Healthy parents + Healthy children 
= Stronger families

A House in Austin provides family support for young families on Chicago’s west side, a community in need. It was founded on one simple idea: every child, every family deserves the same opportunities for high-quality early childhood learning and parent education.

Our vision is that empowered, compassionate, and engaging parents strengthen the future for their families with a positive impact that is passed from generation to generation. 

Our mission is to create holistic programs—in a play and nature based parent-child center—which build responsive relationships to lessen the effects of toxic stress and EMPOWER parents to address the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of their children through the fostering of rich language environments, early literacy skills, and nurturing discipline methods in the home for academic and lifelong success.
We're a group of parents, caregivers, professionals and neighbors that believe in empowering each other in the most challenging task given to us — raising our children. We desire to nurture and strengthen the bonds in families and be supported in all we do.

Parent-Child Music Class​

  • strengthen bonds for healthy relationships
  • increase early language and literacy skills
  • foster community so families are supported and nurtured

Parent Chat Hour

  • teaches parents the latest methods
  • provides a community of peers
  • empowers parents to be their children's best teachers in life

Home Visiting Program

  • provides weekly one-on-one, in-home support
  • establishes tools to create and sustain positive relationships
  • creates a foundation in environments at home

​Partnerships for relevant curriculum

Working together to shape our curriculum and therapeutic approaches:


Interested in a tour and potential use of our space?
​Email becky.martin@ahouseinaustin.org

​Structured to create a foundation for success

A House in Austin’s services are structured to build future success.
​We offer empowerment through:
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*Educational tools
*Family counseling​
 *Home visiting program
*Parent-child music classes
*Early intervention therapies
*Weekly parent support groups
*Wellness practices of yoga and meditation