by House the Homeless | Nov 30, 2019 | Advocacy, Housing
“Housing is a basic human right. Homelessness is not inevitable. We can do better. Designed to reenergize local, state, and national advocacy, Housing NOW! 2020 provides a platform for advocates to come together to demand a significant increase in federal...
by House the Homeless | Jun 5, 2019 | Advocacy, Featured Articles, Ordinances/Plans
Response to Mayor Adler’s United Efforts to House the Homeless AAS, “United Effort Needed to House Austin’s Homeless,” ‘this goal can only be reached if the city works aggressively with non-profits and private developers to make more low-income housing available...
by House the Homeless | Jun 1, 2019 | Advocacy, Ordinances/Plans
Opinion: To address homelessness, we must plan and compromise...
by House the Homeless | Dec 5, 2017 | Advocacy, Call to Action, Public/Private Action
Be Seen Be Safe Campaign This is the first media attention on this multi-pronged campaign, that is starting in Austin but has serious national implications (possibly 100,000 people living under our bridges may be affected) as the nation starts to renovate our nation’s...
by House the Homeless | Oct 5, 2017 | Advocacy, Equity/Justice, Resolutions
Amicus (Friend of the Court) Brief- This started when the police shot Mr. Michael Brown in Ferguson MO. Under the Obama administration, the DOJ investigated and found that Municipalities such as that in Ferguson were attempting to balance their budgets by giving out...
