Have you ever volunteered with Habitat for Humanity? It’s a wonderful experience, no? Getting your hands dirty, meeting new people, and making those inevitable jokes about silicone sealants (aka “caulk”). Well, remember that nice, young man who taught you how to use the chop saw? Or how about that lovely, young lady who showed you [...]
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In addition to immense community support, Habitat’s work depends on crucial government partnerships such as AmeriCorps and National Service, Section 4 Capacity Building grants, and SHOP funding, which are all under threat of being cut or drastically reduced. Last month, 90 Habitat supporters descended on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to meet with members of [...]
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As part of our advocacy efforts to save service, we had individuals share personal stories on how service has impacted their lives. Below is a story from Wayne Gerami, an AmeriCorps alum who served here at Austin Habitat: I had the opportunity to serve for two years at Austin Habitat for Humanity as an AmeriCorps [...]
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Friday, February 25th was “Save Service” district day. Below is a run-down from Larry Galante of how the meetings went. (A big thank you and congratulations to Larry in his hard work and dedication to AmeriCorps!!) Senator Cornyn 25 people attended this meeting At first, we were not able to meet with Cornyn as his [...]
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Austin Habitat for Humanity has kicked off a local campaign with activities today as part of a national effort to highlight the community impact of proposed federal budget cuts to local organizations providing education, youth development, environment, shelter and healthcare services. A measure included in the recent budget passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R.1, [...]
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Attention Austin Habitat supporters: WE NEED YOUR HELP!! 103.5 BOB-FM is hosting a contest, BOOST from BOB, giving away $5,000 to the winning non-profit to use toward an advertising awareness campaign. The contest is a classic online voting campaign. What we need from you is simple. Log into Facebook. Find 103.5 BOB-FM’s Facebook page here. [...]
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Tell Us Your Preferred Future…and Why Help plan our city’s future. The City of Austin is creating a new comprehensive plan, looking ahead to 30 years of growth and change. Coupled with the community form series, the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan has released a survey to gather public opinion on the city’s future. The survey [...]
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