Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: PATCH.COM AUSTIN, TX — City officials are poised to undertake the annual census of the homeless population in the Austin/Travis County area, and are seeking volunteers to help with the task. Dubbed the Point In Time Count (the “PIT Count” in the...
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE:KUT Roughly 2,500 homeless people sleep in shelters or outdoors in Austin on a given night. That estimate comes from the “point-in-time” count, an annual citywide census of the homeless community. Cities and counties must do the count on a single...
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: STATESMAN With sufficient funding now in place, a new 212-bed Salvation Army shelter in East Austin for families experiencing homelessness will be able to open at last. The Rathgeber Center, at 4613 Tannehill Lane, debuts at a time when Austin city leaders,...
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: STATESMAN In 2018, the Downtown Austin Community Court helped a group of 59 people experiencing homelessness who accounted for 1,556 open cases bring the number down to seven. Officials say the figure shows the court’s efforts to lower recidivism rates for...
Education, Local
SOURCE: LATINITAS Laura Donnelly, Founder, CEO Latinitas The Glimmer Foundation was born about the same time as Latinitas and maybe that was kismet for the two to have such a long relationship. Glimmer was known for funding startup nonprofit projects and has acquired...
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: CARITAS AUSTIN Oliver lost touch with his family during his years of homelessness but he recently reconnected with his sister, who he had not seen in years. They made spaghetti – his favorite meal – together in his new apartment. It’s been a long hard road,...
