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Paid Research Opportunity

We are seeking participants for a two-hour focus group ($70 total) who: (1) Identify as Black, AND (2) Have experienced or are currently experiencing homelessness in Austin or Travis County.

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Prop B One Year Later

We check in with five personas - fictional people based on real demographics and experiences of our unhoused population - to see how Prop B has affected them in the year since Austinites voted to recriminalize homelessness.

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HMIS Refresher Training

Trainings are available based on program type: Outreach and Navigation, BSS+ HP, RRH/PSH, and Emergency Shelter. Find a link to register on our HMIS Training page.

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Fast Facts

Lack of income and affordable housing are the leading causes of homelessness in the US

In 2018, ATX reduced unsheltered homelessness among young adults (18-24) by 56%

Nationally, African Americans experience homelessness at 5x the rate of white Americans

Over 900 Veterans have exited homelessness in Austin since 2011

80% of women sleeping unsheltered report abuse or trauma as the cause of their homelessness

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