I found my new love through this organization. She is the sweetest, lovingest little girl ever,…read moreexactly as advertised. They were responsive and the application process was very smooth. I really felt like they were most concerned with what would be best for the dog, and i am grateful that they decided it is me! We are busily living happily ever after.

Worst rescue group ever! Poor people skills and they play favorites with others not in their…read more"group". They claim to do what's best for a dog but it's a smokescreen.

This organization is actually a team of community businesses, agencies, organizations and…read moreindividuals who come together to make a difference in the lives of individuals and families in Hutto for whom life has become really difficult. My heart is continuously touched by the kindness and compassion of those involved. Folks who step up to help keep a family from being homeless, provide some financial support to a family dealing with cancer, help repair a car or roof, or keeping the electricity on for a senior. They do amazing work and help make the city an even more fabulous community to be part of!

A Tale of Two Entities…read more Useful: 1. Settlement Home: Helps young girls who were abused have a place to live and thrive. It's a great nonprofit residential center that I hope no one on Yelp ever has a chance to use. 2. Settlement Home Garage Sale: At Palmer Events Center the first weekend in November. Friday you have to pay to get in. Don't bother. Saturday, it's free and it's a great day to scout out the merchandise and buy things you just can't go without. Sunday, the morning is pretty picked over, but the afternoon is the highlight of the whole thing. At a certain hour, they start selling boxes. Get there early, buy one or two boxes, depending on whether you think you can manage it. Plan to be trampled, nudged, elbowed, et cetera. Stuff your box as fast as possible and get the hell out. Funny: 1. My freshman year of college, my rooommate worked for Settlement Home, where abused girls get their lives on track. Some have been sexually abused, physically abused, and so on. I really respected that. This same roommate thought it was funny to tell her mom and boyfriend (stationed in Iraq, by the way) that she was pregnant. After he got someone to buy the ring (within 24 hours) and freaked out sufficiently, and her mom went a little nuts, she called both of them back and said, "Just kidding!." I don't respect that at all. 2. The people at the Settlement Home Garage Sale are friggin' animals. After I bought my box, I went to stand in front of the Center. "GET BACK BITCH! I'VE BEEN STANDING HERE FOR 20 MINUTES!" Wow. I stepped back about 10 feet, actually closer to the door. I think I actually got in before this woman. She had two of the largest boxes available, $8 apiece, duct taped together and on a big luggage rack. I went to the art section. She was sweeping entire tables full of frames into her boxes. She swept in a picture I was in the middle of grabbing. "Can I have that please?" "No!" "Are you even looking at what you're taking?' "NO! I JUST CARE ABOUT THE FRAMES, NOT THE ART, STUPID!" Well, she got a really interesting picture of Michaelangelo's "David" in the deal. Lucky lady. Cool: 1. The Settlement Home basically runs off the funds raised by the gigantic garage sale once a year. What a neat concept. But you can donate to them at any time. It's a good cause, really. 2. For a $3 box, I got the following: An antique intercom that doesn't work A bunch of Royal Doulton "Thistledown" bone china (valued at about $15 a plate) 3 novels 2 small framed photos A large framed photo of a broken window A toothbrush holder A citrus zester Two original, one-of-a-kind paintings What a deal!

I stayed at the forsaken place for a year and a half tooooo long!! I can't begin to tell you how…read moredreadful that this place was. I left fifteen years ago on my eighteenth birthday. My first opinion is that, if they still do, the settlement does NOT need to hire people who are basically kids themselves. I used to wonder if the "houseparents" had bad days, which I'm sure they did, we all did. It appeared as though they took their frustration out on the girls who lived there. Everytime you turned around somebody got a consequence for SOMETHING! Damn! I wonder if giving the girls a consequence for something made them feel taller and better about their egos, especially if they personally had a bad day before they got to work. I heard and saw how the "houseparents" used to gather around and talk about how they punished someone and how they had to restrain a girl and then they mentioned what kind of punishment they had given them. I feel I got punished every time I breathed fresh air. Instead of being punished, I felt as though they should have taught me the values of life. What's out there in life and PREPARE me for it!!!! I felt that there was no need to punish someone THAT often. Instead of punishing a girl, damn, get to know their past. See why they what they do, look behind the problem to correct it. A punishment is not going to do it. Work with them slowly. I should never have been in such a place anyway, but that is another story, in which my family and I are in court as we speak against the state for what their CPS worker did when I was eight years old. One of the houseparents told me that I had to be put on birth control, (I was not sexually active at the time), or else I would not be allowed to go anywhere on my own while I stayed there. I gave in and she ordered the birth control: I took the birth control for a month and a half and cheeked the bitch for the remainder of the time there. She never knew it, either. Then she told me that once a girl comes to the Settlement, it would be hard for she to leave it; I often still wonder sometimes if the Settlement home gets "high money" per girl who stays there. No wonder it would be difficult for she to leave unless she runs away. One of the staff had gone to court exactly two weeks before I left the hell hole, two weeks before I turned eighteen. She tried to testify to make me look bad. She told the court all kinds of fake crap and a bunch of lies!! I couldn't believe it, but then again, they are the state employees, which explains why the CPS worker ten years prior to the date did what she did. HEY!! I was trying to get emancipated, which didn't make sense at the particular time because I turned eighteen two weeks later, in which, I still left the hell hole! She couldn't stop me and didn't! My over all opinion of this place is that you people can do better and don't chastise the girls for not having a loving home who want them, they didn't ask to be born. It's not their fault that they are in such a place. Oh, yes, birth control and prozac, they call it, are popular drugs with this home and they have you open your mouth to show them that you swallowed them, but....damn I am good! I cheeked that crap all of its days! Oh!...& there is no need to feel as though you have to threaten me to not tell others that a houseparent was seen at a refund raiser for GAY people...or I would get a "consequence". They forever used that threat. God be with us all!!!!

One of the best foster adoption agencies in Texas!!…read more They really work with the families to ensure everyone is loved and cared for. Both the Foster team and the Adoption team really strive to make life better for the children and parents.

This place is amazing everybody there were very nice. Miss Claudia has helped me tremendously. I…read moretruly appreciate you. Mary L

Whenever I think about how I can give back to the community this is the first place that comes to…read moremind! The staff greets you with a smile on their face, even if it's 8am or 4pm! I know the donations that I give here will be given to people in need and no strings attached or price. Please when you have clothing, baby items, shoes, food ... you can bring it here!

Honestly surprised nobody has left a review for this org yet…read more I love HCCM. Their Fresh Food Fridays have saved me and my husbands butt more than once when we are in a financial bind. Plus, some of the stuff they give out is some really high quality stuff! AND it reduces food waste. Total win-win. I love their thrift store. So many good finds and the prices are even better than other thrift stores I've visited around Austin. All the staff and volunteers I've been in direct contact with have been super nice. 2 thumbs up for this org, and thank you for brining some help/assistance to those of us in North Austin area. So many of these type of orgs operate in downtown Austin, so it's nice to have one close by.

Lovely little shop tucked away but filled with lots of beautiful treasures! It can be a bit hard to…read moremaneuver a cart when it's crowded but everyone is very friendly and pleasant. A tad dark inside but the store feels very welcoming. So many things to look at and choose from. Prices are very reasonable compared to the "big box" thrift stores. I had some luck with the jewelry section and some MCM vintage goodies. Not too close to my home but the trip was worth it. I plan to go again soon.

I am a retired veteran living in Austin and needed a ride to& from the Veterans Clinic for an…read moreappointment.I called United for the People (referred by U.S.Administration on Aging).I spoke with Mr. Shorter,he gave me my options and made an appointment to pick me up. This is a Great service for Veterans in need.Jermaine was on time & very courteous and a true gentleman. United for the People 512 298 2532 Thank You Mr. Shorter for all you do. Ron Caro

Stellar organization, great people, amazing products/services, genuinely amazing.read more

I am writing to praise the people who work at this store. They are always wonderfully helpful and…read moreespecially Yvonne who goes out of her way to make your shopping experience good. I have a relative who often volunteers at the store and he has told me many times how great a supervisor Yvonne is and how much he appreciates working for her. She seems to have a special talent for managing people. When employees ( in this case volunteers) are happy, they make the shopping experience happy for the customers. I have a neighbor who has remodeled his home and practically lives at the Restore! He has purchased doors, and fans and too many things to count at the Restore. It's a great place for do-it- yourselfers!

If you're looking to buy home improvement or furniture, I guess they're OK…read more If you're looking to donate, they're difficult. Donations are accepted one day a week on Saturday for 6 hours. I had some items that were low value (about $30) but more likely to sell at Habitat than elsewhere. They couldn't stop leaf blowing long enough to avoid creating a dust storm around me while I was attempting donate, but I didn't complain. Apparently it's also a hassle for them as a 503(c) to generate a blank donation receipt, so instead they chose to mock me by suggesting a value of $69,000 for the receipt. I shot back that they were more valuable than the president's underwear. They took umbrage to that. Gaslighting at it's finest. Rule #1 in charity is to respect all donors great or small. The small donor you belittle today won't be back to donate or buy bigger things tomorrow. And don't confuse this location with the more respectable and accessible Habitat for Humanity Austin. They are two different organizations.