What Is Sustainability? Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. Sustainability is the integration of environmental health, social equity and economic vitality to create thriving, healthy, diverse and resilient communities for this generation and generations to come. […]
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Family Finds Help with Soaring Food Costs from Healthy Food Pantry
Every other Monday, Nikki Rivera takes a walk to the main building at Laurel Creek Apartments where her family has lived for two years. Her 8-year-old son Kaydyn walks alongside and her 1-year-old daughter Kayaura rides in a wagon that will soon be filled with food. They’re headed to the Healthy Food Pantry, one of […]
Elected Officials and an Inspired Client Join Kickoff of Prosper Tax Help Season
On Wednesday, January 29th, Foundation Communities, along with U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Austin City Council Member Chito Vela and Austin Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes celebrated the start of tax season and the availability of free tax preparation assistance for Central Texans through our Prosper Tax Help program. This is the 21st tax season […]
Parker Lane Apartments Opens Officially with a Nod to Church Partnership and Legacy
Parker Lane Apartments began welcoming home residents in November of 2024, and on February 12, 2025, the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony took place in the community’s Learning Center. Many in attendance had played a role in helping make Parker Lane Apartments, a beautiful, newly-constructed apartment community, a reality. “I just want to say thank you for […]
Donations Needed to Support Health Programs Many Rely On
Every other Monday, Nikki Rivera takes a walk to the main building at Laurel Creek Apartments where her family has lived for two years. Her 8-year-old son Kaydyn walks alongside and her 1-year-old daughter Kayaura rides in a wagon that will soon be filled with food. They’re headed to the Healthy Food Pantry, one of […]
Spring Terrace 2-Miler Promotes Resident Fitness
Ten times around the building. For someone with health and mobility issues, it can be a challenge. It can also spark a new life-saving commitment to fitness. That’s the goal of the Spring Terrace 2-Miler, an annual event organized by our Health Initiatives and Supportive Housing teams. The event took place on Halloween, and residents […]
Open Enrollment Begins with a Chorus of Support
Since 2013, Foundation Communities has helped more than 60,000 Central Texans enroll in affordable health insurance through the federal Marketplace. Open Enrollment for 2025 runs from November 1 through January 15. Prosper Health Coverage, the largest Navigator program in Central Texas, is poised to help thousands of our neighbors. “We take the stress out of […]
Resident Creativity Shines at the Bluebonnet Art and Wellness Show
Everyone had a wonderful time at Bluebonnet Studios on September 12 at the Foundation Communities Art & Wellness Show. There’s a wealth of artistic talent in our supportive housing communities and many of these creative residents entered the show hoping to sell their works of art, or just to put them on display. Take a […]
Event Celebrates Foundation Communities’ Progress in the Better Climate Challenge
As part of its commitment to using sustainable initiatives in its affordable housing, in 2022 Foundation Communities signed onto the US Department of Energy’s Better Climate Challenge. That came with a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at its growing portfolio of affordable housing communities in Austin and North Texas by 50 percent over […]
Balcones Terrace Welcoming Home Residents in October
Foundation Communities received certification to move residents into Balcones Terrace in September, and that process will begin this month.The permanent supportive housing community will be home for 123 single adults who are transitioning from homelessness or are living on extremely low and fixed incomes such as veterans and seniors. The development near MoPac and Capital […]
