The House the Homeless (HtH) Plastic Pocket Resource Guides (18th Edition)

The House the Homeless (HtH) Plastic Pocket Resource Guides (18th Edition) are available (quantities limited). Designed and implemented by HtH founder Richard R. Troxell, the copyrighted Guides are a crucial tool for individuals experiencing homelessness, providing vital information on accessing emergency numbers, food, shelter, healthcare, mental health care, veterans’ services, and more.

32nd Annual HtH Memorial Service

House the Homeless’ 32nd Annual Memorial Service is set for Sunday, November 17. The program, lasting one hour, will begin at 9 am, and volunteers are welcome at 8:00 am.

The Veterans Day Parade

The Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2024, will feature House the Homeless among its participants in Austin. The parade is set to start at 9:00 am, moving along Congress Avenue from the Bridge to the Capitol Building

Annual HTH HUGSS Thermals Party

Annual party for persons experiencing homelessness including backpacks filled with winter essentials, a hot lunch, and entertainment by The Rockin’ Gospel Band. Winter essentials such as Hats, Under-Thermals, Gloves, Scarves, Socks (HUGSS).

901 Trinity St | 12-2 p.m.

volunteers welcome earlier

Available where books are sold!

In Short Stories in a Long Journey, Richard R. Troxell provides resources, decades of stories, and details of his local and national efforts to End and Prevent Homelessness.

All proceeds benefit persons experiencing homelessness.

Livable Incomes

Richard R. Troxell created Universal Living Wage campaign over two decades ago to index minimum wages based on the cost of housing wherever a person works so they can afford basic housing; and he added a solution for those who cannot work; i.e. increase the social security stipend for those who cannot work.

House the Homeless, Inc., founded in 1989, is the oldest, all volunteer, action organization in Texas working to prevent and end homelessness. Our mission is education and advocacy around issues of homelessness. Our goal is prevention and doable solutions, including how to end to economic homelessness here and across the nation. HtH considers all homeless and formerly homeless individuals to be members of this 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit corporation. We strive to ensure that the makeup of our Board of Directors generally not fall below 50% of individuals who were formerly homeless or are currently experiencing homelessness.

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The Journey to Create the Homecoming

Richard R. Troxell, president and CEO of House the Homeless, Inc. has taken a step to put a “face” on homelessness when he conceived of and first sculpted his miniature statues (see description and photos below) of a Veteran and his daughter having a chance encounter...

The Homecoming Project

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

Preliminary Homeless Veterans in Action Budget draft

Click here Homeless-Veterans-in-Action  to read more about a new collaboration between House the Homeless! Inc., Millennium Health Center, Inc., Angel Warriors Project, and Community First! Village to address traumatic brain injuries, TBI, in homeless Veterans.  ...