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As the one-year mark approaches for the devastating floods in Kerr County, the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country is emphasizing long-term mental health support for survivors and first responders. The foundation is warning that anniversaries and community events can potentially trigger renewed trauma. The foundation has awarded $5 million in grants to 15 […]

As the frequency and cost of natural disasters in the United States continue to climb, a national nonprofit is launching a new initiative to combat one of the most persistent failures in community recovery: the inability to get money to small businesses fast enough for them to survive. LiftFund, a San Antonio-based community funder, has […]

The priority in the months following the floods last summer that devastated the Hill Country was to rebuild broken communities. Austin Dickson, Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country CEO, said the nonprofit began immediately supporting local communities with groceries, gas and cleaning. Funding was also directed to homes, a senior center, small businesses and […]

A new documentary about the aftermath of last summer’s devastating floods and the effort to restore the Guadalupe River premiered Thursday, May 14, at Arcadia Live Theatre, drawing an audience of landowners, conservationists, elected officials and community members from across the Hill Country. “Hope for the Guadalupe,” directed by Ben Masters and produced by Josh […]

KERR COUNTY, Texas — At one point, more than a dozen RVs sat on a lot along the Guadalupe River. Nine months after the flood, the Kerr County resort is still vacant.  Centuries-old trees once covered this Hill Country RV park.  “Where you see that stump, that was a 400-year-old Cyprus tree that went down the […]

Participants in the “What We’ve Learned” panel at Tuesday’s Rebuild Kerr Grantee Gathering said the community’s values have been clearly defined and strengthened after the July 4 flood. One panel member described a poster of an oak tree she saw depicting the roots underground as values and the branches above as dreams. At the top […]

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country on Thursday announced $14 million in grants through the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund to restore the Guadalupe River system and rebuild public spaces damaged by the July 4 flood. Austin Dickson, CEO of the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, said the investments target ecological […]

As the 10-month anniversary of the July 4 flood approaches, The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country hosted another Kerr Together Grantee Gathering, which kicked off with mental health and grief recovery. Austin Dickson, CEO of the Community Foundation, welcomed grantees and guests. “It was important to get together again and talk together about […]

KERRVILLE — The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Thursday announced approximately $14 million in strategic investments to restore the Guadalupe River, rebuild key public spaces and support long-term community stewardship following the July 4 floods. Through the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund, the Community Foundation is advancing a coordinated, multi-year approach to ecological […]

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country says it will award $14 million in grant funding for ecological and river restoration efforts, including $9 million for Kerrville parks and public spaces that were damaged in last summer’s Guadalupe River deadly flooding.  “The July 4 flood disrupted an entire system — ecological, economic and social,” foundation […]