“We are grateful for the support from Ascension Seton and other members of the Austin community as we strive to reach this transformative goal of reaching functional zero in the Austin housing crisis,” Lynn Meredith, chair of Finding Home ATX’s Core Leadership Planning Group, said.įinding Home ATX was recently named one of the most ambitious Housing America partners due to its ‘housing first’ approach and goal to make homelessness in Austin brief and non-frequent.Īscension Seton also produced a film to help dispel myths about homeless and offer a message of hope. Andy Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ascension Texasįinding Home ATX convened a summit with the City of Austin, Travis County, the Austin Chamber of Commerce and dozens of service providers to determine the investment need and path forward to reach its goal of ending unsheltered homelessness in Austin. We are proud to contribute to Finding Home ATX in collaboration with other local partners as they work to improve our community’s care for individuals experiencing homelessness and provide meaningful pathways to stable shelter. Ascension Seton is committed to supporting this transformational initiative as part of our mission to provide compassionate care for all. Unsheltered homelessness is a growing challenge and devastating reality for many individuals and families in our community. Finding Home ATX is working to rehouse those people and re-stabilize an additional 2,300 local households by the end of 2024. On any given night in Austin, about 3,000 people are without homes, according to a press release from Ascension Seton. AUSTIN (KXAN) Ascension Seton recently donated $3 million to Finding Home ATX to help with the organization’s goal of ending unsheltered homelessness in Austin.
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