homelessness
One organization in Austin, TX attributes homelessness to a ‘catastrophic loss of community,’ so they set out to build one.
By Jim Tuttle
A pandemic, extreme weather, and new city mandates create a perfect storm for thousands of people without a place to call home.
By Camille Wheeler
Photos by Camille Wheeler
A tenants’ union in Kansas City, MO, works to address housing insecurity on multiple fronts — from tenant support to changes in citywide housing policy.
By Cecily Sailer
Photos by Chase Castor
A food security initiative in Austin is feeding the city’s most vulnerable and keeping restaurants open.
By Katie Friel and Kelly West
Photos by Kelly West
Four cousins honor the legacy of their grandparents by feeding and caring for people experiencing homelessness in Austin.
Story and photos by Camille Wheeler
Every week for the past eight years, Janet Matzen has been cooking as a form of service and activism.
By Cecily Sailer and Kelly West
With buildings closed, the Austin Public Library shifts resources to maintain public service.
By Cecily Sailer
Rebuilding his life after addiction and homelessness, Richard Barber turns to service for his neighbors.
By Cecily Sailer
The East Oakland Collective activates its city-wide network to support at-risk and underserved communities through the pandemic.
By Martin do Nascimento and Cecily Sailer
A photographer sets out to find two friends living on the streets of downtown Austin amid the pandemic.
By Camille Wheeler
Dining room managers for Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa are still serving meals, but miss gathering around a table.
By Martin do Nascimento and Cecily Sailer
Amy Price is fundraising for Austin’s homeless in an altered landscape, and from a distance.
By Cecily Sailer
Homeless, living with HIV, and lacking antiretroviral medication, Bella Casebolt is fighting to survive.
By Martin do Nascimento
“You guys are like heroes for the city,” Austin Mayor Steve Adler says when he addresses the group set to take an annual census of people experiencing homelessness.
By Omar L. Gallaga and Kelly West