Extreme heat is expected this week. The National Weather Service expects triple-digit temperatures this week, issuing an Extreme Heat Warning for our area Wednesday. Find City of Austin and Travis County cooling centers, safety information, and more by clicking the link.

On one night in January, hundreds of people set out in cars and on foot in the early morning hours to deliver a message to people without homes: You count. Explore what we learned about homelessness in our community during the 2025 Point in Time (PIT) Count.

Our community is transitioning to a new vendor for our Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) this fall, and in the short term it will mean some changes to training and onboarding schedules. As the HMIS Lead Agency, ECHO will continue to provide updates as the transition happens.

Eight organizations in Austin/Travis County that provide housing and supportive services to people working to end their homelessness will receive nearly $14 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Our community's first unhoused mortality report is a comprehensive analysis of who's dying on our streets, the leading causes of death, and what homelessness response and health systems can do about it.