Employee Driven
Initiatives
Supporting Education
Mentorship, career days, and hands-on learning
Building Stronger Communities
Helping local nonprofits strengthen their impact
Built to Give Back.
At Vaughn Construction, we treat stewardship as a responsibility, not just a value. We foster long-standing community relationships, prioritize sustainability, and champion education. We invest in the future by giving back to the people and places that shaped our success.
Our commitment to people, partnerships, and purpose drives every effort beyond the jobsite.
We Want to Make a Difference
The Vaughn Construction Community Foundation directly supports the lives of people in the communities served by Vaughn Construction. We provide grants to non-profit organizations that focus on the healthcare, research, and educational needs of current and future generations. Grants are intended to allow charitable organizations to make a significant impact in their respective communities.
Request a Grant
You may submit grant requests to the Vaughn Construction Community Foundation at any time. Requests are reviewed and considered on January 10, May 10, and September 10 each year. Grants are awarded only to not-for-profit organizations. While all requests are considered, priority is given to healthcare, research, and educational organizations serving the communities in which our employees live and work.
Making an Impact Where We Live and Work
Houston Food Bank
A group of Houston employees and their families volunteered at the Houston Food Bank and helped pack over 336 boxes of food, providing 8,400 meals to those in need.
New Braunfels Food Bank
Members of the San Antonio team spent four hours at New Braunfels Food Bank sorting and packing emergency short term food packages.
Sunny Glen Children's Home, Loaves and Fishes, Salvation Army, and Good Neighbor Settlement House
The Rio Grande Valley team partnered with our trade contractors to assist the Sunny Glen Children's Home, Loaves and Fishes, Salvation Army, and Good Neighbor Settlement House. They donated over 2000 canned goods, a large screen television, and fabricated steel soccer goals.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
The Lubbock team gave back by installing new signage at Big Brothers Big Sisters, sorting food at the South Plains Food Bank, and delivering meals to families through Meals on Wheels.
Henry’s Home Horse and Human Sanctuary
After learning of a need at Henry’s Home Horse and Human Sanctuary, Vaughn’s SHSU project team designed and built an ADA-compliant ramp to help more visitors access the sanctuary’s therapeutic programs. Henry’s Home rescues animals—especially horses—and provides healing programs for veterans, first responders, and their families.
Urban Harvest
A group of Vaughn volunteers built a teaching garden for Urban Harvest, a Houston nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate thriving communities through gardening and access to healthy, local food.
Canstruction
A group of 27 volunteers in Houston teamed with Philo Wilke Architects for the 2019 Canstruction food drive. Our cansculpture entry, “Whata-Canstruction: Taking A Texas Size Bite Out of Hunger,” consisting of a burger, fries, and a drink, was based on one of Texas’ favorite fast-food restaurants. As a result of their efforts, the Houston Food Bank received over 5,000 cans of food totaling $4,000.
Children's Assessment Center
Members of the project team from the Houston Methodist West Hospital Expansion project donated their time and services to upgrade and refresh various workspaces throughout the facility Children's Assessment Center and were honored with a Cherish the Child Humanitarian Award.
Star of Hope
Employees from our Texas Medical Center office served breakfast and lunch to more than 200 homeless individuals at the Star of Hope, an agency dedicated to meeting the needs of homeless men, women, and their children. From set-up to clean-up, these volunteers provided a warm meal and a smile.
Williamson County Animal Shelter
While expanding and renovating the Williamson County Animal Shelter, Austin area employees made enhancements and minor repairs outside the scope of the project, installing water misters, and cleaning kennels and cages.
Canstruction - Houston
Vaughn and PhiloWilke Architects were 1 of 11 teams who participated in Canstruction 2021 and collected cans to provide 108,905 meals to the Houston Food Bank. Our team utilized 5,100 cans to create our seven foot-tall Canstruction piece titled: “Inning World Hunger.” The design was a tribute to the Minute Maid Train, which symbolizes a home run for the Houston Astros.
Canstruction
In 2024, Vaughn and PhiloWilke Architects constructed a "Super Mario" structure using 4,524 cans, which were then donated to the Houston Food Bank.
Carter Blood Care
The Dallas office partnered with Carter Blood Care to host a VaughnLife blood drive. 28 Vaughn employees stepped up to the plate to donate blood. They helped save over 81 lives through their donations.
Mid-Cities Care Corps Senior Citizen Group
Employees from the Dallas office volunteered with Mid-Cities Care Corps Senior Citizen group, working 100 hours in 100+ degree heat to help a senior citizen in need. They removed and replaced 100 feet of wood fencing, installed a man gate, installed two new lights, and adjusted four exterior doors. The DFW team also assembled a group to volunteer their time to the North Texas Food Bank.
The Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth
In 2024, volunteers prepared 80 barbeque meals for patients staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth. The Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth provides temporary housing for families with seriously ill children undergoing treatment at nearby hospitals.
Construction Academy for high school students
A team of Vaughn employees in College Station helped lead a construction academy for high school students as part of the RELLIS Building Trades Alliance at Texas A&M University's RELLIS Campus. The week-long experience acquainted the students with construction careers.
Community First Village Carpentry Shop
Volunteers also took part in aiding Community First Village Carpentry Shop, a charity focused on building tiny homes to help house the chronically homeless and teaching them how to support themselves.
Ride On Center for Kids
Other Austin volunteers performed general maintenance and landscaping at ROCK (Ride On Center for Kids), a charity devoted to equine-assisted therapies and activities.