New plan hopes to end homelessness in Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin is home to more than 2,000 people who are considered homeless. During the 2017 homeless count conducted by 500 volunteers, the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition reports it found 2,036 were homeless. That number has remained the same over the past 10 years.
That’s why in February 2017, the Austin City Council tasked ECHO with conducting a year-long study to determine what needs to be done to end homelessness in the city. Fifty organization and those e