On June 26th, we raised the walls on Monica Martinez’s house at 7401 Thanna’s Way. Monica Martinez is a single mother of three and the caretaker for her nephew with special needs. Currently, her family lives in a dangerous neighborhood on a busy street, and there’s nowhere for her kids to play. Monica looks forward [...]
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As a Team Habitat sponsor, Polycom, Inc. recently contributed funding and volunteers to help build a home for a family in need. Polycom, Inc. is a company that provides telepresence, video, and voice solutions and services, allowing people to connect and collaborate from their desktops, meeting rooms, class rooms, and mobile settings. On Friday, a [...]
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As a beneficiary of the Collegiate Players Tour, sponsored by State Farm, Austin Habitat will receive $20,000 to use in their mission of providing affordable housing! State Farm has been among our biggest supporters throughout our 25 year history. This winter, they will sponsor yet another house with KVUE-TV for the “Home for the Holidays” [...]
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The past two Fridays, NBC has aired two new episodes of Friday Night Lights that featured Austin Habitat homes. Portions of the first episode, titled “The Lights of Carroll Park,” were filmed at an Austin Habitat construction site in Devonshire Village. The plot revolves around Coach Taylor’s daughter, Julie, whose boyfriend has just moved away, [...]
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Habitat for Humanity International has selected Austin Habitat to participate in the first phase of its ambitious new Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative. The initiative encourages Habitat affiliates to serve more families by expanding their programs beyond new home construction. Throughout the last 10 years, Austin Habitat has built on our mission to provide families with decent, [...]
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As home builders across the US have been cutting back on new home construction throughout the current recession, Habitat for Humanity affiliates in the US have continued to expand their mission to bring the opportunity of home ownership to low income families. Announced recently in a Wall Street Journal article, Habitat for Humanity is now [...]
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