Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: KVUE Three busy areas — west campus near UT Austin, several streets downtown and 11th and 12th streets in east Austin — could be off-limits to homeless camping. This proposal comes from Austin City Council members Kathie Tovo and Ann Kitchen. There’s also a...
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE:KVUE AUSTIN, Texas — A new homeless shelter is getting some much-needed funding, but it still has a long way to go before it can open. On Monday, the Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation pledged $100,000 to the Salvation Army’s new Rathgeber Center....
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER Jeffrey Adler sits in the shade of a tree outside the Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center on Manchaca Road one Thursday in late July. The weekday services offered by the nonprofit have provided a tether for Adler, who has been on the...
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: CBS AUSTIN AUSTIN, Texas — A third round of talks on the homeless problem in the city of Austin will be held Tuesday at St. Edward’s University. Mayor Steve Adler and four other council members will be in attendance, including representatives from south Austin...
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN None of us want to see the homeless on the streets of Austin. Many have voiced their fear, concern and anger following recent changes in a city ordinance that allows the homeless to sit, stay and have tents in public places. This has...
Homelessness
SOURCE: NATIONAL SWELL Alan Graham’s eyes glimmer whenever he talks about one of his big ideas — and this one might be the biggest of them all. “I like extraordinary challenges,” he told NationSwell. “I’ve been challenged my whole life.” Extraordinary is a perfect...
