Mission | House the Homeless https://housethehomeless.org Education and Advocacy on Issues of Homelessness Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:13:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://housethehomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-House-the-Homeless-logo-01-32x32.png Mission | House the Homeless https://housethehomeless.org 32 32 HUGSS New Year’s Day event for winter resources https://housethehomeless.org/hugss-new-years-day-event-for-winter-resources/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 11:26:32 +0000 https://housethehomeless.org/?p=3671

House the Homeless’ annual  HUGSS Winter survival volunteer event was held outdoors on Saturday, January 1st 2022, at First Baptist Austin. Just under 250 individuals experiencing homelessness were provided a hot BBQ lunch and backpack with HUGSS (hat, under thermals, gloves, scarves, socks, or other items). 

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The Homecoming is a project of House the Homeless, Inc. (HTH), an all volunteer educational and advocacy group
founded in Austin, TX in 1989. Our mission is education and advocacy surrounding all issues of homelessness.

We consider all homeless and formerly homeless individuals to be members.
At least 60% of HTH Board of Directors is comprised of homeless/formerly homeless people.
HTH has a solid history of stewarding donations and
maintaining overhead at approximately 5%.

Since 1993, HTH has held a Sunrise Memorial Serving on Auditorium Shores to remember an increasing number of men, women and children who have died while trying to survive homelessness. At each Memorial, HTH launches its community-supported Thermal Underwear drive and party to provide warm clothes to help protect against exposure and hypothermia. Our ultimate goal is to reduce these untimely deaths by providing opportunities to get off the streets by promoting collaborative job training, living wages, case management, transitional housing, and affordable housing. HTH also has a voice on national coalitions and our Universal Living Wage campaign is endorsed by hundreds of businesses, unions, faith-based and nonprofit organizations nationwide.

 

Our goal is to reach $100,000 from donations and grants for The Homecoming*

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P.J. Liles and Will Hyatt along with a handful of volunteers and donors spent much of the month of March 2020 getting hand-sanitizer and supplies out to the streets and to “Camp Abbott” in Austin, Texas.

]]> COVID-19 Resources and Organizations that Need Your Help https://housethehomeless.org/covid-19-resources-and-organizations-that-need-your-help/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:40:00 +0000 https://housethehomeless.org/?p=122

Organizations that need supplies to keep people from experiencing homelessness

  • Ending Community Homelessness Coalition
  • Integral Care
  • Salvation Army
  • Caritas of Austin
  • Austin Resource Center for the Homeless
  • Trinity Center
  • The Other Ones Foundation
  • LifeWorks
  • Mobile Loves and Fishes
  • Casa Marianella and Posada Esperanza
  • SAFE Austin
  • Family Eldercare
  • Foundation for the Homeless
  • Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center
  • Angel House
  • Street Youth Ministry
  • Saint Louise House

Information pulled from the Austin Chronicle 3/19/2020 (read the full article)

We want to recognize National Healthcare for the Homeless Council’s Townhall 4/3 Covid-19 Reaching Unsheltered People

  • An event was hosted by National Health Care for the Homeless Council on April 3, 2020. Namely, COVID-10 Town Hall Series: Reaching Unsheltered People.
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Event Details
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HUGSS for the Homeless

View the gallery from the event. House the Homeless thanks our volunteers and Hill Country Middle School for making the 18th annual Thermal Underwear New Year’s Day Party a great success. Thanks to Mike Reed for the photos below!

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]]> 2013 Thermal Underwear Drive Underway https://housethehomeless.org/2013-thermal-underwear-drive-underway/ Tue, 01 Jan 2013 04:03:00 +0000 https://housethehomeless.org/?p=552

Austin residents and others are encouraged to donate winter clothing items and participate in House the Homeless’ Thermal Underwear Drive. The Thermal Underwear Drive is an annual event which has successfully raised money and clothing for people suffering from homelessness. House the Homeless Founder Richard R. Troxell — and sidekick “Homie” — spoke with Austin’s Fox 7. Please give generously.

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