San Antonio homelessness

Homeless Camping Ban in Hands of Austin Voters

April 30, 2021 Contact SARAH

“I would urge people to write to elected officials and urge them to look for compassionate solutions,” said Vela. She encouraged anyone concerned about homelessness in their community to advocate for getting housing and services to address the root cause of the issue.

How San Antonio is addressing homelessness and what needs to happen next

April 28, 2021 Contact SARAH

“San Antonio has not yet experienced a homelessness crisis on the scale of other major cities due to our availability of shelter, extensive onsite programming, and organizations working together. But any level of homelessness is too high. We can continue producing positive outcomes and trends while reducing the systemic barriers and issues that cause homelessness by coming together to meet individuals where they are.”

NEISD working with COSA to help families affected financially by COVID-19

February 3, 2021 Contact SARAH

Over the past nine months, North East ISD has been proactively working with the City

‘This is their life’ — COVID puts a kink in annual count of San Antonio’s homeless

January 27, 2021 Contact SARAH

“Numbers were collected for people in emergency shelters and transitional housing. But volunteers and staff

Point-in-time homeless count canceled in San Antonio due to Covid-19 concerns

January 26, 2021 Contact SARAH

‘”Ultimately we didn’t have a safe way to execute the count with volunteers this year,”

COVID-19 puts San Antonio’s annual counting of the homeless population on hold

January 26, 2021 Contact SARAH

“In addition to the Tuesday donation drive, the day is being set aside to recognize

Pandemic cancels homeless point-in-time count, but outreach continues

January 26, 2021 Contact SARAH

SARAH, which coordinates area homeless service providers, pivoted away from the annual point-in-time count, which

After COVID-19 cancelled San Antonio’s homeless count, groups are still tracking the numbers

January 23, 2021 Contact SARAH

“The cancellation of the unsheltered PIT Count, which usually relies on volunteers, will “ensure the

Pandemic forces cancellation of Point-in-Time homeless count in San Antonio

January 11, 2021 Contact SARAH

The pandemic has forced SARAH to cancel the PIT Count in 2021 to avoid the

‘Used to chaos’ — Young San Antonio homeless need extra help to become self-sufficient

January 10, 2021 Contact SARAH

Thanks to our YHDP project partners youth and young adults facing homelessness or who are at-risk