The interim city manager said he has directed staff to work with community partners to find resources for longer-term shelter for people experiencing homelessness.
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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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