homelessness

A pandemic, extreme weather, and new city mandates create a perfect storm for thousands of people without a place to call home.

A tenants’ union in Kansas City, MO, works to address housing insecurity on multiple fronts — from tenant support to changes in citywide housing policy.

A food security initiative in Austin is feeding the city’s most vulnerable and keeping restaurants open.

Four cousins honor the legacy of their grandparents by feeding and caring for people experiencing homelessness in Austin.

Every week for the past eight years, Janet Matzen has been cooking as a form of service and activism.

With buildings closed, the Austin Public Library shifts resources to maintain public service.

Rebuilding his life after addiction and homelessness, Richard Barber turns to service for his neighbors.

The East Oakland Collective activates its city-wide network to support at-risk and underserved communities through the pandemic.

A photographer sets out to find two friends living on the streets of downtown Austin amid the pandemic.

Dining room managers for Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa are still serving meals, but miss gathering around a table.

Amy Price is fundraising for Austin’s homeless in an altered landscape, and from a distance.

Homeless, living with HIV, and lacking antiretroviral medication, Bella Casebolt is fighting to survive.

“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.