At UCS, we believe that making a positive difference in our community is as important as providing great service to our customers.  Our President, Ben Wells, is the co-chair of the Doc and Gayle Young Fall Food Drive, and our Vice President, Eric Maxwell, has served as the co-chair of the Austin Apartment Association's Community Service Committee. The charities we support include:

Doc and Gayle Young Fall Food Drive

For over 20 years, the Doc & Gayle Young Food Drive has raised raised money to purchase food packs, which are distributed by volunteers to needy families on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. The families receiving food packs are selected by the Austin Housing Authority and the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services.

Each food pack contains enough food to feed a family of five a full traditional Thanksgiving dinner, including a 10-pound turkey, plus additional food to feed the family for three to five days thereafter. Since the food is provided to the families in food packs rather than as prepared food, they are able to enjoy it in the comfort and dignity of their own homes. In recent years, the Food Drive provided food packs to over 1,000 families in the greater Austin area each year.

UCS employees have raised over $5,000 for the Food Drive, and the company matches all employee donations dollar-for-dollar.

Please click here to make a donation to the Food Drive, by selecting “Doc and Gayle Young Food Drive Fund” in the Category drop down menu. Contributions are tax-deductible.

SafePlace

UCS is a proud supporter of SafePlace. SafePlace provides a wide spectrum of services to survivors of domestic violence, including: a 24-hour hotline; a 100-bed Family Shelter for battered adults and children; accompaniment and support at area hospitals for recent rape survivors; specialized recreational and therapeutic services for children; and 46 apartment units of transitional housing for families leaving shelter.

Please click here to learn more about SafePlace or to make an on-line donation. Contributions are tax-deductible.

Others

UCS is also a donor to and supporter of the Dell Children’s Hospital, Trinity Episcopal School, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day School, St. Gabriel’s Catholic School, and the Military Child Education Coalition.