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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Events & Days of Action
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12/2014 – The Travis County Commissioners Court Resolves to support the campaign to end homeless by:
1. encouraging the U.S. Conference of Mayors to encourage the U.S. Senate to address the Federal Minimum Wage (FMW) and the SSI Standards 2. Supporting the 10 year phase in of the changes to index the FMW and SSI to the local cost of housing. 3. Imploring that...
Universal Living Wage: Good for Business
Richard Troxell with ‘House the Homeless’ says businesses wind up harming themselves when they are stingy with their workers pay, they wind up hurting their business, “What we’re suggesting is embrace the living wage, they will empower these minimum wage workers to be...
Speaking Out on the Economic Recovery
House the Homeless president, Richard R. Troxell, lays out a jobs plan to put millions of Americans back to work; jumpstart the construction industry building housing for the newly-employed; stimulate the economy through a surge in consumer spending; delay, reduce,...
Change.org Petition for Benches for the Homeless
Let's get folks up off the sidewalk and their feet out of the gutter. BENCHES can get our citizens up from the sidewalks and out of our gutters! Dignity & Fairness!!!! By signing, I call for enough benches for all!
Helping the Homeless while Spending Money Wisely
The Invisible Class Trailer
Check out Josh Hayes' amazing documentary and be looking for ways to support a showing in your community or with your organization. theinvisibleclass.com
House the Homeless continues to make masks for the most needy in the nation
House the Homeless continues to make masks for the most needy in the nation, most recently sending 20 to the Speakers Bureau of the National Coalition for the Homeless and over 100 to Catholic Charities of D.C. for a total of 372 as of 5/12/20. Because these are...
2020
Year-in-Review-2020Download
Open Letter to Leadership 6-17-20
HtH News Fall 2020
Board Confirmations/Elections: Co-founder Cecilia Blanford elected as President/Treasurer; Will Hyatt, Chaplain & Vice-President Public Relations; Blythe Plunkett, Secretary. Member-at-Large appointments: Greg Gibson, Kevyn Meagher and JoAnn Koepke. Richard R....