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Hill Country Podcast – Mary Campana on Habitat for Humanity in Kerrville

Welcome to the award-winning The Hill Country Podcast. The Texas Hill Country is one of the most beautiful places on earth. In this podcast, Hill Country resident Tom Fox visits with the people and organizations that make this the most unique area of Texas. This week, Tom visits Mary Campana, Executive Director for Habitat for Humanity in Kerr County.

Mary Campana is the executive director of Habitat for Humanity for Kerr County, with a rich background in nonprofit work and a deep involvement in the organization’s affordable housing and financial education programs. Mary is passionate about providing affordable housing for individuals and families with low incomes, and she explains that Habitat for Humanity builds homes for those who make 60% or less of the median family income. She also mentions their plans to add workforce housing in Kerr County to address the need for affordable housing for workers. Mary emphasizes the sense of community that Habitat for Humanity creates, where homeowners feel a part of something larger than themselves and contribute to the community. Join Tom Fox and Mary Campana on this episode of the Hill Country Podcast to learn more about her work and perspective.

Key Highlights:

  • The story of Habitat for Humanity
  • The role of Jimmy Carter
  • Building Affordable Homes for Families in Need
  • Building Communities through Volunteer Construction
  • Empowering Homeowners Through Financial Education

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Mary Campana on LinkedIn

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Kerrville Weekly News Roundup

Kerrville Weekly News Roundup: October 7, 2023

Welcome to the Kerrville Weekly News Roundup. Each week, veteran podcaster Tom Fox and his colleagues Andrew Gay and Gilbert Paiz get together to go over a couple of their favorite stories from the past week from Kerrville and the greater Hill Country. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to get a wrap-up of the Kerrville Weekly News. We each consider two of our favorite stories and talk about the upcoming weekend’s events, which we will enjoy or participate in this weekend.

In this episode, Tom, Gilbert, and Andrew discuss the following stories that caught their attention over the past week.

  • Tom discusses the award to Kerrville Treasurer Tracy Soldan for Texas Treasurer of the Year. He reviews the attempt by certain Kerrville residents to prevent Habitat for Humanity from building 40 low-cost homes in Kerrville. He shouts out to the great sports weekend of UT v. OU football, and the Astros begin the World Series title defense and the Sunday night football game of the Cowboys v. 49ers.
  • Andrew discusses Kinky Friedman headlining the Kerrville Folk Festival’s Welcome Home Festival October 12-15 and the Riverfest Annular Eclipse Festival. Andrew shouts out to the podcast The Night Sky, which features stories on Kerrville’s upcoming two eclipses.
  • Gilbert cautions about the string of car burglaries in Ingram, the sex offender check by the KPD, and shouts out to the KPD Blue Santa program. He will be headed to the Notre Dame Fall Festival this weekend.

Resources:

Tom Fox on LinkedIn

Gilbert Paiz on LinkedIn

Andrew Gay on LinkedIn

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