At the end of 2022, Austin Humanists at Work will cease operations and disband. We have gone through tremendous structural changes that began when the pandemic hit. We pivoted several times to continue serving individuals experiencing homelessness in Austin —
Our first giveaway of the year is officially in the books! The weather was cold on the morning of January 23rd, but the “good mornings” that our guests were greeted with, were warm and straight from the heart. After a
Sunday, Sept. 26 marked our first giveaway at the Mosaic Street Ministry near 183 and McNeil Road. The board has made the decision to move further north because the anti-homeless legislation that passed in May has greatly reduced the number
We had a muggy and mildly warm morning in Central Austin Sunday. In all 22 volunteers came to serve 114 people a fresh meal and cold ice tea, along with 98 people who went through our main personal care giveaway
Giveaways: Then and now Rain, rain, go away…. at least for the giveaway it did. We had a muggy and mildly warm morning in Central Austin Sunday. In all 22 volunteers came to serve 67 people a fresh meal and
Many of our clients are unsure what the future might have in store for them. Nevertheless, we came loaded up on hygiene kits, socks, underwear, books, snacks and other living essentials.
On Sunday, March 28, nine volunteers met in our usual spot under the bridge in downtown Austin with hygiene bags, water, underwear, blankets, books and other assorted items to serve 160 clients. We saw a lot of new faces this
With limited time to prepare due to our unprecedented weather two weeks prior, 13 volunteers: 8 table monitors, 5 wagon rollers, came to Central Austin with our usual items: premade toiletry bags, water, winter warmth items (hats, gloves, scarves, blankets,
Bright and early at 8:30am Sunday, January 31st, 2021, eleven volunteers met for the first giveaway of the year. We’ve been setting out our warmth items and a few miscellaneous items on tables lately and we had six volunteers manning
Approaching this recap a little differently to share some more about those who run Austin Humanists at Work. I have added a few links in this blog post to give you some background on where we came from and how