Zoes Wings Foundation Incorporated
About Zoes Wings Foundation Incorporated
Zoё’s Wings Foundation works where housing and daily life meet, helping low- and moderate-income families keep their homes safe, healthy, and accessible. In Temple and beyond, that means repairs, affordable housing support, workforce training, scholarships, and neighborhood projects that are rooted in Central Texas. If you care about practical help with a local footprint, this is the kind of work that reaches people where they live.
What sets Zoё’s Wings apart is how closely it ties housing stability to the rest of everyday life. The foundation is not only helping with repairs and affordable housing, it is also building trade skills, supporting community gardens, and backing neighborhood cleanup and coalition efforts in Temple, Killeen, and Rockdale.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Housing rehabilitation and home repairs
Provides funding and resources for low- and moderate-income homeowners to make homes safe, healthy, accessible, sanitized, and energy-efficient.
Affordable housing development and homeownership support
Partners on affordable housing communities, supports first-time buyers, and helps make homeownership more accessible in underserved areas.
Go East Temple Project
An affordable housing and health-and-safety repair project focused on East Temple residents and the East side of Temple, Texas.
Go West Killeen Project
An affordable housing and health-and-safety repair project for low- and moderate-income homeowners in Killeen and nearby Bell County communities.
Community First Tech & Trades Workforce Lab
Offers hands-on and virtual workforce training, industry-recognized certifications, and career pathways for youth and adults in construction and skilled trades.
Scholarships and youth trade skill development
Provides scholarships for graduating youth and work opportunities that build trade skills, character, and self-worth.
Community gardens and neighborhood green space projects
Sponsors community gardens, child care gardens, pocket parks, and neighborhood dog parks, with an emphasis on organic gardening and healthy food access.
Neighborhood coalition and community cleanup
Supports neighborhood coalition efforts and community cleanup projects that build organized resident participation and neighborhood pride.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
Zoё’s Wings Foundation is dedicated to transforming lives through accessible housing, revitalizing homes, and enhancing the overall quality of life for underserved single parents, families, seniors, disabled individuals, and veterans. It also cultivates skills that support youth and aspiring local entrepreneurs.
Who they serve
Underserved single parents, families, seniors, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and low- to moderate-income homeowners in Central Texas.
Their impact
- 2019 rehabilitation impact, $37,882 raised and 11 households touched
- 2020 rehabilitation impact, $38,391 raised and 10 households touched
- 2021 rehabilitation impact, $89,583 raised and 15 households touched
- 2022 rehabilitation impact, $109,057 raised and 20 households touched
- As of Dec. 1, 2023, rehabilitation impact, $40,157 raised and 6 households touched
How your donation helps
- Critical home repairs and maintenance
- Safety and accessibility modifications
- Weatherization assistance
- Materials and labor for home rehabilitation
- Support for seniors, veterans, single parents, and individuals with disabilities
- Property donations, including homes with damage, overdue taxes, maintenance burdens, or inherited property
Our story
Dr. Zoe Grant started Zoё’s Wings Foundation after seeing the need for revitalization in Temple’s Eastside. The organization grew around building restorations, neighborhood beautification, affordable housing, and community empowerment, with a vision that connects housing developments to parks, green spaces, transportation, and essential amenities.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Zoes Wings Foundation Incorporated’s services.
People needing assistance can contact the foundation by phone, email, or the contact form and describe their needs. The organization focuses on low- to moderate-income homeowners, including seniors, veterans, individuals with disabilities, single parents, and families.
In their words
Get a Lift on LIFE, one house, one family, and one block at a time!
One house, one family, and one block at a time!
Building skills. Creating opportunity. Transforming lives.
Events
Crestview/Wayman Manor Community Team Cleanup Project
June 29, 2019Community cleanup held in partnership with LanD Investor, LLC, East Temple Neighborhood Initiative, and the City of Temple.
Crestview Community Fest
August 17, 2019Community event held on the grounds of the future Crestview Estates development with musicians, entertainers, vendors, and organizers.
Community Partnerships, Water and Mask Distribution
March 6, 2021Drive-through distribution of water and 10-pack masks with A New Day Fellowship and A New Day Learning Academy.
Inaugural Derby Benefit
May 7, 2022Benefit event for the Crestview Estates affordable housing development on the east side of Temple.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Zoes Wings Foundation Incorporated has shared.
Current needs
- Licensed contractors and skilled volunteers
- Carpenters, painters, plumbers, electricians, HVAC workers, levelers, and roofers
- Vacant lots for community gardens and green space projects
- Property donations or homes with overdue taxes, damage, maintenance burdens, or inherited property
Volunteer opportunities
- Youth groups
- Handy workers
- Licensed contractors
- Carpenters
- Painters
- Plumbers
- Electricians
- HVAC workers
- Levelers
- Roofers
- Community cleanup volunteers
- Garden volunteers
- People willing to teach trade skills
Recognition & press
Awards & recognition
- City of Temple Community Enhancement Grants for the Go East Temple Project, fiscal years 2018-2019 through 2022-2023
- Texas SBA Minority Business Certification, 2020
- GuideStar Seal of Transparency, 2020
In the media
- Temple Daily Telegram, "Best of the Wurst: Covenant Lutheran Church event to benefit local nonprofit groups" covered a benefit event supporting the organization
- Temple Daily Telegram, "Nonprofit group repairs local family’s fire-damaged home" covered the organization's home repair work
- Temple Daily Telegram, "Winging it: Temple foundation helps people with house repairs related to coronavirus pandemic" covered its repair assistance during the pandemic
Press & mentions
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
Who does Zoё’s Wings Foundation serve?
It serves underserved single parents, families, seniors, people with disabilities, veterans, and low- to moderate-income homeowners.
What kinds of home repairs does the organization support?
It helps fund repairs that make homes safer, healthier, more accessible, sanitized, and energy-efficient.
Does the organization offer workforce training?
Yes. The Community First Tech & Trades Workforce Lab offers hands-on and virtual training, industry-recognized certifications, and career pathways.
Can volunteers help on construction projects?
Yes. Volunteers can include carpenters, painters, plumbers, electricians, HVAC workers, levelers, roofers, youth groups, and other community organizations.
Does the organization support affordable housing projects?
Yes. It partners on affordable housing communities and homeownership projects in Temple, Killeen, and Rockdale.
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