/tags/homelessness Homelessness en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 01 May 2025 20:53:36 GMT /housing/2025-05-01/homeless-point-in-time-count-homelessness-austin-tx-travis-county-shelter-streets To qualify for federal money, Austin and other cities conduct what's called a point-in-time count of people sleeping outside or in emergency shelters. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:53:36 GMT /housing/2025-05-01/homeless-point-in-time-count-homelessness-austin-tx-travis-county-shelter-streets Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2025-04-30/austin-tx-homeless-population-city-council-budget Last year, the city allocated $30.3 million to help those experiencing homelessness, but that amount needs to more than double for the upcoming 2025-2026 fiscal year, according to the city's Homeless Strategy Office. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:03:00 GMT /austin/2025-04-30/austin-tx-homeless-population-city-council-budget Luz Moreno-Lozano /housing/2025-04-03/austin-tx-housing-rent-prices-homelessness The City of Austin agreed to pay Housing Connector $2.14 million over two years. The company currently operates in at least three other cities, including Dallas, Denver and Portland, Oregon. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:09:05 GMT /housing/2025-04-03/austin-tx-housing-rent-prices-homelessness Audrey McGlinchy /health/2025-02-18/central-health-travis-county-austin-tx-bridge-clinic-homeless-health-care Central Health's bridge program offers an alternative to the emergency room when unhoused people have health needs. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:03:05 GMT /health/2025-02-18/central-health-travis-county-austin-tx-bridge-clinic-homeless-health-care Olivia Aldridge /austin/2025-01-21/austin-tx-overnight-shelter-st-marks-united-methodist-church-homelessness-cold-weather St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in North Austin started opening its doors to people experiencing homelessness earlier this year. The church aims to have the pop-up shelter up and running anytime the temperature hits 35 degrees or lower. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:15:46 GMT /austin/2025-01-21/austin-tx-overnight-shelter-st-marks-united-methodist-church-homelessness-cold-weather Luz Moreno-Lozano /housing/2025-01-17/williamson-county-cold-weather-shelters-homelessness Unlike nearby AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County, Williamson County does not have any government run overnight shelters for the area’s homeless population â€� including when it gets cold outside. Residents frustrated by the situation came together to create their own solution this winter. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:32:59 GMT /housing/2025-01-17/williamson-county-cold-weather-shelters-homelessness Kailey Hunt /health/2025-01-16/new-report-shows-lower-life-expectancy-increased-overdoses-among-homeless-austinites The study looked at the causes of death of more than 1,000 people without housing who died over a five-year period. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:56:25 GMT /health/2025-01-16/new-report-shows-lower-life-expectancy-increased-overdoses-among-homeless-austinites Andrew Weber /austin/2025-01-13/austin-tx-overnight-cold-weather-homeless-shelters-temperature Once the decision to open cold-weather shelters is made, the decision stands â€� even if the forecast changes. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:26:23 GMT /austin/2025-01-13/austin-tx-overnight-cold-weather-homeless-shelters-temperature Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2025-01-10/austin-tx-homeless-overnight-cold-weather-shelters After receiving community feedback, the city lowered the temperature threshold to open the shelters and started giving people experiencing homelessness more of a heads up. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2025-01-10/austin-tx-homeless-overnight-cold-weather-shelters Andrew Weber /housing/2025-01-06/austin-texas-homeless-population-numbers-2025-tx Austin's Ending Community Homeless Coalition will set out to count as many people experiencing homelessness as possible on a single night on Jan. 25. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:03:00 GMT /housing/2025-01-06/austin-texas-homeless-population-numbers-2025-tx Olivia Aldridge