Better ATX

🎉 We made it to the finals! 🎉

Thanks to your support, Better ATX is a finalist for TWO Best of ATX awards:

✨ Best Nonprofit
✨ Best Thrift Store

We’re honored to be recognized alongside so many incredible organizations and businesses in our community.

If Better ATX, our volunteers, or THRIFT HOUSE have made an impact on you, we’d love your vote.

🗳️ You can vote once a day, every day through June 24.

🔗 Vote using the link in our bio.

Thank you for helping us make a difference in Austin. 💙

📍 4901 Burnet Rd
🛍️ Shop: Wed–Sat | 10AM–3PM
📦 Donate: Mon–Sat | 10AM–3PM

The best furniture finds in Austin might just be secondhand. 🪑

Whether you’re furnishing a new space, refreshing a room, or hunting for that perfect piece, THRIFT HOUSE has affordable furniture and one-of-a-kind finds arriving every week.

Come see what’s on the floor this week.

📍 4901 Burnet Rd
🛍️ Shop: Wed–Sat | 10AM–3PM
📦 Donate: Mon–Sat | 10AM–3PM

A wedding dress. A scholarship. A full-circle moment. 💙

Years ago, Better ATX volunteer Dorothy mentored Sandra through our Scholars Program. Even after she graduated, they stayed connected and built a friendship that has lasted for years.

Recently, Dorothy gifted her 1968 wedding dress to Sandra’s 13 year old daughter, Kathia, creating a special connection between generations.

What makes this story so meaningful is that the impact of mentorship continues far beyond the program itself.

Sandra went on to earn multiple degrees and build a successful career. Today, Kathia is thriving as a scholar-athlete, excelling in the classroom, and creating a bright future of her own.

Sometimes the impact of a scholarship goes far beyond education. It creates relationships, opportunities, and connections that can last a lifetime. ✨