Community In Action

5604 Manor is a community center run by Workers Defense Project, Third Coast Activist Resource Center, and Third Coast Workers For Cooperation.

We create community by bringing people together to make positive social change. We offer community members the tools and space to improve their quality of life and that of the broader community. After years of operating out of donated church space, homes, and borrowed spaces our organizations grew to capacity and searched for a place we could call home. We found it at 5604 Manor — where we have a 4,000 square-foot building with meeting space for 150, organizational office space, a kids’ room, break room, kitchen, and a beautiful two acre backyard with room for community gardens, playground, and a soccer field.

5604 Manor Capital Campaign

5604 Manor has been home for Workers Defense Project (WDP) and Third Coast Activist Resource Center since May 2010, when we were able to put down over a third of the cost to purchase the building and renovate the space with the donated time of many volunteers and the invaluable expertise of WDP’s construction worker members. However, to enable 5604 Manor to move closer to fulfilling its vision we need to raise funds to complete the renovations (including solar panels), initiate community gardens, and finalize the creation of the Family Learning Center for computer, ESL, and leadership classes.

We hope you will become part of our community at 5604 Manor. You can give back by volunteering or becoming a donor to our capital campaign and help us complete our vision for 5604 Manor, working to be part of a more just and sustainable Austin.