What is the most talked about neighborhood in Austin, TX? The Community First! Village, a 51-acre master planned village that fosters independence, friendship and community in service with the homeless. This innovate residential program, developed by Mobile Loaves & Fishes is rethinking housing and showing amazing results.

Shelby Blessing, AIA is a design architect, impassioned activist and Austin-based design for equity leader, with Page/. She shares stories from years of working with and serving the Community First! Village through design and research.

Where to Find Shelby Blessing & The Community First! Village

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelby-blessing/

Community First! Village: https://mlf.org/community-first/

Resources Mentioned

Beyond Homelessness: Christian Faith in a Culture of Displacement by Steven Bouma-Prediger