I am fortunate to be in Washington, DC at the National Housing Conference’s “How Housing Matters” and “Solutions 2016” gatherings. It has been a great opportunity to hear from national leaders in affordable housing about a range of important...
With the explosion of new businesses in northern Travis County in recent years, the area’s affordability crisis has migrated up the I-35 corridor. There is now some economic relief for about 70 families. On November 7, Austin-based Wolfpack Group,...
HousingWorks Austin and the other hosts of the Housing + Health summit are very grateful to St. David’s Foundation for being a key sponsor of the Summit. In fact, nearly two dozen people will get to participate because St....
The Sustainable Food Center is best known for creating better access to healthy food through its farmers’ markets and community gardens. However, SFC’s motto is “Grow, Share, Prepare.” Prepare is where their “Happy Kitchen/La Cocina Alegre” program comes in....
Affordability and mobility have a whole lot in common. Without a doubt, they are the two biggest challenges facing Austin and the surrounding region. In addition, solving one issue goes a long way to solving the other. Recognizing the...
It’s well known at Austin City Hall that the Council’s strongest advocate for increased access to healthy food is Council Member Delia Garza. But, it’s an issue Garza did not fully understand until she decided to run for the...
The City of Austin is sharpening its focus on food access as it becomes increasingly apparent that in a city where many struggle to afford housing and transportation, there are also “food deserts” where healthy food is very hard...
Austin is several weeks away from its first normal election under the 10-1 City Council structure. Last Saturday afternoon Austin Women in Housing and the Austin Housing Coalition held a candidates forum at the First United Methodist Church Family...
It was standing, and stretching room only at Wildflower Terrace earlier this month as residents of the affordable apartment building for seniors, and others from the Mueller neighborhood gathered for the Tai Chi class. The so-called “meditation in motion”...
One of the major sponsors of the November 17th Housing + Health Summit is Austin Board of Realtors. In the video below, ABoR’s CEO, Paul Hilgers explains why his organization believes the summit is important, and he urges everyone...