Austin’s Rapid Rehousing Program, Explained

Austin’s Rapid Rehousing Program, Explained

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Summary

Austin currently has a gap of about 1,700 Rapid Rehousing units.

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VOCAL-TX is hosting a mayoral candidate forum on homelessness on September 12th. Attend to learn more about local elected officials' policy proposals for addressing homelessness in our community.

Our series on homelessness in Austin continues, with a look into one of the programs our city uses to truly solve a person’s homelessness & get them back into housing… But it’s not perfect. Keep scrolling to where the gaps are and how one local organization is advocating to make it better. 


Want to learn more about VOCAL-TX and Rapid Rehousing? Check out the latest episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour.

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You can learn more about VOCAL-TX here. 

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Listen to an interview with Alfredo in the latest episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour. 

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You can learn more about our city’s Rapid Rehousing goals with this recently released report from ECHO. 

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Information for this story comes from original interviews with VOCAL-TX, ECHO, and the city’s Homeless Strategy Office. Additional information comes from ECHO’s 2024 State of the HRS report, Austin City Council’s August 6th budget work session on homelessness, and staff testimony from other recent Council meetings. 

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