HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR AUSTIN MUSICIANS
July 03, 2008
What's New

Two events in June to benefit HAAM!

 

The Sunday, June 15th 3pm matinee performance of Love, Janis at the Long Center will be a benefit for HAAM.  If you purchase tickets for this performance and use the code: HAAM08, $5 of your ticket purchase will go to HAAM!

 

On Tuesday, June 24th all Austin area Amy's Ice Creams and Phil's Ice House locations will donate 20% of proceeds to HAAM.  Come on out for burgers and ice cream all for a good cause!

 

Announcing the 2008 Corporate Battle of the Bands! Are you a business professional who plays music as a hobby? You don't want to miss out on our first ever fundraising contest and concert!

 Click here for registration forms

Click here for the press release

 

 

THIS JUST IN! This year HAAM Benefity Day will be on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008! Mark your calendars!

 

Click here to become a Partner, Sponsor, or Supporter for HAAM Benefit Day 2008!

 

 

Click here  to watch the 2007 HAAM Benefit Day PSA! 

 

 

March 13, 2008 - HAAM celebrates 3rd Anniversary!

click here for the press release

click here to see 2007 Annual Report

 

 

 

 

 

What People are Saying about HAAM.Click here

  

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THIS JUST IN! This year's HAAM Benefit Day will be on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008! Mark your calendars!

 

 

Are you a business interested in being a part of HAAM Benefit Day 2008? CLICK HERE!

 

Keeping Music in Austin Alive & Well

Shop. Dine. Enjoy.

 

 

If you are an uninsured, professional musician in the Austin-area, you may be eligible for low-cost primary health care services, basic dental care and mental health counseling through HAAM, the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians.

  • Applications available online.
  • For more information, call 512-322-5177.

HAAM Services Include:

For more about HAAM services, click here.

 

The mission of the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians is to provide access to affordable health care for Austin's low income, uninsured musicians, focusing on prevention and wellness.

 

Austin is the "Live Music Capital of the World," yet many professional working musicians are self-employed and rarely have access to health insurance. Without insurance, they can't afford preventive health care, including primary medical care, basic dental services and mental health counseling.

 

The music industry is an important contributor to Austin's economy:

  • Nearly $1 billion in economic activity, more than $25 million in local tax revenue each year.
  • It provides 11,200 jobs.
  • Austin has more than 8,000 musicians.
  • Millions of dollars added to the city's economy and tens of thousands of visitors from around the world brought annually by Austin City Limits Music Festival and South By Southwest Music & Media Conference.
  • Source: Texas Perspectives, City of Austin, 2004

Health Alliance for Austin Musicians Board Members

  • Lidia Agraz, Community Leader
  • Karen Bartoletti, Shareholder, Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody
  • Ray Benson, Asleep at the Wheel and Chairman, SIMS Foundation 
  • Carol Clark, General Counsel, St. David's Community Health Foundation 
  • Marsha Cook, Executive Director, St. David's Community Health Foundation Leadership
  • Betty Dunkerley, Mayor Pro Tem, Member, Place 4, Austin City Council
  • Jesus Garza, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Seton Family of Hospitals
  • John T. Kunz, President, Waterloo Records & Video
  • Diana Resnik, Senior Vice President, Community Care, Seton Family of Hospitals 
  • Edward Safady, Chairman Central Texas Area, Prosperity Bank
  • Robin Shivers, the Shivers Group and President, RRS Management
  • Tim Taylor, Partner, Jackson Walker LLP
  • Richard Topfer, Topfer Family Foundation and Managing Director, Castletop Capital