Community First Village

Mobile Loaves & Fishes is leading an unprecedented collaborative effort to mitigate homelessness in the city of Austin.

Community First! Village is a 51-acre master planned community that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness.

Phase I of the Village covers 27 acres and, once at full capacity, will be home to more than 200 formerly homeless men and women.

Phase II will utilize the existing infrastructure of Phase I and will add these structures and amenities: 110RV/Park Homes, 200 Micro-homes, 7 Laundry/Restroom/Shower Facilities, 7 Outdoor Kitchens, Aquaponic & Hydroponic Greenhouse, Community Gardens, Community Works Entrepreneur Hub, Donor Recognition Park, Guest Parking Lot, and a community Living Room facility that will host a wide array of activities including recovery meetings, therapeutic activities, music workshops, meals ,and game nights to support their neighbors new homes!

G|A funding supports the construction of the Community Clusters; groups of neighboring homes clustered around a shared open greenspace at Community First! Village.