HourSchool has partnered with two organizations working to serve those who have lost their homes. We are collaborating and co-designing to help build a series of educational and capacity building programs, with a goal to instill a sense of self-worth for those who have lost hope.

Teach a class or ask someone else to teach a class, and choose to donate your class proceeds towards our peer teaching fund! The fund will be used to plan events, cover cost of materials, and compensate time for trainers. Throughout the program, you will receive progress updates from HourSchool. You can’t donate directly without teaching, so start teaching today and empower someone else to do the same.

HourSchool evolved from a research project that co-founders Ruby Ku and Alex Pappas were conducting on homelessness while at Austin Center for Design. They found that people experiencing homelessness lack avenues to give back to the community and become disconnected from the communities in which they live. HourSchool was built based on the belief that everyone has knowledge to share with a mission to empower more people to become teachers, and to enjoy the emotional and financial rewards that teaching provides. [continue reading...]

Green Doors is dedicated to transforming lives and neighborhoods for people in need by creating quality affordable housing and connecting residents to services that support self-sufficiency.

Front Steps' mission is to provide a pathway of hope through shelter, affordable housing and community education.