Category: Housing
September 15, 2021
New reports highlight racial inequities and the need for more housing
AUSTIN (Sept. 15, 2021) -- A Black Austinite is six times more likely than a white Austinite to experience homelessness, new research from the...
February 25, 2021
Our homeless services system is not racially equitable. Here’s how we’re working to fix it.
AUSTIN, Texas (Feb. 25, 2021) – Austin/Travis County is one of eight communities across the country taking part in the first-ever Racial Equity...
December 18, 2020
Evictions are deadly during a pandemic, research shows
AUSTIN, Texas (Dec. 16, 2020) -- In central Texas, as in so many communities across the country, the looming expiration of the CDC's eviction...
November 11, 2020
On this Veterans Day, don’t thank a Veteran for their service. Instead ask them, “You good?”
By Dylan Lowery, Housing Stability Case Manager, Family Eldercare A 2011 Pew Research Center report found that Americans have little or no...
September 15, 2020
Op-ed: We need rent relief now to prevent a wave of homelessness
AUSTIN, Texas (September 15, 2020) -- Our community, our state, and our nation need rent relief now on the federal level to prevent a new wave of...