with families to build stability, develop skills, and unlock each child’s full potential "Any Baby Can" has served the community for 45 years. President and CEO, Veronda Durden and Vice Chair and Former Client, Zeena Querbach, are here to tell us how we can support their vital work. Read more
How Any Baby Can Uses Technology to Serve More Families
Welcome to another episode of Intermix with Integris!
In this episode our guests are Maddie Glover (Director of Data, Reporting, and Evaluation) and David Lipchak (Director of Information Technology) from Any Baby Can. Read more
'In a better place:' Austin mom talks about loss of her daughter, hope for her other children
When her children came back, Ashley Joiner noticed the differences. It had been months since she saw many of her children, who range in age from 10 years old to 8 months. “They all came back different,” Joiner said. “I have to get them back on the track that they were on.” Read more
Any Baby Can Raises $102,345 at Big Hearts Bright Futures Luncheon
The annual Big Hearts, Bright Futures luncheon hosted by Any Baby Can at Barr Mansion raised $102,345 to support parents and children in the Austin community. The fundraising luncheon included a panel discussion of staff and client parents who discussed ways to promote maternal mental health, how to support fathers, and opportunities to strengthen families in our community. Read more on pg 16
Being a parent is a challenge no matter what stage you are in. You must be committed to the physical, developmental, and emotional well-being of not just your child, but your family as a whole. That's why Any Baby Can pledges to empower and support parents. Read more on pg 34-35
LOCAL Closer Look: Any Baby Can (Austin)
Felipe Aguilar talks with Veronda Durden, President & CED, of Any Baby Can in Austin, Texas. Any Baby Can provides support service to new and expectant moms and dads in an effort to improve healthy- baby birth outcomes. Durden describes services including Parenting and Childbirth Classes, Early Childhood Intervention, and Nurse-Family Partnership She also shares some success stories of how their services have helped to improve positive outcomes for baby births. Read more
One Stellar Night in the Emerald City Raises $202,600 for Central Texas Families
Uplifting stories from Any Baby Can clients and supporters inspired guests to unite to help strengthen and empower parents and invest in child development across Central Texas. Costumed characters, culinary creations, fortune-telling and a live auction all played a role in the highly whimsical night. Read more on pg 11
Texans brace for the end of nearly three years of pandemic Medicaid coverage
While navigating a layoff, pregnancy and a global pandemic, Robertson connected with Any Baby Can, an Austin-area nonprofit, and nurse Wiltse Crompton. Crompton helps first-time moms like Robertson navigate the first two years of their child’s life, through the nurse-family partnership. For many low-income moms Crompton works with, pregnancy is the first time they get on health insurance as adults. Read more
After a Decade of Decline in Teen Parents, Support Services Brace for Rising Demand
The Tandem program – now in its 25th year – is a collaboration between area nonprofits Any Baby Can, Austin Child Guidance Center, LifeWorks, and People's Community Clinic. The interagency program provides prenatal and postpartum medical care, transportation to checkups, mental health support, family planning, parenting education, and intensive, years-long guidance from advocates like Smith. Teen parents enrolled in the program are eligible to participate until their child's third birthday. Read more
Mom dreams her miracle baby will walk and talk
Leslie Romero works a full-time job and is a single mother to five kids, one of whom has extensive health needs after being born four months premature. Read more
Small baby formula shipment comes to Austin — how it will be distributed
In Central Texas, the new, small shipment from Adler’s office will go to nonprofit Any Baby Can. The organization told KXAN it is distributing the formula at upcoming community events in collaboration with the Community Resiliency Trust and El Buen Samaritano. Read more
One Stellar Night Raises $180,000 For Families In Central Texas
On Thursday, April 7, 2022, guests gathered at Q2 Stadium’s Lexus Club for Any Baby Can’s much-awaited One Stellar Night Spring event. After a two-year hiatus from in-person events, longtime Any Baby Can supporters were overjoyed to reconnect at the event. Read more
The nonprofit, Any Baby Can, makes a big difference for this Austin mom
Life has not been easy for Elise Bliss, but she reached out for help and received much more than she expected. The nonprofit, Any Baby Can, continues to make a difference in her life. So much so, she's now paying it forward. Read more
MISSION AND IMPACT
We focus on a whole-family approach to creating stability and addressing physical, developmental and emotional well-being
CLIENT STORIES
We educate, motivate and empower parents so that families can overcome challenges and children can reach their full potential.
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
We are leaders who are passionate about family well-being, parent education and child development programs and services.