By Michael Willard | Austin Habitat Executive Director
We were thrilled to raise the walls on our 16th house of the year this morning. This house, built with the Vazquez family, is sponsored by the Association of Builders and Contractors of Austin (ABC), whose over 200 members came together to provide materials, labor and [...]
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By Brian Stephens | Austin Habitat Staff
Eloy Romero-Miranda’s friend says that Eloy is the hardest worker he has ever met. Our Family Support Manager Melissa Orren Cordoba says she had to fetch Eloy and Victoria Fernandez-Fernandez from a Habitat job site to accept, “the passing of the hammer,” our ceremonial signal that it was time [...]
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By Brian Stephens | Austin Habitat Staff
I wanted to let everyone know that KVUE-TV has been running spots that feature our very own Luke Ellis. KVUE profiled Luke as apart of their Texas Spirit Profiles, which spotlights the community involvement of local leaders.
Luke, an Austin attorney, is a member of our Board of Directors and [...]
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By Brian Stephens | Austin Habitat Staff
We are proud to welcome a group of volunteers from Acton School of Business to Devonshire Village tomorrow. More than 30 volunteers from Acton School of Business will work hand-in-hand with home buyer Tobbie Carter to continue making progress on her home at 6109 Devonshire Cove. Volunteers [...]
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By Debbie Laudermilk | Ausitn Habitat Staff
The Chance 2 Build the Dream Devonshire Village Blitz 2008 would not have been possible if not for the generous support of our house sponsors. They are Lowe’s Home Improvement, the 2nd Annual Pride Build, celebrating Bettie Naylor, and the thousands of you who answered our call to help [...]
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By Brian Stephens | Austin Habitat Staff
We want to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to the approximately 150 volunteers a day who gave up their weekend to brave the 100-plus-degree temperatures in the blazing August heat to help change lives.
Hundreds of volunteers worked hand-in-hand with home buyers Tobbie Carter and the Garcia families, [...]
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By Michael Kellerman | Austin Habitat Staff
I wanted to share a sampling of media from the Chance 2 Build the Dream Devonshire Village Blitz. The Austin media came out in full support of our efforts (with a little boost for the ReStore, as well).
Below are links to the stories in many formats–print, radio and [...]
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By Brian Stephens | Austin Habitat Staff
Welcome to Austin Habitat’s CHANGE LIVES Blog. This is the place where Austin Habitat staff, homebuyers, volunteers, donors and other supporters will share stories about their experiences as we work together to eliminate poverty housing and change lives in Austin, Texas. Please come back often, and feel free to [...]
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