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April 5, 2023

How many people are unhoused in Austin? We’re getting better at estimating

By Chris Davis
AUSTIN – For years, Austinites have relied on a single number to describe the scope of homelessness. This number has punctuated news stories,...
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March 13, 2023

Fiercely Focused | iCAN

By Chris Davis
AUSTIN -- It's hard for many of us to imagine life without a smartphone. Tracking appointments, finding directions, looking up information, calling...
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Close-up of a Black person's hands in handcuffs over a cut-out of the Austin skyline with the UN and ECHO logos
March 7, 2023

Read ECHO’s submission to UN group examining racial injustice, human rights violations by law enforcement

By Chris Davis
AUSTIN (March 6, 2023) -- Laws criminalizing camping and other behaviors associated with homelessness disproportionately harm Black people living in...
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November 22, 2022

ECHO Receives $2.5 Million Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Grant to Help End Homelessness for Families in Austin and Travis County

By Chris Davis
Fund grants $123.45 million to 40 nonprofits across the U.S. to move the needle on re-housing and supporting families experiencing...
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November 3, 2022

Let’s Count: How you can support unhoused folks during the 2023 Point in Time (PIT) Count

By Chris Davis
AUSTIN (Nov. 3, 2022) – The countdown is on to the 2023 Point in Time (PIT) Count, and this week we’re kicking off our community’s efforts to...
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