FAQs Archive - Page 2 of 7 - Mobile Loaves & Fishes

Is there wifi at Community First! Village?

Mobile Loaves & Fishes does not provide wifi inside the homes at Community First! Village. Wifi is, however, accessible across the property outside of buildings. Many neighbors living in the Village have gone through the process of getting wifi in their unit, and if needed we are happy to discuss at a high level during [...]

How many Third Party Verifications are needed to verify my homeless history?

Because all applicants must qualify as chronically homeless according to HUD’s definition in order to be eligible for housing in Community First! Village, we require third party verification of every episode of homelessness an applicant has experienced. Every episode of homelessness must be verified by either one service provider or two additional individuals who have [...]

Do you require sobriety? What services do you offer to neighbors pursuing recovery?

We know that many people transitioning out of chronic homelessness struggle with substance use, and we choose to accept people where they’re at and walk with them as they settle into community and pursue recovery. We make mental health care and recovery support services available to our neighbors in partnership with service providers. Any organization [...]

How can I fund a project like Community First! Village?

Above, we described our partnership-based model for resources and funding. For specific details, you can read more about our $150 million capital campaign for Community First! Village expansion. Additionally, we have our latest annual report as well as financial audits and Form 990s dating back to 2000 to read on Mobile Loaves & Fishes’ financials [...]

How can I secure a site & build housing?

The Community First! approach enables the development of truly affordable housing by using land that’s not bound by restrictive local zoning laws, which helps change the way people think about and interact with the neighbors once the community is built. Strategizing around NIMBYism means developing on land where restrictive zoning laws are either not present, [...]

What kind of metrics for success do you measure for Community First! Village and what are your program outcomes?

Since Community First! Village is designed to provide a place of permanence for men and women who are transitioning out of chronic homelessness, we look to retention rate as a key indicator of how well our formerly homeless neighbors are able to settle into the community and establish the Village as their permanent home. [...]

I Want To Donate By Check. Where Should I Send It?

Mail checks to our secure bank lockbox: Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Inc. P. O. Box 224451 Dallas, TX 75222-4451 If you want to drop off cash or checks, our physical address is still: Mobile Loaves & Fishes 9301 Hog Eye Rd, Ste 950 Austin, TX 78724

What is the definition of chronic homelessness?

Living in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or an emergency shelter for at least one year (or four episodes within the past three years) and having at least one disability. Residing in an institutional care facility, including a jail or substance abuse or mental health treatment facility, hospital, or other [...]

How do Mobile Loaves & Fishes’ three core programs – Community First! Village, Truck Ministry and Community Works – work together for a holistic approach toward addressing homelessness?

The Community First! model is built on the foundation of Genesis 2:15 – “The Lord God then took the man and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and care for it.” With Mobile Loaves & Fishes’ Truck Ministry, we allow the broader community to move throughout areas of the metaphorical garden that [...]

What makes Community First! Village unique?

It’s all about relationships. Mobile Loaves & Fishes desires to empower the community around us into a lifestyle of service with the homeless. We achieve this vision through Community First! Village by taking a relational approach for connecting with our homeless brothers and sisters, instead of a transactional approach. When we bring an individual into [...]

6,512,700

MEALS SERVED to the homeless in Central Texas through MLF’s food truck ministry.

28,998

HOURS SERVED in 2023 by dedicated volunteers in Community First! Village.

SUPPORT OUR MISSION

374

FORMERLY HOMELESS NEIGHBORS now living at home in Community First! Village.

$1.5MM

DIGNIFIED INCOME earned by Village neighbors in 2023 through Community Works and other micro-enterprise opportunities.

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