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SOURCE: COMMUNITY IMPACT Help out the Southwest Austin and Driipping Springs communities in a number of ways throughout the year by volunteering with local nonprofit groups. Volunteer opportunities included in this guide are subject to change due to COVID-19 safety...
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April 18th-24th is National Volunteer Week! Glimmer|Austin would like to thank those who take time out of their busy lives to give back to their communities through service. To celebrate this week, consider volunteering with one of our amazing partner organizations....
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Ryan Autullo Source: Austin American-Statesman Facing the possibility Austin voters could reinstate the city’s homeless camping ban in May, Mayor Steve Adler said the city’s existing plan of action has failed. In a conversation with the American-Statesman,...
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — This week, U.S. Census Bureau enumerators will work to make sure Travis County and the surrounding area’s homeless population is counted. Enumerators will visit people experiencing homelessness living along Interstate 35, U.S. Highway 290 and 183....
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the past few years, addressing homelessness has been a top priority for Austin city leaders and nonprofits. But homelessness is complicated and addressing it can at times feel like an insurmountable or intangible challenge to the general public....
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Source: The Guardian Donald Montgomery spends most of his day waiting for the sweltering Texas heat to subside. Then, in the evenings, he springs into action as a volunteer medic at the state-sanctioned homeless camp where he lives. Equipped with his small jump kit...
