Blog
August 19, 2022
Five Takeaways: Racial Disparities and Needs & Gaps in Austin’s unhoused community
AUSTIN – It’s getting harder to afford a place in Austin, and longtime Black and Hispanic/Latinx residents face the most severe effects,...
July 29, 2022
Can a Black Man Cry?
What does it take to be vulnerable? For a Black man, it can take overcoming generational expectations and stereotypes while navigating systems that,...
July 13, 2022
You’re Invited: Special NOFO Community Meeting
AUSTIN -- Join ECHO and community partners to learn more about a new U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding opportunity...
June 17, 2022
We Can Now | Fiercely Focused
AUSTIN -- When Antony Jackson started his direct service nonprofit in 2020, the Homelessness Response System he became part of did not reflect his...
April 29, 2022
Prop B One Year Later
A year ago, Austinites voted to recriminalize homelessness. The passage of Proposition B was a clear message of frustration from our community. But...