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HACA secures more than $20 million in federal funds to fight homelessness $23M in new resources announced for homeless in Austin Mayor Steve Adler and the Housing Authority of the City of Austin announced Friday two new resources to aid the homeless currently residing in temporary shelters and to build and finance new housing for the homeless. AUSTIN, Texas - The Housing Authority of the City of Austin has secured more than $20 million worth of federal funds for voucher programs fighting homelessness. More than a million dollars of that funding comes from the CARES Coronavirus Relief Act. It will help secure permanent supportive housing for 100 of the more than 300 people living in Austin s 5 protective lodges, also known as ProLodges. Those motels that originally we were going to open up as permanent supportive housing, but instead we had to devote them to help keep the community safe during a pandemic. explained Austin Mayor Steve Adler. ....
City staff hopeful remaining guests will move into safe housing options by Spring 2021. More than 100 people who sought safety from the pandemic in one of the City of Austin’s Protective Lodges (“ProLodges”) have found homes.
ProLodges provide a safe facility for individuals who are at increased risk for negative outcomes if they become COVID-19 positive and who are unable to practice social distancing in their current location.
The City has coordinated with community partners and multiple housing programs to assist guests with locating and moving into “rapid rehousing” units, which provide short-term rental assistance and services to quickly house people and to help them achieve long-term self-sufficiency. ....
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 ....