Category: System Progress
November 3, 2023
Free bus rides: How to get your permanent free fare card from CapMetro
UPDATE April 2025 Capital Metro implemented changes to HMIS-linked bus passes in April 2025 as the transit agency transitions to a new...
October 30, 2023
City of Austin launches text alert system for people experiencing homelessness
AUSTIN – The City of Austin launched a new text message alert system last week that notifies people experiencing homelessness about severe weather...
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
Fund grants $123.45 million to 40 nonprofits across the U.S. to move the needle on re-housing and supporting families experiencing...
November 3, 2022
KVUE: Austin community coalition says it has raised 90% of $515M goal to combat homelessness
AUSTIN -- The coalition of community partners known as Finding Home ATX is now 90% of the way to meeting its fundraising goal, stakeholders...
October 21, 2021
Dig into homelessness data using new dashboard
AUSTIN (Oct. 21, 2021) -- A new dashboard provides direct access for the first time to regularly-updated in-depth homelessness data covering housing...