Blog – Saint Louise House

Powering Our Community in Partnership With Austin Energy

For more than ten years, Saint Louise House has partnered with Austin Energy’s Financial Support Plus 1 Program to distribute emergency utility assistance to customers facing temporary financial hardship and having trouble paying their utility bills. These funds are more important now than ever in helping families maintain stability and stay together.

Supporter Spotlight: Whim Hospitality

Whim Hospitality joined our mission as a corporate partner in December of 2019. Our friends immediately jumped into making a huge impact on women and their children moving towards self-sufficiency by supporting our inaugural Weekend of Giving events as Hospitality Sponsor. “Whimmers” embody the mantra of Kim Hanks, CEO and Owner of Whim Hospitality: “We were made to be rivers and not reservoirs. When blessings come to us it should move through us to others.”

Supporter Spotlight: Berenice Craig

Over the years, fundraising events have grown to raise critical funds supporting Saint Louise House families and introduce new community members to the life-changing power of stable housing and wraparound services. As our event strategy has evolved, we have been thankful every day for Board Member Berenice Craig. In her third year of chairing special events at Saint Louise House, she is also Chair of the Development Committee.

Our Support for Families Increases During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Now more than ever, the home that Saint Louise House provides is giving mothers and children the safety and stability that they deeply need. We need our community’s support to continue serving one of the most vulnerable populations in Austin: women and children overcoming homelessness. Being safe at home has taken on

Rallying Our Supporters on #GivingTuesdayNow – May 5, 2020

Saint Louise House is rallying our supporters for #GivingTuesdayNow – a global day of unity and generosity as a response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. Given our increased need at Saint Louise House, we are grateful to share that a generous group of donors have agreed to match all

Supporter Spotlight: Amplify Credit Union

In 2019, Amplify Credit Union joined the Saint Louise House community of support as an official corporate partner. We quickly connected over a shared passion for ensuring families have a safe place to call home, and a belief that deep support can help families end the cycle of poverty for generations to come. In less than a year, Amplify Credit Union has become a tremendous partner of Saint Louise House, making a lasting impact on women-led families moving towards healthy, independent lives.

Celebrating Volunteers During National Volunteer Week and Always: A note from Taylor

We have a variety of volunteers. Some belong to community or corporate groups, while others volunteer with their partner, children, or individually. However, all of our volunteers share in one important trait: you show up for others. From the simplicity of personal birthday cakes and the arrangement of beautiful, individualized new homes, to the intentional shopping for families’ needs, and everything in between, what seems like a simple donation of time and energy, brings bright smiles and comfort to families and grateful spirits to our staff team.

Supporter Spotlight: The Bohuslav Family

As we have been striving to continue moving in families who are currently in need of homes to “shelter in place”, we have been grateful for a committed staff team, willing to take extra time and precautions to ensure our community says safe and healthy. We also enlisted a bit of help from Board Member, Katy Bohuslav, and her family unit to set up the home. Katy, her husband, Thomas, and son, Jack came in with bandanas, put on fresh gloves, and disinfected the surfaces before leaving. Their college-age son, Will, participated virtually from his college town apartment.

Staff Picks: Resources Our Program Team Recommends

During the last several weeks, our community has adjusted to a changing environment. The Saint Louise House program team has been working hard to make adjustments that support families’ needs, including shifting from face-to-face case management meetings to phone calls, and providing at-the-door contactless delivery of food, supplies and activities.

Washers and Dryers Bring Opportunity

Every mom, regardless of resources or income level, wants more time in the day. For Saint Louise House families, time is especially precious because it translates into opportunity – the opportunity to gain more education, seek gainful employment, transport children to quality childcare, and care for their family. Imagine the time involved with taking laundry and children on the bus to a laundromat to ensure clean clothes for your family.