As federal funds decrease, Council to consider future funding for homelessness - Austin Monitor austinmonitor.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from austinmonitor.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Questions abound over pilot program for mental health diversion - Austin Monitor austinmonitor.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from austinmonitor.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In Houston ISD, a program intended to meet the basic needs of students is shifting focus from food access to truancy and dropout prevention. The changes come on the heels of a major reduction in the size of HISD’s Homeless Services Office, from 40 workers to 12. Even with a $12 million investment in the new Sunrise Center initiative, some community members worry that HISD is on the wrong path.