'The Working Homeless'

A new art exhibition speaks about and to people living on the streets

"...homeless panhandlers and included them in the exhibition "The Working Homeless," opening this week in the Visual Arts Center..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Community First! Unveils Microhomes for the Chronically Homeless

Village is designed to be a community of 250 homes

"..."It took a while, but [Graham] helped me start working and eventually he helped me get housing. And here..."

April 8, 2016 News Feature by Makeda Easter

The Hands That Feed

The groups that care for Austin's hungry could sure use a few more helping hands

"...me live. People tell me: 'Lola, you shouldn't be working seven days a week. You're working too hard.' No,..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Carrying the Burden

During Gov. Bush's campaign for his party's presidential nomination last fall, reporters asked the candidate to comment on a federal government report asserting that many Texans, including large numbers of children, were going to bed hungry. "I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where?" he demanded, going on to say, "You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." Indeed, you would, especially if one of those pockets is just a few miles from his front door, Virginia B. Wood explains as she explores the very pockets of hunger in Austin Bush has difficulty fathoming.

"...used to describe the situation of Austin's homeless and working poor...."

April 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Homeless Help

Homeless-backed trucks deliver food, clothing, and blankets to their own community

"...Together, Graham and Henderson are working to jump-start a second initiative: HERO, or Homeless Emergency..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Daily Hustle: 10/11/10

House the Homeless founder now author

"...According to the U.S. Conference of Mayors, a person working 40 hours a week at a minimum wage of..."

Oct. 11, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Room at the Inn

Case Marianella homeless shelter provides a badly needed haven for homeless Spanish-speaking immigrants.

"...legs in an accident. Since then, Rollin has been working to support his family. Last summer, he made the..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Anna Hanks

The Mayor's Story

Three contenders try to write a personal tale that will convince the voters

"...have the freedom to call balls and strikes." The Working-Class Hero..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

No Room at the Complex

Renters scramble for housing as dirt churns on new condos

"...a local nonprofit dedicated to keeping Austin affordable. (See "Working for Affordability") Citing well-worn properties along central arterials like..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Seeing the (Green) Light

Environment, Neighborhoods Set the Tone for Place 2 Race

"..."to keep Austin Austin" -- with a quip that working families packed into crumbling houses aren't so fond of..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

City Ends Contract With Operator of Austin's Downtown Homeless Shelter

Front Steps has run the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless since 2004

"...meet our community's standards," Davis said. "We're committed to working with the Leadership Council, Front Steps, and other community..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Homeless Officer Steps Back While Abbott Doubles Down

Putting Council under more pressure to act on homeless ordinances

"...Harris “has been an excellent partner and leader in working to achieve that shared goal.” Littlefield added: “We do..."

Oct. 10, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Hall Hustle: Across The Universe

Housing advocate Troxell provides chapter and verse on living wage

"...back, his troupe protested the flawed anti-loitering ordinance; after working on the issue for years, Troxell and HTH were..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Which Came First: The Twitter or the Twegg???

Mobile Loaves & Fishes feeds the mind, body, spirit, and the egg lobby!

"...Fishes, an Austin nonprofit organization that feeds homeless and working poor people on the streets of five U.S. cities..."

March 15, 2009 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

Twitter Flame War Fires Up Austin FC Supporters to Help the Unhoused

For Los Verdes, y'all means all

"...acted with compassion toward poorer members of the community. Working primarily through the 4ATX Foundation, a nonprofit they created,..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

Council Approves California Homeless Service Provider Urban Alchemy to Take Over Austin's Downtown Shelter

But nobody seems very happy about it

"...contracts. Other positions funded by federal dollars (case managers working to house veterans or in other permanent supportive housing..."

July 29, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin Homeless Service Organizations That Need Your Help Now

Donate money and materials

"...a multitude of nonprofits and governmental entities that are working harder than ever to provide for those without homes...."

March 19, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Formerly Homeless Find Good Neighbors at Community First! Village

A week’s stay at Austin’s most talked about neighborhood

"...physics department at the University of Texas, Graham was working in real estate. Mobile Loaves & Fishes, the religious..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Problem With K2, Downtown Austin’s Most Dangerous Drug

APD cannot depend on big busts alone to solve the problem

"...ATCEMS had been working on this problem for some time. The department saw..."

March 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

How Austin Keeps Its Homeless Citizens Fed

“You want meals that feel like a hug"

"...milk. The diners range from the chronically homeless to working poor transitioning out of life on the streets and..."

March 24, 2017 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

City Plans New Emergency Homeless Shelter, But Without Much Community Input

A Southeast Austin warehouse will soon become a shelter

"...Board, Leadership Council, nor any of the committees or working groups in our governance were consulted on any of..."

May 12, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Beside the Point: Get Off Your Butt

Council can help the homeless big-time, and next week

"...the OCA's recommended deadline. The city has a team working to assess its overall effort to address the issue,..."

April 20, 2018 News Column by Nina Hernandez

The Latest Proposal

Downtown businesses and orgs form an alliance

"...council consideration, but Council Member Sheryl Cole, who's been working the issue, says she's "seriously considering" the question and..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

The Possession of Hannah Grace

Diabolical horror in the morgue is DOA

"...a police officer implodes, Megan (Mitchell) takes a job working the graveyard shift – in every sense of the..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Point in Time Count Looks to Give Overview of Homelessness in the U.S.

Service providers, volunteers gear up for annual PIT Count

"...your normal day-to-day is exciting," Friedman told us, "but working up the courage to talk to someone in these..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Homelessness on the Rise in Austin

Annual count reveals a 20% increase in homelessness

"...While ECHO has preliminary results, they're now working to comb data and uncover information about subgroups including..."

March 18, 2016 News Feature by Makeda Easter

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...now. Everywhere you go, you meet people who are working harder for less, wages and incomes have flatlined, people..."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

City Ends Contract With Operator of Austin's Downtown Homeless Shelter

Chronic underperformance catches up with Front Steps

"...services for those experiencing homelessness and looks forward to working diligently and collaboratively to secure critical elements of our..."

July 15, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

A Walk Among the Tombstones

Liam Neeson has taken to shooting at bad guys again in this slow-burning Matthew Scudder mystery.

"...Marlowe, are mentioned by name, and director Scott Frank, working from his own screenplay, makes the most of his..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All There in the Music

Mandy Mercier puts down her fiddle to talk about her eventful life.

"...hippie circuit. She returned to the East Coast, alternately working in a head shop, studying, and trying to get..."

May 11, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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