In the next three years, Austin aims to unlock an additional
3,000 homes for unsheltered residents, among other strategies to help more Austinites exit homelessness into stable housing.
That benchmark is one of three key objectives unveiled by local leaders last week after a virtual summit of city officials including Mayor
Steve Adler, the
Downtown Austin Alliance, the
Austin Chamber of Commerce,
Austin Justice Coalition,
Homes Not Handcuffs, and other service providers, advocates, and community partners. The overall strategy also calls for creating more capacity with more service providers and implementing rehousing activations specifically targeting encampments, such as the city s recently launched
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