The River City Youth Foundation seeks to celebrate of the value and accomplishments of children in South Austin. In the midst of poverty and crime, the children of the neighborhood know they can find a safe place to work on homework, read and eat meals at the foundation.

See our community pride in action through our nationally-recognized documentary entitled “Dove Spring Teens: Truth vs. Rumors.”

Click here for a photo gallery of Dove Springs Youth & Families.

Dove Springs Neighborhood Statistics

• Contains approximately 36,000 residents
• 13,000+ youth under 19 years of age
• Over 8,000 residents are foreign-born
• Over 16,000 speak another language than English at home
• Approximately 6,000 (17.6%) people live below the poverty line (the national average is 12.4%)

Of the 112 Zip codes in Austin, 78744:

• is the second-fastest growing population in Austin.
• has the second-highest number of adults with only a 9th grade education
• has the third-highest number of adults who don’t have a high school diploma
• has the LARGEST Hispanic population in Austin.

Elementary Schools:

• Houston
• Langford
• Palm
• Perez
• Rodriguez
• Widen

Middle Schools:

• Mendez

High Schools:

• Akins
• Travis