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CoC NOFO

Local Competition Opens

The FY24 TX-503 CoC NOFO Local Competition is now open. All local & e-snaps applications are due via the application links at the following page by Friday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m.

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Heat Advisory

Stay Cool

Travis County is facing an excessive heat warning. Stay safe by accessing cooling centers and safety information.

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Guest Perspective

Hope at Esperanza

Two members of the Austin Homelessness Advisory Council (AHAC) share their impressions of the transformation at Esperanza Community, a non-congregate emergency shelter complex in East Austin operated by The Other Ones Foundation.

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ECHO Statement

Johnson v. Grants Pass

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case that communities can criminalize people for living unsheltered. ECHO shares in the anger and disappointment felt across the country.

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Leadership Council, the primary decision-
making body for the Austin/Travis County
Continuum of Care, is now accepting
applications for three open seats.

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Fast Facts

Community partners connected more than 10,000 people to permanent housing between 2017-2022

By 2026, we expect about 1,000 new Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) units to come online

A Black Austinite is 6x more likely to experience homelessness than a white Austinite

About 2/3 of unhoused people report they were born/raised or last housed in Austin/Travis County

10% of unhoused people are unaccompanied youth (age 13-24); 11% are families with children

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