Community Dining Hall Reopens After Being Closed for Three Years

The Caritas Dining Hall, a community kitchen serving Austin's homeless population, has only served to-go meals since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today they reopened their kitchen and brought back a sense of community to Austin's unhoused.

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HUD, HACA announce 300 new housing vouchers

Using funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) will be providing 300 new housing vouchers with 100 designated specifically for homeless veterans.

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City backs housing voucher program for tenants at 2 upcoming Austin affordable housing projects

Austin is moving to assist up to 160 individuals and families experiencing chronic homelessness through a housing voucher system that received City Council approval Feb. 23.

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Nonprofit leader receives keys to the city for serving Austinites experiencing homelessness

In one of his final acts as Mayor of Austin last week, Mayor Steve Adler presented keys to the city to Jo Kathryn Quinn, President and CEO of Caritas of Austin.

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Massive Affordable Complex for Austin’s East Side

A partnership between Austin, a Missouri-based developer and a local nonprofit could bring a new affordable housing complex to one of Austin’s poorest neighborhoods.

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