The fall of 2016 will bring a new lease on life for 35 single mothers and their children in Austin. That’s when Jeremiah Program is scheduled to begin moving the families into affordable housing on its Jeremiah Program Campus,...
The City of Austin is in the midst of rewriting its decades-old Land Development Code. While the process – known as CodeNEXT – has been lengthy (upwards of three years), complex, and time intensive, the payoff could be worth...
What position do you hold, besides being a HousingWorks Austin board member? I have been building communities for about 24 years. The communities change as we learn more and more about how to serve all of our citizenry. I...
Foundation Communities‘ next home for single adults, Bluebonnet Studios, appears to be on track to open in the Fall of 2016. The affordable housing community at 2301 South Lamar Boulevard will include 107 units, all of which will lease at...
Mark your calendar for Thursday, November 17th, 2016. HousingWorks Austin is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for dialogue, discussion and action, Housing + Health: Building Blocks for Equity and Opportunity. This one-day summit will take place on Thursday, November...
For Raymond Leibas, the thought of going back to school was scary, but he wanted to move his family out of public housing and show his three kids you should never stop learning and trying to improve your life....
Housing affordability challenges have reached critical levels throughout Austin, with striking disparities in income, cost of living and available housing among Austin’s 10 city council districts according to the City Council Housing Jobs District Analysis released by HousingWorks Austin....
What position(s) do you hold, besides being a HousingWorks Austin board member? I serve as an Executive Director, Foundations, with the Seton Healthcare Family; and as a volunteer policy advisor for Austin Mayor Steve Adler. Previously, I was police...
When 28-year-old Mike Mancuso came to Austin in 2011, he thought he had found the perfect place to launch his music career. He does enjoy performing originals and cover tunes with his band Steady Legend. However, ever-increasing housing costs...
Austin-based DMA Development Company, the company that built the upscale Wildflower Terrace Apartments in the Mueller Development, is set to prove once again that affordable housing can be attractive. On Wednesday, March 23rd, DMA broke ground for Aldrich 51,...