For the past 16 years HAAM has helped more than 6,000 musicians access over $100 million dollars in healthcare and served as a lifeline to the performers that make the capital city the “Live Music Capital of the World.” As honored as I am to join HAAM as the new Chief Executive Officer, I am also ecstatic to be a part of this incredible organization.
Read MoreHealth Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) is thrilled to announce our new CEO, Paul E. Scott. When outgoing HAAM CEO Reenie Collins announced she would retire at the end of 2021, a national search was launched to find Reenie’s successor and HAAM’s new top executive.
Read MoreHAAM musician Charlie Faye was ready to make her post-baby comeback at South by Southwest in March 2020 when the pandemic struck and the music world stopped in its tracks.
Read MoreDiego “Bull” Avello, lead vocalist for the band “Bull y Los Búfalos,” took a leap of faith in 2011 when he left his small village in Spain and moved to the United States with $4,000 and a guitar.
Read MoreWhen longtime Austin songwriter, Ruth Carter, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer two years ago, she experienced a wide range of emotions.
“I was in a state of confused shock and panic,” Carter said.
Carter turned to HAAM for help.
Read MoreIf the past year taught us anything it’s that life is unpredictable…..and precious.
Two HAAM musicians understand this truth better than most. Both AJ Vallejo and Doug Day suffered life-threatening heart attacks before their 40th birthday.
Read MoreToday, the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) announced its CEO, Reenie Collins, will be retiring in January 2022 after nearly a decade with the music nonprofit. Her time at HAAM will be remembered as an era of growth, stability, and monumental work for musicians in Central Texas.
Read MoreA year after the COVID-19 pandemic shook the Austin music community to its core, rapper and singer-songwriter, Kori Roy, aka Mama Duke, joined the HAAM family and enrolled in a health insurance plan. A month later, she got her first free dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Emo’s. And in a few short months, September 14 to be exact, Mama Duke will perform live at her first HAAM Day fundraiser.
Read MoreHAAM musician Alejandro Rios recalls the exact moment he learned that South by South West was cancelled because of the coronavirus. He was tending bar at Home Slice when his manager pulled him aside and broke the news.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce our latest partnership with Sharpe Vision. Through this partnership, Sharpe Vision is generously donating a number of LASIK procedures each year to our Austin musicians, at zero cost to them.
Read MoreIn an effort to keep you and HAAM and Foundation Communities' staff safe this year, we are switching the process around a bit. And although we won’t be together in-person, we care about you and want to make sure you have the best enrollment experience possible!
Read MoreHAAM Day is on and we need your help to help us reach our 15 year anniversary goal of raising over $600,000 in one day!
Read MoreTimes are tough right now. I don’t know about you, but I have been immersing myself in music. I have enjoyed watching livestream music shows, but I have also been blasting some of my favorite old school, outlaw country music because it just helps me feel grounded.
Read MoreOver the last few days and weeks, HAAM has been working diligently to gather resources and funds to provide immediate assistance to our HAAM members within the music community. We understand that musicians need our help now more than ever.
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