Mission
AUSTIN EMERGENCY SUPPLY FOUNDATION WAS FORMED TO RESEARCH, OBTAIN AND DISTRIBUTE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES, SUCH AS MASKS, HOSPITAL GOWNS AND GLOVES, IN RESPONSE TO CONCERNS RELATING TO INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY AND AVAILABILITY OF THESE TYPES OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES IN THE AUSTIN, TEXAS AREA AND BEYOND. AESF DISTRIBUTES MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO ORGANIZATIONS FOR USE BY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TREATING PATIENTS IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS (SUCH AS HOSPITALS AND CLINICS), BY FIRST RESPONDERS, SUCH AS POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS, GOVERNMENT WORKERS, SUCH AS CITY BUS DRIVERS, AND BY WORKERS IN OTHER CRITICAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, TO PROTECT THESE INDIVIDUALS' HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, TO ALLOW THESE INDIVIDUALS TO SAFELY PERFORM THEIR JOBS, AND TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT LARGE.