Engage Travis County

The Chronic Condition Self-Management program is a 6-week small group workshop for people with chronic disease and their caregivers. The programs are facilitated by Leaders with their own health challenges. The programs are highly interactive, focusing on building skills, sharing experiences, and support.

Workshop topics:

Techniques to deal with symptoms of chronic conditions, such as fatigue, pain, sleeplessness, shortness of breath, stress, and emotional problems such as depression, anger, fear, and frustration.

Topics include:

Appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength and endurance
Falls prevention
Healthy eating
Better breathing techniques
Appropriate use of medication
Working more effectively with health care providers
Communicating with friends and family Communicating with oneself
Communicating with the health care system
Action-planning, problem-solving, decision-making
Dates: Thursdays, June 18- July 23, 2026

Time: 1:00 - 3:30 pm

Location: Sunset Valley City Hall (3205 Jones Rd, Sunset Valley, TX 78745)

Limited to 12 participants

Registration Required

To REGISTER, please contact: Jessica Martone [email protected], 737-356-8620.

AGE of Central Texas seeks volunteers to assist them in many different ways. You can be a facilitator for a group project (yoga, art project, music program, etc.), lead a Caregiver U class for family caregivers (training required), work inside or outside their facilities to beautify and organize things and more! Jobs can be flexible and arranged based on your availability. Contact us to find out more.

The US Department of Veterans Affairs will give a presentation about Veteran Benefits at the Austin VA Outpatient Clinic (7901 Metropolis Drive, Room 1G-101, Austin, TX) on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, from 10 am to 1 pm.

For more information, contact Jesus Simenta at (512) 799-7547 or email him at [email protected].

Mike Wadino is the volunteer Client Caseworker Manager & Recovery Lead for the American Red Cross of Central & South Texas. Some of his many responsibilities include doing client case work, conducting training sessions for other Red Cross volunteers around the state, advocating for the Red Cross at the State Capitol and serving as the Recovery Lead for the Red Cross Disaster Relief Operations. He volunteers more than 2,000 service hours every year and drives 200+ miles a month to serve his community. Mike has been an engAGE Travis County volunteer for 17 years and reported more than 19,500 volunteer hours, which is the equivalent of a full-time employee.

Thank you Mike for all that you do!