New Year’s Day House the Homeless HUGSS Event

Be our guest – volunteers welcome – at our 32nd Annual HUGSS GIVE Party. Hot meal with dessert & packs stuffed with new clothing items & helps for Winter survival.
Music by Rockin’ Gospel – PJ Liles

NEW YEAR’S DAY, January 1st

2024 Year in Review

Boots on the Ground.

We continue to advocate with and on behalf of our unhoused neighbors. We go into camps and wherever we find individuals and families in need. We provide the information necessary to navigate assistance and to secure sustainable housing. We recently updated and added to the 60-plus listings in our uniquely portable and durable “Plastic Pocket Resource Guides.”…

The House the Homeless (HtH) Plastic Pocket Resource Guides (18th Edition)

The House the Homeless (HtH) Plastic Pocket Resource Guides (18th Edition) are available (quantities limited). Designed and implemented by HtH founder Richard R. Troxell, the copyrighted Guides are a crucial tool for individuals experiencing homelessness, providing vital information on accessing emergency numbers, food, shelter, healthcare, mental health care, veterans’ services, and more.

Special Plaque Dedication at 2023 HtH Memorial

Richard R. Troxell and Cecilia B. Blanford were recognized as Founder and Co-Founder of  House the Homeless, circa 1989, with a special plaque dedication.

The Veterans Day Parade

The Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2024, will feature House the Homeless among its participants in Austin. The parade is set to start at 9:00 am, moving along Congress Avenue from the Bridge to the Capitol Building

Annual HTH HUGSS Thermals Party

Annual party for persons experiencing homelessness including backpacks filled with winter essentials, a hot lunch, and entertainment by The Rockin’ Gospel Band. Winter essentials such as Hats, Under-Thermals, Gloves, Scarves, Socks (HUGSS).

901 Trinity St | 12-2 p.m.

volunteers welcome earlier

Available where books are sold!

In Short Stories in a Long Journey, Richard R. Troxell provides resources, decades of stories, and details of his local and national efforts to End and Prevent Homelessness.

All proceeds benefit persons experiencing homelessness.

Livable Incomes

Richard R. Troxell created Universal Living Wage campaign over two decades ago to index minimum wages based on the cost of housing wherever a person works so they can afford basic housing; and he added a solution for those who cannot work; i.e. increase the social security stipend for those who cannot work.

House the Homeless, Inc., founded in 1989, is the oldest, all volunteer, action organization in Texas working to prevent and end homelessness. Our mission is education and advocacy around issues of homelessness. Our goal is prevention and doable solutions, including how to end to economic homelessness here and across the nation. HtH considers all homeless and formerly homeless individuals to be members of this 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit corporation. We strive to ensure that the makeup of our Board of Directors generally not fall below 50% of individuals who were formerly homeless or are currently experiencing homelessness.

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