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Hispanic Women's Network of
Texas
Austin Chapter
Roxanne Saldaña
Jones
Statewide leadership that measurably
improves
Texas communities as places to live and do business.
Grandfathered by the solid foundations of two charitable
organizations, United Ways of Texas is the product of collaboration at its
best. In 1909, the Texas Conference on Charities and Corrections emerged with a
deep understanding of statewide cooperation and its power to impact Texas
communities. This alliance encouraged growth for the group, helping it evolve
into the Texas Conference of Social Welfare in 1914, which set the groundwork
for their future as the Texas Social Welfare Association in 1944. Alongside this
group, the Texas Community Chest Association also joined arms under the same
premise in 1926, becoming the Texas United Defense Fund in 1951 and later the
Texas United Fund in 1958. The Texas Social Welfare Association and the Texas
United Fund took their mission and vision of community collaboration to the next
level in 1969 and formed Texas United Community Services. This organization
would serve as the final piece of United Ways of Texas’ formation in 1980. After
almost a century of dedicated community service, United Ways of Texas continues
to make Texas a better place to live and do business.
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