By Julie Smith, Development Manager Austin Habitat for Humanity and the Habitat Young Professionals enjoyed the success of the 4th Annual Build the HYP Gala on May 21. It was an evening of elegance and splendor enjoyed among the company of community supporters who are truly invested in changing lives here in Austin. Under a [...]
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This past Saturday, construction began on the 2010 Eagle Home, located at 7309 Thanna’s Way in South Austin. The 2010 Eagle Home is a partnership between Austin Habitat for Humanity; the Boy Scouts of America; and the Capitol Area Council, which oversees Scouting programs in 15 central Texas counties. For 100 years, the Boy Scouts [...]
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Last Saturday, two city organizations came together to build a home for a family in need. The Housing Authority of the City of Austin joined house sponsor Austin Energy at 2408 Devonshire Dr. Kirsha Sloan, Resident Relations Specialist from the Southwest Housing Compliance Corporation, was one of the volunteers on site. Sloan says: “Hanging sheetrock [...]
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By Martha Garcia, Austin Habitat partner family I lived in my parents’ home for 25 years. When I was a child, I entered that house, a house of love, and it was safe there. In that place I could relax and feel love. I left that home and spent the next 20 or so years [...]
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On May 1, the Austin Habitat Board of Directors raised the walls on Elia Huerta’s home at 7311 Thanna’s Way in our new Meadowlake neighborhood. Currently, Elia Huerta splits rent for a two bedroom apartment with a roommate. She and her roommate each have four children. Elia’s two older boys sleep in the living room, [...]
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