Resources
Answers to frequently asked questions about encampments.
HOST is an interdisciplinary team comprised of members the Austin Police Department (APD), Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC), and Integral Care. The team proactively seeks out community members living on the streets of Austin, learns the challenges they face, and connects them to services with the ultimate goal of housing. HOST is one part of the community’s approach to making homelessness rare, brief and nonrecurring in Austin.
Homelessness is a complicated issue, in addition to all of the different federal programs, there are different definitions and methods for measuring the number of people experiencing homelessness. This glossary has several terms related to homelessness and homelessness services. These terms may be helpful when viewing Austin’s Homelessness Dashboard.
Find helpful resources and information about housing.
The HEAL Initiative is intended to compassionately close the most unsafe encampments in our city by offering people experiencing homelessness a direct pathway to crisis shelter and opportunities to attain stable housing, sustainably reducing public camping in unsafe areas.
Find vital services offered by the Homeless Strategy Office.
Find helpful information about area shelters.