2025年1月6日 · This biennial point-in-time count is overseen by Austin’s Ending Community Homeless Coalition, which hopes to recruit some 1,200 volunteers to canvas areas of the city and Travis County. It comes on the heels of a national report …

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our community, the City of Austin launched the cross-departmental Clean City Strategy in 2019. Through programs that engage people experiencing homelessness, the City helps to maintain clean, hygienic spaces for everyone.

2023年9月30日 · New data released on Austin homeless numbers. It's been more than two years since Texas passed a law banning camping, targeted at homeless people.

2011年9月4日 · On May 1, 2021, Austin voters approved Proposition B, making it a criminal offense (Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine) for anyone to sit, lie down, or camp in public areas and prohibiting solicitation of money or other things of value at specific hours and locations.

2024年2月14日 · AUSTIN, Texas - New data shows a much larger homeless population in Austin than previously estimated. According to Austin ECHO, a January 2023 point-in-time count indicated a homeless population...

At the Dec. 4 Public Health Committee meeting, the City of Austin Homeless Strategy Office shared important updates regarding its homelessness services, including significant improvements in the Marshalling Yard Emergency Shelter (MYES) exit rate, and changes to the intake process for all City operated shelters.

The Austin/Travis County Continuum of Care Dashboard contains data on key performance measures and system flow through the pathways clients take from homelessness to housing.

2024年5月28日 · The number of people seeking homeless services in Austin has doubled in three years, according to data provided by the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, known as ECHO.

2024年6月5日 · As the ban returned, city officials promised to invest in housing for its growing homeless population. But even as the City of Austin has built more units and funded more rental assistance programs in recent years, its housing capacity has not been able to keep pace with those living on the streets.

2024年4月3日 · The latest data shows an estimated 5,530 people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Austin and an estimated 1,153 in shelters. That’s 6,683 people who are homeless in our city.

5 天之前 · HUD is sending nearly $14 million to Austin and Travis County to help address homelessness. It's $2 million more than last year and the largest amount our area has ever received for homeless services.

Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH) ARCH is a city-owned housing-focused men’s shelter located in downtown Austin, managed by Urban Alchemy. It offers emergency shelter, basic services and connections to housing for 130 men.

2022年8月31日 · Austin voters banned homeless people from camping in public spaces. The city is creating housing for them but not fast enough. Police have had to eject hundreds of people from encampments.

House the Homeless, Inc., founded in 1989, is the oldest, all volunteer, action organization in Texas working to prevent and end homelessness. Our mission is education and advocacy around issues of homelessness.

The Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH) serves as the first point of entry into the homeless social service system for many of Austin’s adults experiencing homelessness, whether for the first time and also those who have been living on the streets for years.

We are a nonprofit that offers emergency shelter, extremely low-barrier work opportunities, and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness in Austin, TX. The Other Ones Foundation represents a community where no one lives in the margins; where all people are inherently valued.

TrinityCenterAustin.org - Services and resources for the poor and homeless in inner-city Austin, TX serving spiritual, emotional, and physical needs.

2020年9月21日 · Austin is in the process of buying multiple hotels to house homeless people. And since the onset of COVID, the city finally provided hand-washing stations and port-a-potties to encampments.

2018年12月21日 · Austin Homeless Shelters. We provide a directory of shelters that provide assistance to the homeless. We do not directly provide aid ourselves, but provide local resources for you to find. Most major U.S. cities including Austin, Texas, offer some type of shelter for persons in need.

Find vital services offered by the Homeless Strategy Office. Find helpful information about area shelters. The Homeless Strategy Office (HSO) serves as a focal point for addressing homelessness comprehensively, strategically, and compassionately.

2021年5月6日 · But by mid-May, city staff prepared a list of eighteen public parks on a preliminary list of 45 possible locations for city-sanctioned encampments to shelter Austin's homeless population. The list was shared with the Austin City Council on May 18. Voters called for such an encampment in 2019 after the council voted to allow homeless camping.

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our community, the City of Austin launched the cross-departmental Clean City Strategy in 2019. Through programs that engage people experiencing homelessness, the City helps to maintain clean, hygienic spaces for everyone.