Marshalling Funds for Supportive Housing

Council proposes community discussions on homelessness

"...to take the next step toward funding the permanent supportive housing proposal for the Marshall Apart­ments in East Austin..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Lawsuit Seeks to Block Converting Microtel for Permanent Supportive Housing for City's Homeless

One project stalls, another moves along

"...purchase of a motel that would be converted into supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness. On Dec. 10, City..."

Jan. 3, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Project Transitions Campaign for Supportive Housing Kicks Off

Local HIV nonprofit’s campaign will fund two new facilities

"...Building new housing facilities is now more a reality than a dream..."

May 25, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

New Housing Rules Benefit Project Transitions

Affordability Unlocked helps the AIDS services organization triple its housing stock

"...effect on Austinites. Project Transitions, local provider of affordable housing and wraparound services to people living with HIV/AIDS, will..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

City Falls Behind on Housing Goals

Housing for Austin’s poorest residents in short supply

"...Two recently released scorecards measuring progress on affordable housing show that the city continues to fall short of..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Victory for Housing

Voters overwhelmingly approve city bond proposition

"...This time, affordable housing advocates had something to celebrate Tuesday when they gathered..."

Nov. 6, 2013 News Post by Amy Smith

A Path Toward Permanent Housing in North Austin

Council approves funding for Espero at Rutland

"...City Council has approved a combination of state housing tax credits, funding from the 2018 housing bond, and..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Manor Road Housing Project Looking for a Home

Neighborhoods balk at a proposed homeless and low-income housing development on Manor Road

"...of rezoning 5908 Manor Rd. to enable an affordable housing development, odds are the project will not survive an..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Lydia Crafts

Affordable Housing by the Numbers

Austin needs more housing to address homelessness

"...the next decade, Austin needs 1,900 new units of housing – 350 of those in the next four years..."

March 5, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Blamed After Break-Ins at Future Housing for People Exiting Homelessness

Former Candlewood Suites hotel broken into and vandalized

"...far Northwest Austin, purchased by the city as future supportive housing for people exiting homelessness, was broken into and..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Victory for Housing

City bond prop wins 61% voter approval

"...This time, affordable housing advocates had something to celebrate Tuesday when they gathered..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

Spencer To Head Neighborhood Housing and Community Development

"...Ott appointed Betsy Spencer to head the city's Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Office. The move comes at a..."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Nonprofits and the City's Quest for Affordable Housing

Helping usher Austin out of a quagmire of inequality

"...as part of its effort to combat the deepening housing shortage, the city of Austin adopted its Strategic Housing..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

City Hall Gears Up for $300M+ Housing Bond

Austin voters will likely be asked to approve the money in November

"...voters will likely be asked to approve a new housing bond in November, following the launch of a campaign..."

July 15, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Then There's This: Housing Chill

Defeat of Proposition 15 poses new challenges for city's affordability goals

"..."I hope you don't scold the electorate," housing advocate Frances Ferguson said, trying to strike a positive..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Council Recap: Water and Housing

Council takes on excessive water bills, "missing middle" in housing

"...measures during its April 7 meeting related to affordable housing, ground transportation chauffeurs, excessive water bills, and zoning to..."

April 8, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Council Candidates in District 6 and 10 Diverge on Police, Housing, Land Use

Race(s) to the West

"...city's strategy to buy motels and convert them into supportive housing. Instead, she wants to partner with faith-based groups..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Northeast Alliance Rejects Housing Project

"...to Mixed Use, to allow for a 110-unit affordable supportive-housing complex. The zoning issue is scheduled to go before..."

July 25, 2008 News Feature by Lydia Crafts

Point Austin: Affordable Housing & the Promised Land

Proposition A and Austin's affordability predicament

"...line often when I hear Austinites talking about "affordable housing." We're all willing to admit – to proclaim –..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Column by Michael King

The Daily Hustle: 12/7/10

Your City Council catalog for this Thursday

"...and a few real doozies: the E. 12th permanent supportive housing controversy, an unpopular zoning request along Barton Springs,..."

Dec. 7, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The 12th of Never

The dispute over one Eastside housing proposal reflects a larger Austin conflict

"...Nevertheless, two nearby neighborhood associations are livid that a supportive housing proposal – including currently homeless people as potential..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Home Away From Home

Council decamps to the Carver and considers housing the homeless

"...of the Texas chapter of the nonprofit Corporation for Supportive Housing, led the council through a marathon presentation, weighing..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Council Recap: Kelly Holds Out on Hotel Purchase As City Gets Ready to HEAL

High-profile homelessness initiatives dominate meeting

"...Austin, to be converted into 83 units of permanent supportive housing to help the most vulnerable among the city’s..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: A Tale of Two Cities

Thinking about affordable housing from all sides

"...grand opening of Skyline Terrace, Foundation Communities' latest low-income housing project, on Ben White near South First. The former..."

July 4, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Unhoused Moved to "Bridge Shelter" As City HEALs Its First Encampment

20 people living outside Terrazas Library relocated

"...relocate people and clear campsites as part of the Housing-Focused Homeless Encampment Assistance Link (HEAL) initiative approved by City..."

June 17, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: Breaking Down the Bonds

Affordable housing headlines, but there's plenty in the package

"...major bond propositions, headlined by the $250 million affordable housing Prop A, which has thus far generated the most..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Austin at Large: On the Ground, in the Sky

Council tackles Austin’s intractable housing crisis in several dimensions

"...in many weeks, Council has turned its attentions to housing – Austin's lack of it, City Hall's increasingly complex..."

April 9, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

City Hall Hustle: The Hangover

Recycling, homeless housing, and spandex – cure for a migraine?

"...roughly $13 million remaining from $55 million in affordable housing funds approved in the 2006 bond election (Item 53)...."

March 26, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Austin at Large: And Our House Is Your House

What did you do today to provide decent housing where it's needed for everyone?

"...week right where we left off last week: On housing, Austin and Central Texas are failing across the board...."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council OK's Motel Purchase to Help Homeless

Also on the dais: parks, trains, trails, diapers

"...and I-35 to serve as temporary bridge and permanent supportive housing for those now homeless and unsheltered...."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

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