Photo by John Anderson
In a rare bright spot of calm for 2020, City Council wrapped up its final meeting of the year, usually long and contentious, before 10pm and without any major squabbles.
As the city prepares to begin shutting down its
Protective Lodges, which since April have provided shelter, health care, and case management services to those who are experiencing homelesness and at high risk of complications from COVID-19, a contract valued at $7.5 million was awarded to
Caritas of Austin to help transition ProLodges residents into different housing programs.
Caritas serves as the lead agency of the
Best Single Source Plus collaborative of agencies tasked with reducing homelessness. As lead, Caritas will negotiate with the city to determine how the funds, part of the city’s allotment of federal