In January of every year Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) dispatches hundreds of volunteers onto the streets of Austin in the early morning hours. Their task is to find as many people living unsheltered as possible and document information...
What positions do you hold, besides being a HousingWorks Austin board member? Since I completed my terms on the Austin City Council, I’ve continued to serve the community in several ways. I serve on the board of ECHO (Ending...
Last week, Austin saw a barrage of encouraging news about its ongoing fight against homelessness. On Monday, January 9th, LifeWorks Austin and the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) announced they had exceeded their goal to find homes for 50...
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Austin’s general obligation affordable housing bonds, HousingWorks commissioned Civic Economics to complete an economic analysis of the bonds. To date, approximately one-third of the 2013 housing bonds have been obligated ($27 million...
What position(s) do you hold, besides being a HousingWorks Austin board member? In my day job I work with farmworker housing as the Housing Services Director of Motivation Education & Training, Inc, a regional nonprofit that provides employment, training,...
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...