AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin community that’s already permanently housed 220 formerly homeless people is gearing up for a big expansion — and the addition of 1,400 micro-homes to help more people in need.
Community First! Village, located in northeast Travis County, is an initiative operated by the Mobile Loaves & Fishes social outreach ministry. It’s a 51-acre housing development, where those coming out of chronic homelessness can find not only tiny homes to rent affordably, but services and resources to help them along the way.
It’s what Mobile Loaves CEO and Founder Alan Graham calls, ” a hand-up, not handout” model.