Build a Home for Community First

Community Austin is assisting Mobile Loaves & Fishes, a social outreach ministry, in raising funds to build a home for a local family.

The Charity

Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) is a social outreach ministry that has been empowering communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless since 1998. More than two decades ago, Mobile Loaves & Fishes’ founders boldly answered God’s call to “love your neighbor as yourself.” Today we remain steadfast in this desire as we take part in an unprecedented movement and level of collaboration across Austin to ensure our homeless neighbors are not forgotten. Together, we are serving goodness and building hope for our friends who need it most.

The Community First! Village

As a result of the multitude of connections we’ve made with our homeless neighbors, we’ve learned that the single greatest cause of homelessness is a profound, catastrophic loss of family. It’s from this understanding that MLF’s vision emerged to build Community First! Village to welcome home our friends who had been pushed to the fringe of society. Often referred to as the most talked about neighborhood in Austin, Community First! Village is a 51-acre master planned development that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness.

What the Funds Will Be Used For

The $20,000 will be used to purchase the materials to build a new home in the Community First! Village located in Austin, Texas.