Last month, the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) observed a milestone. It had been one year since the public housing provider had prohibited smoking in its units and on its properties, except in designated outdoor areas....
What position do you hold, besides being a HousingWorks Austin board member? I am Director of Operations at the Austin Board of REALTORS® Where did you grow up and attend school I was born and raised in Dallas, TX. I was raised...
What position do you hold, besides being a HousingWorks Austin board member? I am employed as a professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Texas. In the volunteer realm, I also serve on the board of...
Due to a budget battle taking place at Austin City Hall, the heart and values of Austin are at stake. That’s according to Council member Delia Garza, some members of the Austin ISD Board of Trustees, One Voice Central Texas,...
In the months leading up to the Housing + Health Summit we’re co-sponsoring November 17th, we will be featuring Austin area nonprofits who understand the benefits of incorporating health initiatives into housing. One such organization is Foundation Communities the largest...
Even with the decline in overall enrollment in Austin I.S.D., the number of students in the District that are classified as homeless continued to rise in the 2015-2016 school year, according to statistics obtained by HousingWorks Austin from A.I.S.D.’s...
Plans to renovate and expand the Rebekah Baines Johnson Center, the aging, affordable housing tower overlooking Lady Bird Lake, made a leap forward last month. On June 24th, City Council approved a code amendment increasing the amount of impervious...
You don’t have to tell Keith Seglem that Austin has a affordability crisis. A longtime resident of Austin, the Air Force veteran has not only struggled with a disability, but also chronic homelessness and unsafe housing. All that is...
Around Thanksgiving of 2016, Foundation Communities plans to fill Lakeline Station Apartments with 128 families. The $26 million affordable complex located at highways 620 and 183 was funded in part by nearly $3 million from the City of Austin’s...
The draft “Austin Strategic Housing Plan” made its debut last month at the City Council’s Housing and Community Development Committee. The Housing Plan establishes community goals around affordable housing over the next 10 years based on current need and...