Category: Featured

PIT Count logo with text that says Let's Count
September 26, 2024

ECHO Announces Date for 2025 Point in Time (PIT) Count

Announcement kicks off campaign to recruit 1,200 volunteers for the single-night survey of people experiencing homelessness in Austin/Travis...
Colorful painting of buildings in a skyline
September 7, 2024

Why the State of the HRS report looks the way it does

The Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) recently published the 2024 State of the Homelessness Response System (HRS) report, a...
mural on wooden fence of hands in heart shape and text that says community
June 4, 2024

Hope at Esperanza Community | Guest Perspective

by Christopher Carrphotos by Michael Davis Editor's note: In May 2024, members of the Austin Homelessness Advisory Council (AHAC) and Austin...
Imagine of rooftops with the ECHO and WoodNext logos and text that says "Microgrants"
April 10, 2024

14 organizations awarded microgrants for diversion and rapid exit through WoodNext Foundation partnership with ECHO

AUSTIN – Fourteen organizations working to end homelessness in Austin and Travis County have a new tool in their toolbox: at least $25,000 each to...
Photo of Capital Metro bus on top of Austin skyline
November 3, 2023

Free bus rides: How to get your permanent free fare card from CapMetro

AUSTIN (Nov. 3, 2023) – Local bus service in Austin and Travis County is now free for anyone experiencing homelessness with a new fare card...
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