Green Doors

As an organization that serves veterans leaving homelessness in our community, we're grateful today and everyday for their sacrifices ❤️

"Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower

Another policy change to help homeless Veterans nationally 🎉

VA changes rules, expands housing assistance for disabled veterans Previously, disability pay kept unhoused veterans above the income limit to receive federal housing subsidies. Updated rules change that.

Ben Carson touts federal homelessness initiative in Austin U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson met with federal and state officials in Austin on Wednesday to discuss a new federal initiative

12 People in a 3-Bedroom House, Then the Virus Entered the Equation It was not surprising when three-quarters of the house tested positive. There were 12 people in three bedrooms, with a bathroom whose door frequently required a knock and a kitchen where dinnertime shifts extended from 5 p.m. well into the evening.Karla Lorenzo, a Guatemalan immigrant who cleaned ho...

COVID-19 Precautions Have Left Homeless Austinites With Fewer Places To Escape The Heat Ask people camped on Cesar Chavez Street by the Terrazas Branch Library how it’s going, and you won’t be surprised by the answer. “It’s hot, very hot,”

Military data reveals dangerous reality for black service members and veterans Top US military officials are seeking to reassure the nation's roughly two million active duty and reserve personnel that they are committed to addressing issues of racial inequality across the branches following George Floyd's death and protests across the country.

A Look At Housing Inequality And Racism In The U.S. Housing inequality and segregation was the norm in the 20th century, even if the Fair Housing Act of 1968 sought to erase racial discrimination. It continues today.

Austin Sees 10-Year High In The Number Of People Experiencing Homelessness The number of people experiencing homelessness in Austin hit a 10-year-high in 2019, according to a new report.

11,000 Austinites Applied For Rent Assistance From The City. 1,000 Will Get It. The City of Austin and the local public housing authority received 10,738 applications for a slice of $1.2 million the city put aside to help people

Jewish Brothers Collect Yarmulkes to Make Face Masks For Houston’s Homeless Jewish brothers in Houston, TX, Matthew and Jeremy Jason, are making face masks from yarmulkes for project called Kippahs to the Rescue

The challenge of protecting homeless populations amid COVID-19 In order to protect themselves and their communities from the novel coronavirus outbreak, Americans across the country are staying home. But what happens to those who don’t have one? Stephanie Sy reports on how people experiencing homelessness are uniquely vulnerable and what's being done in some ...