Category: System Progress
December 22, 2023
Community Impact: Revamped downtown Austin homeless shelter for women, transgender clients opens its doors
AUSTIN – This week, the City of Austin and service provider Urban Alchemy re-opened a shelter facility that closed earlier in the year, adding...
November 3, 2023
Free bus rides: How to get your permanent free fare card from CapMetro
AUSTIN (Nov. 3, 2023) – Local bus service in Austin and Travis County is now free for anyone experiencing homelessness with a new fare card...
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...
September 26, 2023
What to Know: Takeaways from two reports on the Austin/Travis County Homelessness Response System
AUSTIN (Sept. 26, 2023) -- People living outside in Austin and Travis County are connecting more quickly to organizations that can offer help due to...
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...