by House the Homeless | Sep 5, 2017 | Advocacy, Equity/Disasters, Resolutions
When Hurrican Harvey struck, Austin, TX, was spared; however, as with 10,000 Hurricane Katrina survivors, Harvey survivors were also presented with the housing in Austin that had been intended for people already experiencing homelessness. When homeless folks went to...
by House the Homeless | Aug 1, 2015 | Advocacy, Decriminalize Homelessness, Ordinances/Plans
August 18, 2015 Mayor Steve Adler City Manager Marc Ott PO Box 1088 Austin, TX 78767 Dear Mayor Adler and City Manager Ott, In 1995, as the City of Austin prepared to pass the No Camping Ordinance, House the Homeless made it clear that arresting people who are...
by House the Homeless | Jan 1, 2015 | Advocacy, Universal Living Wage - ULW (National Locality Wage - NLW)
Not since 1938 following the Great Depression and the creation of the Federal Minimum Wage, FMW, has our nation had as great an opportunity to create income equality and simultaneously stabilize our small businesses. What people do not understand is that as opposed to...