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Council endorses study-backed homelessness funding framework; providers urge coordinated investment to meet 10-year goals
Summary
The council approved a resolution directing staff to explore sustainable funding and partnerships for the homeless-response system, following presentations from ECHO and providers. Supporters urged steady investment in shelter, supportive housing and workforce programs; one public commenter criticized equity outcomes.
The Austin City Council voted Jan. 30 to direct the city manager to explore sustainable funding sources, partnerships and strategies to support a coordinated homelessness response, approving a resolution grounded in modeling produced by Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) and discussed in the council's Public Health Committee.
ECHO representatives told the council their modeling shows a path by which focused investments in emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing, diversion, rapid rehousing and supportive services could substantially reduce unsheltered homelessness in Austin within a decade. Kate Moore, ECHO's vice president for homelessness-response strategy, called the model "a living blueprint" and urged…
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