by Pat Hartman | Nov 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Currently, the House the Homeless home page shows a letter by founder and President Richard R. Troxell, explaining why he wrote an Amicus Brief with the intention of helping the situation in Austin. Many cities throughout the United States currently operate under...
by Pat Hartman | Nov 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sunday, November 19, is the day of this year’s Homeless Memorial Service. If you are in or near Austin, Texas, please go to Auditorium Shores, at South First and Riverside Drive (on the south side of Lady Bird Lake). There is a story behind the annual event. In 1992,...
by Pat Hartman | Nov 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Seven years ago, the Veterans Administration announced an ambitious plan to end veteran homelessness within a certain time frame. Reality has forced the goalpost to be moved, and total elimination appears to be an impossible dream. Amazingly, about half the homeless...
by Pat Hartman | Oct 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
House the Homeless recently mentioned a very bare-bones type of individual housing unit, containing only bed, desk, and shelves, that costs $25,000 apiece. (Coincidentally, this is the same amount that American taxpayers shelled out for a “privacy booth” to be built...
by Pat Hartman | Oct 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
How many kinds of small, self-contained dwellings are there? Dozens, at least. Every day smart and compassionate people figure out how to transform just about anything into minimalist living quarters. There are miniature geodesic domes, Conestoga huts,...
by Pat Hartman | Oct 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
For The New York Times, Kirk Johnson and Conor Dougherty interviewed people experiencing homelessness for the first time in the California city of Santa Rosa. Some consider themselves lucky to have grabbed cell phones, passports and a few clothes before fleeing the...
