Southwest Key Programs is a national nonprofit organization providing transformative education, innovative safe shelters and alternatives to incarceration impacting over 6,000 youth each day, while creating opportunities for their families to become self-sufficient.
We employ a creative and diverse workforce of over 1,000 dedicated staff in 6 states. Southwest Key was recently ranked #4 among the Top 25 Hispanic Nonprofits in America by Hispanic Business Magazine in May 2009.
Our national headquarters is located at the East Austin Community Development Center in Austin, Texas, home to Southwest Key’s innovative charter middle school, the East Austin College Prep Academy, along with a number of social enterprises designed to increase the educational attainment and employability of residents.
Founded: 1987
Legal Status: Nonprofit, charitable 501(c)(3) Social Service & Community Development Organization
Staff: Over 1, 100 nationwide, ~960 in the field
Programs: Southwest Key operates 55 juvenile justice and family programs, safe shelters for immigrant children, alternative schools, and community building initiatives
Number Served: Approximately 6000 youth daily
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Locations: Texas, California, New York, Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin,
FY 2008: $58 million
Funding: Grants and contracts by U.S. federal, state, and local government, foundations, and corporations; special events; private contributions
Social Enterprises: Southwest Key Enterprises, Southwest Key Café del Sol, Southwest Key Maintenance, Southwest Key Properties
Southwest Key Programs
Dr. Juan J. Sánchez
El Presidente/CEO
“Latinos por Obama” a todo tren
Dr. Juan J. Sánchez, Secretary, Austin, Texas
“We are living at a historic moment in the history of the U.S. Hispanic community, and I am looking forward to working with Janet, our Board, the staff, Affiliates, and partners as we continue to build bridges that improve opportunities for the more than 50 million Latinos that call our great country home,”