Community First! Village
is a 27-acre master-planned community that will provide affordable, sustainable housing and a supportive community for the disabled, chronically homeless in Central Texas.
Community First! Village Includes:
- An innovative mix of affordable housing options
- Places for worship, study, and fellowship
- Memorial garden and columbarium
- A community garden featuring fruit- and nut-bearing trees and vegetables
- A chicken operation, bee hives producing fresh honey, and aquaponics
- A workshop with tool bank and art gallery for micro-enterprise opportunities
- A medical facility for physical and mental health screenings and support services including hospice and respite care
- Walking trails
- An outdoor theater and bed & breakfast for mission visits
- CAP Metro bus stop
- WiFi
Follow Our Progress
Our Residents’ Journeys
Serving Goodness – Bonnie’s Story
“A FRIEND TOLD ME THAT THE MOBILE LOAVES & FISHES FOOD TRUCK WAS PARKED UNDER THE BRIDGE AT 12TH AND CHICON. IT HAD BEEN RAINING. I WAS HUNGRY AND [...]
Missional Residents
In the fall of 2015, three couples from Austin Ridge Bible Church - the Smiths, Millers, and McConkeys - moved out to the Community First! village as missional [...]
“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
Austin Celebrates Goodness at Community First! Village
April 2, 2016
Can tiny homes solve homelessness?
March 11, 2016