Because non-payment of utilities is grounds for eviction, the threat of homelessness is a reality. This grant helps us provide client families with emergency assistance, but it also supports our longer-term programs that help clients learn skills for self-reliance. |
This is a side of Austin that, I think, many people haven't seen before. One hundred thousand people in Travis County live in poverty. That's enough to fill the UT stadium. |
To fulfill your basic needs of rent, utilities and food a family of four needs to make $44,000. |