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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Housing Now Legislative Campaign
"Housing is a basic human right. Homelessness is not inevitable. We can do better. Designed to reenergize local, state, and national advocacy, Housing NOW! 2020 provides a platform for advocates to come together to demand a significant increase in federal funding...
Open Letter to Gov. Abbott — October 2019
Response to Mayor Adler’s United Efforts to House the Homeless
Response to Mayor Adler’s United Efforts to House the Homeless AAS, “United Effort Needed to House Austin’s Homeless,” ‘this goal can only be reached if the city works aggressively with non-profits and private developers to make more low-income housing available...
Austin American Statesman Opinion 6/21/2019
Opinion: To address homelessness, we must plan and compromise https://www.statesman.com/opinion/20190621/opinion-to-address-homelessness-we-must-plan-and-compromise
Come to the Home Coming in Austin on May 18
It all started in 2013, when the Board of Directors of House the Homeless happened to be talking about how good art can start conversations. Co-founder and President Richard R. Troxell had an idea about how to put a positive face on homelessness — with a sculpture of...
Women and Veterans in the News
In The Home Coming sculpture group, the male figure also represents veterans (and of course there are female veterans too). Then, there is a woman who also represents the elderly and people of color; and a young girl who also stands in for boy children, equally...
The Unveiling of the Statues in Austin, Texas
Clay forms of Veteran and Daughter Clay form of African American Woman On Saturday, May 18th, 2019 Mobile Loaves & Fishes and House the Homeless hosted the unveiling of a permanent sculpture installation at Community First! Village titled "Home Coming." Home...
Notes on the Universal Living Wage Concept
Work Richard R. Troxell, President of House the Homeless, Inc., is one of those people who almost has too much common sense. While everybody is frantic about jobs being outsourced, Richard asks us to think about what kinds of jobs can’t be outsourced. People who cut...
Community First! Village — Austin’s Jewel
Austin, Texas, is an exceptional city for many reasons, one of them being the existence of Community First! Village (CF!V). It is the creation of Mobile Loaves and Fishes (MLF), the social outreach ministry that has been making a difference locally since 1998. Since...
America Needs the Universal Living Wage
In Emeryville (in California’s Bay Area) the City Council decided to incrementally raise its minimum wage for workplaces with 55 or fewer employees. It went to $13 per hour in 2016, then $14 the next year, and $15 in 2018, and this coming July it goes up to $16. Yes,...
