Approximately $35 million will go to Mobile Loaves and Fishes to allow the organization to build an additional 640 units at its Community First! Village.
AUSTIN, Texas — As the need for more housing for people experiencing homelessness continues, Travis County is using federal funding to try to address the issue.
Funding will also go towards the nonprofit organizations Life Works and Caritas of Austin, which also aim to help people experiencing homelessness.
“Today’s funding will build for roughly 640 units at Community First Burleson village,” Travis County Judge Andy Brown said at Tuesday’s meeting.
Today we took a major step toward addressing homelessness in Travis County. The Commissioners Court approved a $35 million dollar contract with @mobileloaves for 640 supportive housing units. It’s part of the $110 million we allocated to address the issue in September 2021. pic.twitter.com/4WyRqfabEj
— Andy Brown (@TravisCoJudge) January 24, 2023
The village currently houses more than 400 people experiencing homelessness in units that range …