Welcome to the most talked about neighborhood in Austin, Texas!
Community First! Village is a master planned neighborhood that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women who are coming out of chronic homelessness. A development of Mobile Loaves & Fishes, this transformative residential program exists to love and serve our neighbors who have been living on the streets, while also empowering the surrounding community into a lifestyle of service with the homeless.
Welcome to the most talked about neighborhood in Austin, Texas!
Community First! Village is a master planned neighborhood that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community–a forged family–for men and women coming out of homelessness. A development of Mobile Loaves & Fishes, this transformative residential program exists to love and serve our neighbors who have been living on the streets, while also empowering the surrounding community into a lifestyle of service with the homeless.
Today, Community First! Village occupies 51 acres on Hog Eye Road in northeast Travis County. It is currently home to more than 370 formerly homeless neighbors, and will soon provide housing and community for just more than 500 of our friends who once struggled to survive on the streets of Austin.
Shared Spaces Create Connections
The Village has been intentionally designed to encourage community. Each home has a front porch, and homes are clustered around common areas with laundry rooms, restroom and shower facilities, outdoor community kitchens and green space. These shared areas encourage interactions among neighbors, helping them form relationships and build community.
Several other buildings and spaces located throughout the property give neighbors plenty of space to gather for conversation, activities, services and meals.
Some features of Community First! Village include:
- Capital Metro Bus Stop
- Community Cinema & Amphitheater
- Community Inn
- Community Market
- Community Table outdoor dining area
- Community Works Entrepreneur HUB
- Dog Park
- Genesis Gardens organic farm
- King Park
- Hope Chapel
- Living Room community center
- Memorial Garden
- Health Clinic
- Unity Hall
The Village is Expanding!
Interested in finding out what’s next for Community First! Village? Check our Capital Campaign page for updates.
Finding Home: Community First! Village (2019)
community first! village in the news
Around Community First! Village
“The Lord God took the man and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and take care of it.”
– GENESIS 2:15
Our Neighbors’ Journeys
Mississippi
Before she passed, my mom knew that I was safe and no longer living on the streets.
Blair
I'm exactly where i belong!
Kate
It took me a while to heal, but I feel like i've gotten back to myself.
