A Message from our CEO: 

April made it clear that recovery in Kerr County is not only accelerating, but also taking hold. Progress is now measured in results you can see and feel across the community.

The Community Foundation continues to move families forward, with more homes completed and dozens more underway through coordinated case management and construction. In April alone, 11 families returned home—each one celebrated through our “Welcome Home” events and shared weekly on Page 5 of the Hill Country Community Journal. This month, the Foundation also made a grant to the Arcadia Recovery Collaboration to ensure flood survivors have the furniture and essential items needed to make a repaired house feel like a home.

At the same time, the Community Foundation invested even more deeply in mental health—recognizing that recovery is not only about what is rebuilt, but about ensuring healing endures.

Last week, the Foundation announced significant investments to restore the Guadalupe River corridor and rebuild critical public spaces. The river’s edge is where families gather, where children play, and where a community begins to feel like itself again. Some of our region’s most treasured public spaces are along the river. Stronger river systems and restored public spaces are also essential to future flood resilience, community safety, and the long-term strength of Kerr County.

Recovery is not a moment—it is an economic and human condition. And in April, Kerr County took another meaningful step forward.

Your Impact in Action: Connective Group

In Kerr County, recovery is guided by a strong sense of community.

“I love the small town feel,” said Sonya Meyers of Connective Group. “Everybody wants to help each other and genuinely cares.”

With support from the Community Foundation and donors like you, that spirit is being turned into coordinated, effective action.

Funding is helping partners like Connective Group bring structure to a complex recovery effort. By identifying the greatest needs, understanding where impact is most urgent, and directing resources thoughtfully, your support is helping ensure aid reaches the people who need it most.

Meyers points to the Community Foundation as a driving force behind this work.

“They are dedicated to taking care of the community and doing the most they can for the most people,” she said. “They’re focused on making sure the community comes back stronger and more resilient.”

Because of you, recovery is not just happening. It is being guided with intention, care, and a focus on long-term strength.

Strengthening Mental Health Across Our Community

The full Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute’s Needs Assessment outlines four strategic areas the community must activate to address both existing and emerging mental health challenges following the July 4 flood.

The Community Foundation is committed to advancing each of these priorities through thoughtful, multi-year investments.

• Awareness and Navigation Supports
• The Foundation is investing in mental health navigation and awareness efforts, including a three-year grant to fund a Community Mental Health Navigator who connects individuals and families to timely, compassionate care.
• Trauma and Grief Capacity
• Multi-year grants to local partners are expanding trauma and grief services, strengthening counselor capacity and equipping parents, educators and helping professionals to respond to disaster-related loss.
• Community Access Points
• The Foundation is increasing barrier-free access to care by fully funding a walk-in Emotional Support Drop-In Center and exploring expanded services in schools, faith communities and through telehealth.
• Specialized Care
• Targeted investments are supporting bereaved families, first responders, educators and other impacted groups through dedicated funds, professional workshops and mobile mental health resources.

In The News: 

Keep up with the Community Foundation’s flood recovery efforts

in the news below:

Hill Country foundation OKs $14M in grants for park, river restoration

San Antonio Express-News

Foundation announces $14M for park and river restoration along Guadalupe River

KSAT-TV (ABC, San Antonio)

How to get help:

The Community Flood Recovery Needs Assessment is helping identify what Hill Country families need most after the July 4 floods, from housing repairs and financial strain to emotional and mental health challenges. This survey guides how recovery resources are directed and helps ensure assistance reaches every neighbor who needs it.

If your household was affected by the storm, or if you know someone who was, please take a moment to complete or share the assessment.

Grant Opportunities: Know a Nonprofit Working to Support Community Recovery? 

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has opened the Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund as well as the Community and Culture Fund application portal for nonprofits and public organizations serving Kerr County and Comfort. The first step - an online Letter of Interest - helps determine if the applicant’s mission and programs align with funding priorities.

If your organization may benefit from this Fund’s priorities, you can learn more and begin the process below.

Were you affected by the flood? 

Please complete our needs assessment, and a case manager will be in touch with you. 

Click here for Needs Assessment.