on Oct 31, 2025

Austin and Travis County Chart Bold Path to Dismantle the Foster Care to Homelessness Pipeline

Congratulations to the City of Austin, LifeWorks Austin, Travis County, and the many partners behind today’s release of Dismantling the Foster Care to Homelessness Pipeline in Austin, Texas—a landmark 10-point plan to create 2,000 new housing opportunities for young people in response to a significant increase in youth homelessness in Austin over the past five years.

 

Earlier this year, the City of Austin and LifeWorks – with support from HR&A Advisors and Good River Partners – launched a task force that brought together partners from the City, Travis County, the State of Texas, community, philanthropy, affordable housing development, public housing authorities, advocacy organizations, and academia to create new momentum, unlock new investment, and sustain regional coordination to end the foster care to homelessness pipeline in Austin.

 

“I am impressed with the clear-eyed commitment and creativity driving this plan, and believe Austin can be a national model in its work to make sure no dollar is left on the table that could be used to address the housing needs of young people impacted by the child welfare system,” said Sarah Solon, Senior Principal at HR&A Advisors.

 

Read the full report here.

 

Thank you to the Taks Force members for your partnership: Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, David Gray, Liz Schoenfeld, Ph.D., Daniel Heimpel, Commissioner Ann Howard, Cortney Jones, MSW, and Jordan Scott.

 

Related articles: 

Austin’s youth homelessness has quadrupled since 2020; how the city plans to reduce it — Yahoo News