Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing organization. We welcome all people to join us as we build simple, decent, affordable, houses in partnership with those in need of adequate shelter. Since 1976, Habitat has built more than 100,000+ houses in more than 80 countries, including some 30,000 houses across the United States. Groups work to improve housing for the needs of the greater community. Activities are seasonal and training is provided.

2021 CATHOLIC BUILD

Austin Habitat for Humanity and Catholic churches and individuals in the Austin area have been coming together for over twenty years (24 to be exact!) to build a home for a deserving family in our community. This year will be no exception as H4H heads to East Austin to build a home. Through faith in action, by our volunteers and our donors, Habitat Austin and local Catholics are working together to eliminate substandard housing- one family at a time. 
 

Meet the family:
Lernis and Yaima are educated, motivated parents of a young son, with an incredibly strong drive to succeed in America after moving here from Cuba. They have hit the ground running by finding jobs as quickly as they could, but their current pay does not allow them to afford a home in the Central Texas market, and they are living in an apartment where they don’t feel safe. After getting in touch with Austin Habitat, they are now well on their way to becoming homeowners and are excited to work toward professional success here in Austin. They are grateful for the Catholic Build supporters who are helping them create a safe, stable home for their young family.

If you wish to participate in the Spring Catholic Build please go to the following link to sign-up. Thank you for joining H4H and all Catholics as we build strong, stable and self-reliant communities!

We'll kick off this build March 6th, and will wrap up end of June. 

Location: 7017 Zachary Dr, Austin, TX 78724

To volunteer: https://austinhabitat.volunteerhub.com/lp/catholicCOVIDseasonspecialopps/

Please join us again to continue success of the annual Catholic Build! 

Help is NEEDED in the following areas:

Lunches: If you or a group that you are a part of at St. Thomas More Catholic Church would like to help with lunches on any of the Saturdays that would be GREATLY appreciated. On the first weekend we typically have a small army of about 50+ folks working.The rest of the weekends it goes down a bit to between 30 and 40. If you would like to volunteer to bring lunch, please contact Sheila Kuhn.

Fund raising: This year we need to raise approximately $100,000. Online donations can be done at: https://fundly.com/2021-bishop-john-mccarthy-memorial-catholic-build

Registration:  All volunteers are required to register at: http://austinhabitat.volunteerhub.com  Please complete the Volunteer Registration and review the Volunteer Orientation materials. Be sure to print, fill out, and sign the Release of Liability and bring it to the site. This Release of Liability must be resubmitted every calendar year. Additionally, Austin HFH requires ALL Volunteers to complete the HFHI approved Lockton On-Line Safety Training titled "Volunteering on a Habitat Job Site" (Access Code: W8NAEBTG). It takes about 15 minutes to complete.

More Information: Please visit the facebook group we have for our builds at https://www.facebook.com/AustinHabitatforHumanity

To get involved with the St.Thomas More Habitat for Humanity Ministry please contact the Ministry Leader Sheila Kuehn at sheila.kuehn@yahoo.com