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April 5, 2023
How many people are unhoused in Austin? We’re getting better at estimating
AUSTIN – For years, Austinites have relied on a single number to describe the scope of homelessness. This number has punctuated news stories,...
March 13, 2023
Fiercely Focused | iCAN
AUSTIN -- It's hard for many of us to imagine life without a smartphone. Tracking appointments, finding directions, looking up information, calling...
March 7, 2023
Read ECHO’s submission to UN group examining racial injustice, human rights violations by law enforcement
AUSTIN (March 6, 2023) -- Laws criminalizing camping and other behaviors associated with homelessness disproportionately harm Black people living in...
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
Let’s Count: How you can support unhoused folks during the 2023 Point in Time (PIT) Count
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...