Homelessness, Local
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Arturo Rodriguez was outside the ARCH on Thursday morning. “It’s not fair,” he said. Rodriguez was hoping to take a shower and do some laundry this week, but now finds himself on the outside looking in. Like many others, good hygiene is on his mind....
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: AUSTIN CHRONICLE As the new coronavirus spreads through Austin, many in our community are struggling to cope with forced isolation and social distancing measures, but most are able to meet their basic needs. The situation is much different for our unhoused...
Local
SOURCE: AUSTIN CHRONICLE BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS, COVID-19 has affected everyone and everything, including local nonprofits. Business closures led to blood drives being canceled. Our food bank has an increased need for services. You may be wondering how you can help, so...
Hunger, Local
SOURCE:AUSTIN (KXAN) The Padron Elementary School parking lot in north Austin became a drive-thru Wednesday morning. The Central Texas Food Bank repurposed the school’s lot to go ahead with a re-imagining of its mobile food pantry to deliver “disaster relief” boxes of...
Hunger, Local
SOURCE: SPECTRUM NEWS AUSTIN, Texas — Thousands of homebound seniors across Texas have come to rely on the Meals on Wheels program not only for the food, but oftentimes the social interaction that comes with it. But as coronavirus concerns continue, the...
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: CBS AUSTIN Austin’s homeless shelters are facing major challenges with the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as they work to serve the most vulnerable. “We’re working with individuals who when you say go isolate yourself in your home,...
