Longhorn Circle of Care
UT Austin students with foster care experience deserve to thrive, not just survive, during their college years. They have what it takes to earn a degree. We make sure nothing stands in their way.
Every Longhorn Deserves the Resources and Support to Thrive
The Longhorn Circle of Care (LCC) is a volunteer group of UT Austin alumni, powered by Foster Angels of Central Texas, that exists to bridge the gap between what financial aid covers and what students with foster care experience actually need to thrive on the Forty Acres.
When most students head to college, they have a family behind them — someone to call about a new pair of shoes, rent when things get tight, or just a voice of encouragement during finals week. For students who grew up in foster care, that safety net is often missing. LCC is here to change that.
How We Show Up for Students
From the moment a student moves in to the day they walk across that stage, the Longhorn Circle of Care is in their corner.
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Care Packages for Midterms and Finals
Encouragement bundles delivered during the most stressful weeks of the semester, because every student deserves to know someone is cheering them on.
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Move-In Essentials
Dorm and living supplies waiting for every new student arriving on campus, so they can start the year feeling ready and at home.
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Emergency Grants
When an unexpected medical bill, a gap in rent, or an urgent need arises, LCC moves fast so students do not have to choose between crisis and class.
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Graduation Support
Cap, gown, regalia, photos, and a graduation dinner, because crossing that finish line should feel like the celebration it is.
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Birthday Gifts
Every student deserves to feel celebrated on their special day, full stop.
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Letters of Encouragement
Handwritten letters of encouragement tucked inside every care package, written by volunteers as if writing to their own child in college. Students have called these letters life-changing. One keeps hers on her refrigerator. Another carries hers every day.
Your gift provides the resources that keep Longhorn students with foster care experience enrolled, supported, and on track to graduate.
Join the Longhorn Circle of Care:
$250 - $499 – Longhorn Circle
$500 – $999 – 40 Acres Circle
$1,000 - $2,499 – Burnt Orange Circle
$2,500 - $4,999 – Tower Circle
$5,000+ - Founders Circle
And inside every package we send, there is a handwritten letter of encouragement from an LCC volunteer, written as if to their own child in college. Students have called these letters life-changing keepsakes. Volunteer today and share some kind words.
Support a Student
Founders Circle
Liesl and David Groberg
Rhonda and Mike Hissey
Lesley and Bobby Hempfling
Angie and Jason Lippman
Thank You To Our Current Donors!
Burnt Orange Circle
Courtney and Colin Harvey
Grace and Adam Ingram-Eiser
Matthew and Susanna Murray
Monica and Jimmy Fogarty
Patricio and Catherine Perez
Sian and Ted Davison
Leigh and Tony Stein
40 Acres Circle
Amy and Pete Rung
Tamsen and Fred Cohagan
Alex Frantz
Jessica and Greg Weaver
Paul and Elizabeth Huggins
Jenny and Sam Butterworth
Jennifer and Donny Stevens
Stephanie and John Polakowski
Cheryl and Billie Powell
Leslie and William Davenport
Rebecca Massey
Sydney Lambert
Longhorn Circle
Angelique Dennis
Sheri Lippman
Amy O’Neal
Del Prado Dietz PLLC
Holly Weihl
Laura DeLeon
Paul Salazar
Samantha Serocki
Stephanie Bell
Brittany and Matt Neal
Courtney and Charlie Hill
Gillian Jenkins
Heather Arnold
Valerie Sills
Erin Dempsey
Marge & George Lippman
Friends of Longhorn Circle of Care
If you are a UT Austin student with foster care experience, or an advocate submitting on their behalf, help is one click away. You will hear back within 72 hours.