Charities

The doctors of the Austin Plastic Surgery Institute believe strongly in giving back to the community of Austin, TX. All of our surgeons donate their time to work on issues of patient advocacy or to provide free medical care to people with unfortunate health or socio-economic conditions.
Below is a list of the non-profit organizations where they regularly donate their time and services. We also encourage you to become involved with and support these organizations in their important work. 

Austin Breast Cancer Resource Center

The Breast Cancer Resource Center of Austin is a non-profit organization created by breast cancer survivors. The Center exists to aid women with breast cancer as well as their families and support systems. They also strive to comfort and inform women who have questions about screening and biopsy, and others in the community who are concerned about breast cancer issues. To support the Austin Breast Cancer Resource Center or for more information, visit the center's website.

 

Austin Smiles

Austin Smiles is an organization that provides plastic surgery, primarily cleft lip and palate repairs, for children of Austin, Texas and the 10 surrounding county areas, as well as in various locations in Latin America. A cleft lip is an opening in the lip, while a cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth. The corrective surgery provided by Austin Smiles doctors allows restoration of close to normal speech, eating, hearing and enhancement of the breathing ability to a child. The family's ability to pay does not influence the quality or availability of care received from the Austin Smiles surgeons. To support Austin Smiles or for more information visit their website.

Austin Cleft Lip and Palate Team, in association with Brackenridge Hospital

The Central Texas Cleft Lip and Palate Team have been committed to providing quality cleft care to all families in Central Texas for thirty years and running. Team members work with Austin Children's Hospital and also participate in Austin Smiles. To support the Austin Cleft Lip and Palate Team or for more information visit their website.

The Ministry of Challenge

The Ministry of Challenge (MOC) is a faith based organization committed to aiding people with substance abuse problems in the Austin community. It also provides services for gang intervention to individuals and families, and homeless services to those living on the street in need of support and direction. MOC is a residential drug-treatment ministry rooted in Christian principles that helps guide people through a modified 12-Step Program. MOC receives patients both through referral and evangelistic efforts on the streets throughout the Austin, TX area. Once admitted into the program individuals spend at least six months as residents and participate in program ministries that include concentrated Bible study and vocational training. The residential facility can house up to 35 men at one time and since its inception over ten years ago MOC has successfully renewed the lives of more than 3,000 individuals. To support the Ministry of Challenge or if you would like further information on this organization please call (512) 472-0472.

The Austin Women’s Shelter/Safe Place

The Austin Women's Shelter and Safe Place are places for victims of all types of abuse--physical, sexual, emotional--to find support and escape their abusers. Through safety, healing, prevention, and social change, Safe Place is striving to end violence against women everywhere.  Safe Place also holds weekly group therapy sessions for girls at their high school. This program teaches young women how to overcome fear, stand up for themselves, and not to be afraid to speak up. To give your support or for more information visit the Safe Place website.

Travis County Medical Society Foundation – Project Access

The Travis County Medical Society's goals include maintaining high standards of medical practice and ethical conduct, advocating the unity of physicians around the community, and providing representation for patients and physicians at all levels of government and medicine. Project Access is a system coordinated by the Society for volunteer physician care, hospital care, diagnostic services and prescription assistance for the uninsured of Travis County. To support the Society and Project Access or for more information visit their website.

The Rise School

When a local family with twin girls, one of which had down syndrome, found that Austin did not have any preschool programs that provided full time educational and therapeutic services to infants, toddlers and preschool aged children with developmental disabilities, they searched the country for the best available help. After visiting Rise Schools in Alabama and Houston, they decided to open one here in Austin, Texas. With a team of highly motivated volunteers and the support of Mack and Sally Brown, they created a place to aid families with children who have down syndrome and promote local awareness. Visit the Rise School website for more information on down syndrome and the school's services provided.

The University Hills Optimist Soccer Association

The University Hills Optimist Soccer Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping kids in the community by offering recreational soccer for boys and girls ages 4-17. Over the past 20 years, UHO has been a self-acclaimed "Friend of Youth". The diverse organization approaches soccer as a game to be played and enjoyed for the pleasure of the game. Visit their website for more information about the organization and to find out how to become involved. 

Hospice Austin

Hospice Austin is a non-profit organization that serves terminally ill and bereaved persons in the community with integrity, compassion and respect. As one of the oldest and largest non-profit hospice programs in Texas, it provides quality, end-of-life care that emphasizes compassion, independence, respect and dignity. Hospice Austin offers a wide variety of health care services including: medical and nursing care, spiritual and emotional support, social work, personal care, special therapies, as well as volunteer and bereavement services. To support Hospice Austin or for more information, visit their website.

Helping Hand Home for Children

Helping Hand Home for Children is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization licensed by the State of Texas and governed by the membership of the Helping Hand Society. For 114 years, the Helping Hand Home has been a haven for abused, neglected and abandoned children. Their mission is to maintain a therapeutic home for children and to restore each child to a healthy family setting. They offer both a residential treatment program which houses up to forty-one children, ages 5-12, who have experienced severe physical, sexual and emotional trauma, as well as a therapeutic foster care program for children from birth to 18 years of age. To give your support or for more information about their mission and services, visit their website.

 
 Dr. Gorman performing cleft-lip surgery in Cuba
  
 
   Dr. Gorman with a patient post-operation