Friends Austin Honors 2024 MVP

Friends Austin is proud to announce Anders Allison, Program Manager and Professional Mentor, as our 2024 No Matter What MVP! The MVP Award is given annually to employees who have been nominated by their colleagues for their outstanding contributions to our work and mission.

Anders has been recognized by his colleagues for his commitment to our organization and to the youth we serve. As a member of the Friends Austin team since 2019, Anders continues to set a gold standard by his incredible example. His attention to detail, can-do attitude, and thorough understanding of our systems and processes is an asset to the entire team at Friends Austin.

Anders has provided expert leadership in optimizing our data collection processes, in our expansion of literacy efforts, and in training new professional mentors. As one of the first faces that new Friends see, he provides excellent support to set them up for success and demonstrates how to live out "No Matter What" in all aspects of his work. He is relentless in pursuing and sharing community resources for the families in our program, supporting the Friends he manages as a Program Manager, and continuing to serve his own youth with exceptional intentionality and care.

Anders was honored as our 2024 No Matter What MVP Award winner at our March 2025 all-staff meeting, and team members shared their gratitude for all he does. As described by others, Anders "never loses sight of putting our youth and program first, [. . .] is empathetic, and no doubt deserves to be MVP."

We are so grateful to have Anders on our team!