Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: KVUE AUSTIN, Texas — A new year means Austin City Council is back in action. The first work session of the year included an update on homelessness in Austin. In a memo to council on Friday, staff wrote that “2019 was a year of transition” for how...
Homelessness, Local
Source: KVUE Staff said it plans to create a Homeless Services Division within Austin Public Health. This would serve as a hub for homelessness-related activities and city efforts. It would also help allocate resources in accordance with the City’s priorities....
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE:KVUE The 2019 PIT count found that there were more than 2,200 homeless people in Austin. However, crews believe that number will be much higher this year. The organization told KVUE more volunteers will allow for a more accurate count. RELATED: ECHO says there...
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: AUSTIN (KXAN) Austin set a lofty goal of effectively ending youth homelessness in the city by the end of 2020, and to do so city leaders are looking to what worked to end veteran homelessness four years ago. “Austin knows what works,” said Darilynn...
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: Austin Echo The Point in Time Count is what the City of Austin uses to identify the number of individuals experiencing homelessness in Austin, and a data point we use to determine our success in ending youth homelessness. Volunteers are needed for this...
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: AUSTIN CHRONICLE Just one week into 2020, and it already feels like the doom and gloom that dominated the late 2010s is taking root in the new year. Our increasingly unhinged president continues to march toward a new Forever War in the Middle East; wildfires...
