Mini Music Festival Serenades the Esperanza Community Homeless Encampment

Bands and residents soundtrack Been There event

"...Cole, a visual artist who currently lives at the Esperanza Community, sharing a heartfelt compliment about another resident, Donald..."

April 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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

A Southeast Austin warehouse will soon become a shelter

"...with little input from stakeholders in the homeless response community, raised concerns among some advocates and officials, who worry..."

May 12, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

A DIY Approach to Helping the Unhoused Pays Off at Camp Esperanza

No funding? No resources? No problem.

"...May's thunderstorms, and the rain pounded down on Camp Esperanza, a campsite for the unhoused at the southeast edge..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Copa Esperanza Benefits Local Charities

Soccer tourney scores with fun and charity

"...with the right mindset to create long-term change. Villa Esperanza is one such organization...."

March 15, 2010 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Transforming Tent Cities With Windows and Doors

The Other Ones Foundation hopes to install personalized shelters at the Esperanza Community

"...TOOF demonstrated the structures on Nov. 24 at the Esperanza Community, a state-sanctioned homeless encampment on Hwy. 183, near..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Pharcyde and Brownout’s Special Fest Collaboration and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Find Nineties alt-hip-hop pioneers and Caroline Rose at two separate benefits

"...Been There 2 w/ the Pharcyde & Brownout Esperanza Community, Saturday 11..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: And Now for Some Good News

In this week's issue, an optimistic story about Camp Esperanza and a heartfelt sendoff to retiring Music Editor Raoul Hernandez

"...homeless encampment and transformed the space into a thriving community called Camp Esperanza. I loved this story. Check it..."

July 23, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

The Loren Hosts the Milk Bar, Bar Peached Brings the Fall Harvest, Perry’s Goes Mexican with Verdad, 12 Days of Free Lunch Is on Its Way, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Turkeyday plans for this year? OMG, it’s now or..."

Nov. 21, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin-Made Comedy Home Free Is Taking Homelessness Seriously

How a chance encounter in 1997 keeps changing lives

"...opening the door to other members of the unhoused community that had gathered around him. Barszap said that, as..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fentanyl ODs Spur Health Crisis

The Travis County Commissioners Court declares opioid epidemic a crisis

"...Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center and The Other Ones Foundation's Esperanza Community, both in South Austin...."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...providing free health care to people living at the Esperanza Community for unhoused Austinites in Southeast Austin, KUT’s Olivia..."

Dec. 20, 2024 News Feature

Encampment Fires Add Fuel to Camping Ban Debate

Mackowiak: "No one has ever run as sophisticated a campaign as the one we are running"

"...Hours later, a second fire ignited at the state-sanctioned Esperanza Community on U.S. 183 in Southeast Austin, and a..."

April 9, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Developing Stories

Connect-the-dot conversations heard around town

"...and grow – whether convened by the business sector, community nonprofits, or the city of Aus­tin – what's notable..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Who Will Guide Project Connect Into the Station?

As leaders leave the station we look at who will drive the public transit redesign

"...for PC to build out the system. That's because community stakeholders had raised concerns about Clarke doing both jobs,..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...medics responded to a cardiac arrest call at the Esperanza Community, the state-sanctioned encampment for people experiencing homelessness in..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Food & Wine Fest, Día de los Muertos, Celtic Fest, and More Recommended Events

Wake the dead, toss some cabers, and much more

"...LALO Tequila makes the entire amphitheater stage into a community altar/ofrenda where you can add your loved one’s picture...."

Nov. 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Homeless Service Organizations That Need Your Help Now

Donate money and materials

"...the new coronavirus spreads through Austin, many in our community are struggling to cope with forced isolation and social..."

March 19, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Entanglements, Switchblades, and Tons of TV in the Week’s Events

Treat your weekdays like a weekend with these arts and culture happenings

"...a couple of wild cards, plus a section for “Community Plugs” wherein you’ll learn about various orgs or initiatives..."

May 23, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Earth Day, Record Store Day, and More Recommended Events

Go green in a number of ways this week

"...a collective of creatives providing well-cooked meals to the Esperanza Community.   – James Scott Field Guide Festival..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

What’s Happening, What’s Being Done, and How We Got Into This Cold Weather Catastrophe

More chaos with continued power outages, calls for water conservation

"...medics responded to a cardiac arrest call at the Esperanza Community, the state-sanctioned encampment for people experiencing homelessness in..."

Feb. 17, 2021 News Post by Lina Fisher

As Heat Blazes, Council OKs $9 Million Emergency Shelter

City using some funding designated for permanent housing

"...area, right next door to The Other Ones Foundation's Esperanza Community, was announced by Interim City Manager Jesús Garza..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

John Anderson's Top 10 Photos of 2021

"...July 9. Taking place at a time when the community felt it was coming out of the pandemic, this..."

Dec. 30, 2021 Photo Gallery

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Community to Call: Home The Other Ones Foundation announced it..."

Sept. 17, 2021 News Feature

Levitation, a Cumbia Halloween, Jazz Hall of Fame, and More Crucial Concerts

From spooky to undead and beyond, these are the shows to see

"...out of town. Proceeds benefit The Other Ones Foundation’s Esperanza Community, which offers the unhoused shelter and vocational training...."

Nov. 1, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

"Finally I Sang": Progressive Cumbia Fires Up Como Las Movies’ Full-Length Debut

Como Las Singles finds Nelson Valente Aguilar in the driver’s seat

"...plays Been There 2, a festival benefiting the hosting Esperanza Community for unhoused Austinites, on Nov. 11 alongside the..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Moment of Silence

"...few words for the woman who recently died at Esperanza Community as mentioned in your February 19 story “Dark..."

Feb. 24, 2021 Postmarks

Remembrances of Raúl, Part One

Remembrance from Barbara Renaud Gonzalez, Emmet Campos and Amparo Garcia.

"...and inspired me and continues to do so, his community activism was a model I emulated, his bookstore was..."

Feb. 23, 2008 News Post by Belinda Acosta

'La Víctima': An old message still needing to be heard

As Teatro Vivo stages La Víctima, a groundbreaking look at Mexican-U.S. immigration, Rupert Reyes and Jorge Huerta discuss the play's origins and relevance

"...and U.S. Latino theatre and El Teatro de la Esperanza, a theatre group he helped found at UC-Santa Barbara...."

March 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Miracle on E. 7th St.

After 25 Years, Ruperto Reyes Brings Magic Back Home

"...and a regular gig with El Teatro de la Esperanza -- one of the country's premier Latino theatre companies...."

Feb. 14, 1997 Arts Feature by James E. Garcia

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...the wing of grown rappers in their East Austin community, and with the approval of their churchgoing mothers, Cooly..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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