Nearly one year after the devastating July 4 floods, the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced last week that 130 households have returned to permanent housing, while 98 additional households are actively progressing toward permanent housing solutions.
In total, 228 flood-affected households are either home or moving through an established pathway toward permanent recovery.
The milestone reflects significant progress in one of the largest housing recovery efforts ever undertaken in the Texas Hill Country and demonstrates the impact of coordinated investments made through the Community Foundation’s Kerr County Flood Relief Fund.
“Recovery is built around people, not programs,” Austin Dickson, CEO of the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, stated in the June 23 press release. “Every family affected by the flood faced different challenges and needed different solutions.
Today, the majority of displaced households are either back home or actively working toward a permanent housing solution because this community came together to create multiple pathways home,” Dickson said.
“While recovery is not finished, this milestone demonstrates the progress that is possible when survivors are supported with the resources, flexibility and partnerships they need to move forward,” he added.
The Community Foundation launched the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund on July 4, 2025, following catastrophic flooding across Kerr County and the Hill Country. Since then, the Fund has raised more than $150 million and distributed $82 million to support recovery efforts across the region. The Foundation continues working with nonprofit, government and community partners to help flood survivors rebuild and recover.
“The flood happened in a day. Recovery takes years,” Dickson said. “The goal is to help people recover. Every household that returns home is evidence that recovery investments are producing real results for the community.”
Housing recovery has been a central focus of the Foundation’s long-term recovery strategy, with more than $50 million committed to helping flood survivors return home. Recovery programs have supported 184 households and 401 individuals through temporary housing assistance, assisted 200 families through unmet needs programs and provided property tax relief to 108 flood-affected households.
The effort has been guided by 32 disaster case managers helping survivors navigate resources and identify the best path forward.
“A home provides more than shelter. It provides stability, security and a foundation for recovery,” Mary Campana, executive director of Habitat for Humanity Kerr County, said. “The progress we are celebrating today reflects the resilience of flood survivors and the power of partnerships across our community.
“While recovery is not finished,” she said, “more families are returning home and taking important steps toward rebuilding their lives.”
“The flood happened in a day. Recovery takes years. The goal is to help people recover.”
— Austin Dickson GUEST COMMENTARY
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
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