Foundation Communities

After really abusive treatment by manager Kristina Thompson at Foundation’s Skyline Terrace i was called a liar by her supervisor Kristy Bowers. There was no grievance form or procedure for all the 3000 or so residents of Foundation’s 16 Austin complexes. So if a resident complains — the resident is WRONG. I applied to assistive housing staff and learned they would not advocate for me. i asked deputy director Julian Huerta to mediate my matter and he stiff armed me after promising help. When Thompson spread rumors I was dealing drugs and sexually abusing my best friend I filed suit with Austin Fair Housing reaching a settlement where three malicious lease violations were taken out of my file. My friend was moved to another Foundation property and bullied into signing a accusations i supplied him drugs after HE got in trouble on his own and he signed a «behavior contract» agreeing not to communicate with me or lose his housing and funding from Caritas. Two weeks after settling my Fair Housing claim under terms in my favor SWAT team invaded my apartment saying they knew I was the big dealer of heroin and meth in the area and they had been called daily by Thompson who decried the traffic in and out of my place had neighbors complaining. Once they realized there were no drugs in my place and refusing to show a warrant i was nevertheless arrested in a bogus delivery charge alleging I sold pills to an undercover
Informant TEN WEEKS EARLIER. I saw the warrant the first time in eviction court after being unable to get it during the arrest or for six weeks thereafter requesting it in writing from TCSO and both district and county clerks. Travis County Sherifs would not even tell me what judge had signed the thing. But Foundation’s smarmy eviction specialist William S Warren had a spotless copy in eviction court. It gave conflicting dates for the phony dope deal and several different birthdays none of them mine but one of which alleging I was 19 when I was 50. I fought eviction and lost appealed and lost. Thompson and that eunuch Warren even went so far in the eviction appeal hearing as to assert I date raped my best friend after plying him with dope and exploiting the suicide of another friend they falsely said had Od’d on drugs when she committed suicide leaving a note by means of aspirin and tylenol. They cast accusatory glares at me across court as to say
I gave her the drugs she died from. Or sold them to her. I have never been charged with any crime relating to the arrest Kristina Thompson arranged. The informant ceased to exist the minute eviction proceedings were under way. Caritas fired the case manager who let my friend be exploited to malign me and then Caritas paid $ 3000 to move me to another apartment since their employee had helped me get a false arrest and eviction where nobody would rent to me. Caritas did right by me but foundation hired the bounced Caritas case manager and moved Thompson out of sight to another property where she was not yet despised and known for the lying sack of crap she is. Kristy Bowers and julian Huerta no doubt kept the filthy details from Foundation board chief Walter Moreau. Or else he doesn’t care about people with disabilities either. Foundation is a vicious landlord that treats residents like criminals or children whichever enables them to treat the residents with the least decency. They violated laws in my case. Their employees should go to jail. Oh and weeks after eviction Skyline sent me a bill for $ 2000 worth or damages to the apartment I left spotless after two years living there. Made it sound like I vandalized the place.

Can one actually write a review about a charity? FC deserves a Unilocal for the phenomenal contribution they have given to our community. This is proof that we Austinites can take care of our own people! I was privileged enough to attend their annual fund raiser held at the Salvation Army next to their newest complex renovation on South Congress. How cool is that? No swanky elitist event at the Four Seasons or W. Just a nice sandwich lunch provided by the good folks at Whole Foods. Then we had the inspiring opportunity to meet some of the people who have benefitted from FC.
The whole point is to provide affordable homes to those who work hard to deserve it, but perhaps have fallen on bad luck. FC gives a HAND UP. Not a hand out. This luncheon literally changed my perspective and mindset about the great things we can all do to support and love each other as a community. FC provides not only affordable, quality housing but also a complete lifestyle change for the residents through diet and exercise, financial advice and free after school care. As a result, St. Elmo elementary who is currently 50% occupied by FC children has now been given exemplary status. I find that to be a true testament that supporting one another and educating and guiding our future generations is the best investment we can make. The visionaries that founded FC are truly local heroes as not only do they help fix up dirty, forgotten and dangerous communities into safe havens, but they have more divine plans for our city’s art and music community as well. All of us can do something to support this great cause whether it be financial or through donating your talent and time– Foundation Communities has made me so proud to be a part of this great city!!!