Housing alone will not end homelessness, but community will. You can partner with Mission Waco to help provide low-cost permanent supportive housing to the homeless in McLennan County.
Greater Waco’s Challenge
*Data from American Community Survey & National Alliance to End Homelessness
A Solution
- Creekside Community Village is a transformative community, combining permanent supportive housing with life-giving community engagement.*
- This Community exists to empower our friends coming out of homelessness who long for a permanent place to call home.
- At full capacity, we hope to provide homes for over 300 formerly homeless individuals and will provide wrap-around services with existing Mission Waco programs and partners to keep them off the streets and in community.
- “Homeless” includes those as defined by HUD and some who may have been staying at low-income motels.
- 20% of the community will include “Missional” residents who are not formerly homeless but choose to live in community with those who are. This mixed-income approach creates healthier and more sustainable neighborhoods. ”Missionals” will help provide residential care and community.
*Creekside is based on the Community First! Village model in Austin, TX.
*Special Thanks to Reese Reiling for photo usage
Why this location?
- Site location: 68 acres on University Parks Dr
- Available access to existing utilities
- Outside the city limits but in the Waco ETJ
- Easily accessible via bus to essential partnering services
- 35+ acres of green space to include multiple parks and agricultural development
Timeline
Closed on property in June 2023 – Ground Breaking October 8, 2024
A Community With
Permanent Housing
- Microhomes
- Partially plumbed homes
- Park model homes
- Neighborhood centric
- Community kitchens
- Individual centralized bathrooms
- Commercial Grade
- Gathering Space for Fellowship
- Cooking Demonstrations
- Residential Use
Community Kitchens
- Showers
- Bathrooms
- Laundry
Individual bathrooms in a centralized location
- Gardens
- Parks
- Animal Husbandry
35+ Acres of Farming & Green Space
- Gatherings
- Office Space
- Service Providers
Community Spaces
Frequently Asked Questions
+Will this resource attract more homeless to Waco?
+Will residents pay rent?
+How will you handle crime and drug use?
+Who qualifies to live at Creekside?
+How will the surrounding businesses and residents feel about it?
+What will be the quality of the construction?
+Why do some units not have plumbing?
+What will security look like?
+What about the proximity to Baylor?
Fundraising Leadership Team
Billy Davis
Chairman