KERRVILLE, Texas — A national nonprofit founded in the aftermath of the deadly July 4, 2025, floods has received a $287,500 grant to develop new safety resources for youth camps in the Texas Hill Country. The Safety Navigator announced Friday that the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country awarded the grant through its Kerr County […]
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Hunt, Ingram rebuilding project receives $2M grant
The Hunt Preservation Society’s home rebuilding project, which assisted in rebuilding more than 40 homes in Hunt damaged by the July 4, 2025, flood, has received a new grant from The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country to expand the program to 40 more homes destroyed or damaged by the July 16, 2026, flooding […]
Episcopal Relief and Development tours Kerr County recovery sites
In the midst of this week’s inclement weather, board members from the national and international Episcopal Relief and Development traveled to Kerr County on Thursday, Oct. 1, to visit residents of RVs and mobile homes who are still reeling from the devastating impact of the July 4, 2025, flood. These residents participated in the ERD’s […]
Home repairs underway after second Hill Country flood
KERRVILLE, Texas — More lives were lost in last year’s July 4 flood in Central Texas, but there was significantly more property damage this go around. According to the most recent numbers, more than 1,400 homes across the Hill Country were damaged in this year’s flood. Since August, disaster case managers have helped over 930 […]
After floods, a new vision emerges for healing the Guadalupe River
KERRVILLE – As she surveyed the bank of the Guadalupe River, Carole Griffin spotted something unexpected: a small buttonbush plant, growing unnoticed not far from the water’s edge. For months, she and fellow volunteers from the local Texas Master Naturalist chapter had been tending to this section on the Kerrville River Trail, planting new trees, […]
$287k grant hopes to bring free safety resources to Hill Country Youth camps
A new grant awarded to nonprofit The Safety Navigator is aimed at bringing Texas Hill Country camps together for the purpose of developing and testing safety resources, according to a statement from the camp safety platform. The $287,000 grant was provided by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country awarded through the Kerr County […]
$287K grant aims to boosts camp safety resources in the Hill Country, nonprofit says its aiming for nationwide impact
KERR COUNTY, Texas — A new grant awarded to local nonprofit The Safety Navigator plants to bring camps in the Hill Country together for the purpose of developing and testing safety resources, according to a statement from the camp safety platform. The $287,000 grant was provided by the Community foundation of the Texas Hill Country […]
Summit brings local nonprofits together
Representatives from nonprofits from 10 counties in the Hill Country gathered for a full day of in-depth business presentations presented by The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Bevy Hotel in Boerne. Summit 2026: Deep in the Heart opened with a welcome from Austin Dickson, CEO of the […]
Hill Country families get emergency aid after regional flooding
KERRVILLE, Texas — Disaster case managers have sprung back into action, helping residents reset after another flood in Kerrville. “Many more homes were affected. But fortunately, less lives lost,” said disaster case manager Beth Palmer. Another summer flood means the long recovery process continues in the Texas Hill Country. “Families and individuals, their recovery was […]
Vegetation along Guadalupe River survives after second flooding event in over a year
KERRVILLE, Texas — Over the last year, native grasses and trees have been replanted along the Guadalupe River. But after another flood, it will take even longer to restore these riverbanks. “We’re really excited to see the number of and diversity of species that have withstood the recent flood,” said Daniel Oppenheimer with the Hill […]