Tag: COVID-19
September 15, 2020
Op-ed: We need rent relief now to prevent a wave of homelessness
AUSTIN, Texas (September 15, 2020) -- Our community, our state, and our nation need rent relief now on the federal level to prevent a new wave of...
August 27, 2020
Fiercely Focused: Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center
AUSTIN, Texas (August 27, 2020) -- A lot of places that provide direct services for people experiencing homelessness scaled back or closed down due...
July 31, 2020
Fiercely Focused: Community Health Paramedics
AUSTIN, Texas (July 31, 2020) -- COVID-19 has made direct outreach more difficult for homeless service providers. But that outreach takes on a new...
July 24, 2020
How to get homeless service providers COVID-19 supplies without leaving your couch
AUSTIN, Texas (July 24, 2020) -- Homeless service providers need a lot of supplies during COVID-19 to keep themselves, their spaces, and especially...
July 16, 2020
Op-ed: Austin’s decision to decriminalize homelessness is working
AUSTIN, Texas (July 16, 2020) -- A year ago this month, measures intended to decriminalize homelessness went into effect in Austin. Austin's City...