It has been an incredible year for HousingWorks! With 2015 coming to a close, it’s a great opportunity to reflect on some of our affordability successes over the past 12 months. WE AFFECTED PUBLIC POLICY Homestead Preservation Districts In May, City...
Contact City Council today to show your support for items on their agenda for Thursday, December 17! Agenda Item #74 will increase the current Housing Trust Fund dedication from properties that were previously owned by the city from 40% to...
HousingWorks Austin would like to express our sincere thanks to Mayor Steve Adler for his leadership in the efforts to find homes for homeless veterans in Austin, in partnership with several Austin nonprofits and government agencies. Here’s the latest...
After high school, Paul Valdez joined the Navy to escape the crime and violence that lured others in his Los Angeles neighborhood. He reenlisted after 9-11 to help in the war effort, but after returning to civilian life, he...
Eighty-three-year-old Alfonso Zapata survived the Korean War and four tours of duty in the Vietnam War, for which he received the Bronze Star with Valor. He was also tough enough to train Green Berets. Now confined to a wheelchair...
They called it an “Intercommunity Leadership Visit.” Dozens of business, community and government leaders from the East Coast boomtown Greenville, South Carolina came to Austin on November 11th to spend a few days studying the ways of the “wierd...
While much more affordable housing is needed so people at all income levels can find a home in Austin, there is much to celebrate in our city. That’s just what HousingWorks Austin and its supporters did at the Long...
Registration is now open on the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) website for the 2016 Point in Time Count, on January 23rd! The Austin/Travis County Point in Time (PIT) Count is part of the national effort to eliminate street homelessness...
In recent years, agencies and organizations in Austin have initiated programs to help low-to-moderate income families become first-time homeowners. But one organization, Austin Habitat for Humanity, has been fostering affordable home ownership for 30 years using a time-honored formula...