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Austin, TX
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ECHO retweeted
❗️The Supreme Court just ruled to make it easier to jail or fine unhoused people for sleeping outside, even when adequate shelter or housing isn’t available.
This will only make homelessness worse.
Housing - not tickets, jail, or fines - ends homelessness.
ECHO retweeted
‼️ BREAKING: #SCOTUS has struck down #JohnsonVGrantsPass, meaning that people experiencing homelessness CAN be arrested for sleeping in a public place when there are no adequate shelter options provided locally.
Full statement: buff.ly/4ciswWt
ECHO retweeted
It's our honor and privilege to provide Espero Residents with a safe, stable and affordable place to call home♥️ together, we're fulfilling our mission and ending homelessness in Austin!
"I have been looking at where I have been and where I am come from and where I am at, and it's awesome. Right now I am overjoyed. I am overwhelmed. If I was young enough, I would do some cartwheels and handstands."
kvue.com/article/news/local/…
ECHO retweeted
We are elated to celebrate the Grand Opening of our first housing development, Espero Rutland! 🎊
Thank you to everyone who has celebrated and supported this work. Because of you, 171 people now have a safe, stable home!
Together, we’re ending homelessness in Austin!📷
ECHO retweeted
If you are interested in sharing or know someone who might be, please contact David Peery, acting Director of Community Organizing, [email protected], as soon as possible. #Homeless #Homelessness #EndHomelessness
ECHO retweeted
Criminalization won't end unsheltered homelessness. In light of an upcoming Supreme Court case on homelessness, @sberg0 explains why: buff.ly/47MjTjT
ECHO retweeted
No one should have to worry about whether they will have food on their plate or a roof over their head. This year, Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week will be held from November 11th-18th. Learn more: bit.ly/40E2ZlF #HHweek
#EndHunger #Homeless #Homelessness
ECHO retweeted
A Housing First approach can be successful for any person, provided that the resources that they need and choose are available and accessible to them. buff.ly/3rpwavy
ECHO retweeted
Homeless sweeps DO NOTHING TO SOLVE HOMELESSNESS! They make homelessness worse. For example, Michelle says she loses all of her belongings 50% of the time. One time, she was only allowed to take her backpack but didn't have time to pack her medications.
youtube.com/watch?v=6rT6Ogs6…
ECHO retweeted
Culture Change: Urban Alchemy aims to end homelessness in Austin kxan.com/video/culture-chang… – at Los Angeles, CA
ECHO retweeted
TODAY IS LAST DAY TO APPLY for Affordable Housing Waiting Lists at North Loop and Booker T. Washington Properties.
One- to five-bedroom units available. Apply online at hacaapply.org until 5 p.m. TODAY, July 20.
For more info, hacanet.org.
ECHO retweeted
The ongoing record-breaking heat wave is dangerous for folks living outside. Here are some ways to support people experiencing homelessness during this - and any - scorching summer stretch: austinecho.org/heat (1/3)
ALT Orange sky and sun shining bright, blue box, ECHO logo, and text that says "Heat Help: Ways to support unhoused folks during the ongoing heat wave"
ALT Paramedics treating someone on a stretcher, orange box, ECHO logo, and text that says "Dangerous Temps: Record high temperatures are dangerous for people who spend all day and sleep outside. It can lead to heat exhaustion, heatstroke, and death."
ECHO retweeted
What's the answer to ending homeless encampments? @atxecho's Matt Mollica has it:
ECHO retweeted
This investment reflects the Biden-Harris Administration’s continued commitment to tackling the nation’s homelessness crisis with the urgency it requires.
ALT HUD announced $3.1 billion in funding for housing and supportive services to help people experiencing homelessness.
ALT This is the largest amount of funding made available in history under the Continuum of Care program competition. Applications are due September 28, 2023.
ECHO retweeted
Apply now! Join our Homelessness Response System's primary decision-making body and help shape our community's efforts to end homelessness.
Learn more: atxleadershipcouncil.com
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We will enroll 150 people in the Lived Experience Academy (LETA)nationalhomeless.org/leta/ in May. Change is coming. Preparing people experiencing homelessness for genuine involvement in their communities.
ECHO retweeted
This week marks 55 years of the 1968 Fair Housing Act.
Our @HUDgov staff works tirelessly to address housing discrimination in this country, and today, we recommit ourselves to helping build a more equitable future through Fair Housing. #FairHousingTurns55
ALT #FAIRHOUSINGTURNS55 55 YEARS OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT
ECHO retweeted
Part of kinship is amplifying quieted voices.
Over the coming weeks, you have the opportunity to pull back the veil and see what it’s really like to be unhoused here in Austin. TOOF’s Photovoice project offers a first-person look at the everyday lives of those we serve. (cont.)
ECHO retweeted
Join us for a soulful night at @Antones celebrating the life of Preston Carroll w/ the talented @aryaisalie & @atxecho raising awareness. Tickets going fast! 🎶❤️ #SoulMusic #AntonesNightclub
