On Thursday, November 16, HousingWorks Austin assembled dozens of Austin professionals who work with families with children who are experiencing homelessness in the Austin area. Sponsored by Ascension – Seton Healthcare Family, the forum was a follow-up to our...
By the time Jamie Lopez reached middle school age, her family life was in turmoil. They struggled with poverty and homelessness, which contributed to her poor performance in school. As she prepared for high school, her home life was...
While the need for more affordable housing in Austin is still great, the affordable housing landscape in our city changes constantly thanks to the action of concerned city leaders, voters, nonprofits, innovative developers and corporate partners. On October 27th,...
On Thursday, November 16, HousingWorks Austin assembled dozens of Austin professionals who work with homeless families in the Austin area. Sponsored by Seton Healthcare Family, the forum was a follow-up to our Housing + Health Summit, which took place...
Residents recently started moving into Aldrich 51, one of Austin’s newest affordable communities. The upscale, yet affordable complex in the Mueller Development has 240 units including efficiency, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. Developer, DMA Development has earmarked 85...
It is widely believed that for cities like Austin to overcome their struggles with a lack of affordable housing, it will take the involvement and cooperation of corporations. One major corporation, JP Morgan Chase, has adopted a corporate responsibility...
The Austin Housing Coalition (AHC), of which HousingWorks is a member, started the second round of CodeNEXT Code Readings on February 10. The purpose of the Code Readings is to give members of the public an opportunity to discuss...
Much of the homelessness in our country is related to mental illness. This is a particularly disturbing problem among our veterans who have been placed in some very traumatic situations. Fortunately, there are programs like Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing...
“It’s better.” “It still needs work.” Both of those comments came from Austin Mayor Steve Adler as he described the second draft of CodeNEXT in a news conference on Friday, September 15th, hours after the revised code and maps...
Nora Linares-Moeller was named HousingWorks Austin’s Executive Director in April of 2018. She had served at the organization’s Interim E.D. since August of 2017. Nora’s civic and political achievements span the past 42 years. She spent 12 years in...