/tags/homeless Homeless en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Sun, 14 Nov 2021 20:37:03 GMT /austin/2021-11-14/austinites-gather-to-honor-the-lives-of-251-people-experiencing-homelessness-who-died-in-2021 The names of the dead were read aloud, each coupled with the ring of a bell to mark their passing, at a vigil along Auditorium Shores on Sunday. Sun, 14 Nov 2021 20:37:03 GMT /austin/2021-11-14/austinites-gather-to-honor-the-lives-of-251-people-experiencing-homelessness-who-died-in-2021 Andrew Weber /austin/2019-06-26/austin-mayor-steve-adler-wants-more-action-on-homelessness-the-status-quo-is-killing-us Mayor Steve Adler is pushing back against criticism of steps the City Council took last week to, as he says, address homelessness more effectively in� Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:40:00 GMT /austin/2019-06-26/austin-mayor-steve-adler-wants-more-action-on-homelessness-the-status-quo-is-killing-us Jennifer Stayton /texas/2017-11-10/new-play-gives-a-firsthand-account-of-austins-no-sit-no-lie-law From Texas Standard:Have you ever sat in a long line for a show opening or movie premiere? In several Texas cities, lying or sitting down in certain� Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:44:14 GMT /texas/2017-11-10/new-play-gives-a-firsthand-account-of-austins-no-sit-no-lie-law Rachel Zein /austin/2017-08-14/homeless-service-providers-are-changing-the-rules-for-getting-free-meals-in-downtown Service providers are taking a new approach to addressing homelessness in downtown Austin, focusing particularly on the area around the Austin Resource� Mon, 14 Aug 2017 10:00:00 GMT /austin/2017-08-14/homeless-service-providers-are-changing-the-rules-for-getting-free-meals-in-downtown Syeda Carrillo /austin/2017-07-17/mayors-plan-taxes-tourists-to-help-house-homeless-expand-convention-center Mayor Steve Adler is proposing a new plan for addressing homelessness in downtown Austin � by making tourists chip in.Speaking at City Hall on Monday, the� Tue, 18 Jul 2017 01:07:29 GMT /austin/2017-07-17/mayors-plan-taxes-tourists-to-help-house-homeless-expand-convention-center Syeda Carrillo /texas/2016-09-05/austin-san-antonio-participate-in-effort-to-end-youth-homelessness From Texas Standard:About 10 percent of the country’s homeless youth live in Texas � that means more than 100,000 young people don’t have a steady place� Mon, 05 Sep 2016 19:30:00 GMT /texas/2016-09-05/austin-san-antonio-participate-in-effort-to-end-youth-homelessness Joy Diaz /austin/2016-07-13/austin-advocates-look-to-private-investment-to-address-homelessness Homeless advocates in Austin got a $1.1 million infusion from the federal government to advance a relatively new, market-based approach to getting people� Wed, 13 Jul 2016 09:02:57 GMT /austin/2016-07-13/austin-advocates-look-to-private-investment-to-address-homelessness Nathan Bernier /austin/2016-06-22/functional-zero-veteran-homelessness-does-not-mean-all-of-austins-veterans-have-homes Austin is trying to end homelessness among veterans. Homeless advocates say the city has already attained “functional zero� veteran homelessness, and� Wed, 22 Jun 2016 21:17:55 GMT /austin/2016-06-22/functional-zero-veteran-homelessness-does-not-mean-all-of-austins-veterans-have-homes Nathan Bernier /austin/2014-08-28/austins-experimental-micro-housing-project-for-chronically-homeless-breaks-ground Yesterday, a decade-long dream took root for Alan Graham of Mobile Loaves and Fishes. Graham and the organization celebrated the groundbreaking of� Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:58:21 GMT /austin/2014-08-28/austins-experimental-micro-housing-project-for-chronically-homeless-breaks-ground Joy Diaz /austin/2014-03-21/theres-a-different-kind-of-homelessness-for-onion-creek-flood-victims When you think about the word “homeless,� what comes to mind?Homelessness can include a person who lacks housing. But it is also includes people in� Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:49:04 GMT /austin/2014-03-21/theres-a-different-kind-of-homelessness-for-onion-creek-flood-victims Joy Diaz