Homeless Assistance Programs
Prevention Services
Activities or programs such as Front Steps are designed to prevent the incidence of homelessness.
Supportive Services
Services concerned with employment, health, drug abuse, and education.
- AISD Project Help
- American Youthworks
- Any Baby Can
- Family Connections
- Austin Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation
- Capital Area Homeless Alliance
- Caritas of Austin
- Goodwill Industries of Central Texas
- House the Homeless
- Mobile Loaves and Fishes
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill-Austin
- Office for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth
- SHELTRS Project
- United Way
Emergency Shelter
The primary purpose of an emergency shelter is to provide temporary or transitional shelter for the homeless or for specific populations of the homeless. Most serve specific sub-populations including single adults, families with children, survivors of domestic violence, youth, and pregnant and/or parenting teens.
Transitional Housing
A type of supportive housing used to facilitate the movement of homeless individuals and families to permanent housing. Generally limited to 6 to 24 months.
