BY KATLYNN FOX
Looking ahead
Sorting out the details
Food distribution over the years
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Hill Country Community Ministries is another nonprofit working to help families in Williamson and northwest Travis counties. To provide more centralized resources to the community, HCCM was raising $3 million to open a nonprofit mall with a range of resources in the Leander and Cedar Park area, according to previous Community Impact reporting. In January, HCCM was negoti- ating a contract to purchase a 30,000-square-foot building. Due to time constraints and funding, HCCM had to terminate the contract in late March, Hollaway said. Now, the organization is under contract to purchase 5.9 acres of land in Leander to build a 15,000-square-foot building that would house a food pantry, social services, mental health assistance, job and life skills training, financial assistance, and case management. “I’m excited about what Peace [Lutheran Church] is doing,” Hollaway said. “We want to be an extension of that, and we want to be able to
As the Peace Family Housing Project expects to break ground in 2026, coordinators are seeking donations to reach project goals. The project is $300,000 away from being fully funded. “The way people can help us is to meet us, come hear our story or hand out a brochure to friends, and help us to raise funds to be able to do this,” Reinhart said.
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How to get involved
NOTE: DATA CALCULATED FROM 2025 ONLY INCLUDES FOOD DISTRIBUTED FROM JANUARY-SEPTEMBER. SOURCE: HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY MINISTRIES/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Foundation for the Homeless • www.foundationhomeless.org Hill Country Community Ministries
provide housing in the future if a family needs 30 days, 60 days, 90 days or up to a year.” HCCM is working with an engineer and receiving bids for site development. Barring any delays, the project could break ground in six to nine months, meaning the nonprofit mall could be open within the next two years. Construction on transitional housing would come at a later date.
• www.hccm.org HomeAid Austin • www.homeaidaustin.org
Peace Family Housing Project • www.peaceaustin.org/housing
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