housestohomes

More houses on the way!

Thanks so much for those of you who have pitched in so far. We're accomplishing so much, and we couldn't do it without the whole team! Great work everyone!

A lot has happened over the past few days. I'll do my best to briefly summarize what we've got going on this week. Questions? Just leave a comment and we'll follow up with you. Thanks!

Housing Update
After completing the first house last week, we're currently working on 2 more over the next few days. One will soon be home to a family of 6, and another will be home to two single moms and their three kids. Both setups and move-ins should be complete by Sunday at the latest.

Donation Update
We've been busy touring Central Texas, picking up various household items including a washer/dryer set, several tables, several beds, and lots of other bath and kitchen stuff. We're currently working to organize what we have and make the best use of our limited storage space. If you know of anyone with spare room in their garage, let us know - we'll put it to good use.

We always have a need for more furniture, but currently we do not need additional kitchen items. Moving forward, we will not be collecting clothing. We feel that other established organizations better meet the clothing need.

Current Needs
As always, the more beds the better. Specifically, we need twin beds (mattresses, box springs, frames). As we continue to get more families with more kids, twin beds come in quite handy. Likewise, twin bedding is also useful. If you're donating linens, please make sure they're in usable/good shape.

The word is spreading...
After meeting with several of the pastors, I've been offered the opportunity to speak at Grace Covenant church in all three services this coming Sunday. Additionally, Home Fixers has been featured on Channel 36 as they do an "Extreme Makeover" on one of their houses. Houses to homes is not directly related to that effort, but it's great to see similar efforts going on around town.

posted by kimmie @ 3:52 PM