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March 17, 2022

Letter to City of Austin: Improve inclement weather response for unhoused people

ECHO fully agrees with this letter from the Homelessness Response System's Leadership Council, and we encourage the City of Austin to adopt more...
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February 17, 2022

Maximizing Hope | Fiercely Focused

AUSTIN (Feb. 17, 2022) - The freeze that happened in February 2021 was life-threatening for people living outside. A team of volunteers...
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February 2, 2022

Want to help end homelessness in Austin? Here’s how

Homelessness in Austin can feel complex. Too complex. So complex that an individual can't make a difference. And while it's true that it's going to...
December 8, 2021

Join the Austin Youth Collective

Are you a young person with firsthand experience of homelessness? Do you want turn that experience into expertise to improve programs, services, and...
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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...