Health and Human Services Commission - Task Force on Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity Public Comment Process

Health and Human Services Commission
Task Force on Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity
Public Comment Process

The HHSC Task Force on Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity invites the public to provide testimony and written comments about how to strengthen nonprofit capacity for providing charitable and social services to Texans in need. The public input will be used to help develop recommendations and a report for the Texas Legislature.

2010 Task Force Public Hearing Schedule

Houston: March 29, Community Resource Center, Auditorium, 50 Waugh Drive

Dallas: March 31, Center for Community Cooperation, Oak Corner Meeting Facility, 2900 Live Oak Street

Austin: April 19, Thompson Conference Center, Room 3.102, 2405 Robert Dedman Drive
Harlingen: June 8, Harlingen Cultural Arts Center, Liberty Hall, 576 ’76 Drive (behind the public library). Begins at 1 p.m. and ends at 3 p.m.

El Paso: June 21, El Paso Community College Administrative Services Center, Building A, Room A200, 9050 Viscount Boulevard. Begins at 10 a.m. and ends at noon.

Testimony at Public Hearing

Any person wishing to provide testimony in the public hearing process must complete a Testimony Registration Form. Registration to provide testimony is on a first come, first served basis. Individuals will testify in the order signed in at the public hearing Testimony Registration table. Testimony is limited to three minutes per person.

Written Comments

Written comments on strengthening nonprofit capacity may be submitted at the public hearings and by mail or e-mail through Aug. 31. The address for written comments is: Health and Human Services Commission, Office of Community Collaboration, Attn: Joanne Pierce, 9013 Tuscany Way, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78754, Mail Code 1526. E-mail: Joanne.Pierce@hhsc.state.tx.us.

Task Force Members

Joyce James (Chair)
Deputy Director, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Texas State Agency Representative

Robert Hickerson (Vice-Chair)
Chief Operating Officer, Texas Tech University Off-Campus Sites
Community-Based Organization Representative

Angela Bies, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bush School of Government & Public Service, Texas A&M University
Academic Community Representative

Brad Carter
Executive Director, Connecting Caring Communities
Faith-Based Organization Representative

Bruce Esterline
Vice President for Grants, The Meadows Foundation
Foundation Community Representative

Karen R. Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, United Ways of Texas
Community-Based Organization Representative

Bee Moorhead
Executive Director, Texas Impact
Faith-Based Organization Representative

Barry Silverberg
Chief Executive Officer, Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Community-Based Organization Representative