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
May 2021 Giveaway Recap
April 25 Giveaway wrapup
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.
March 2021 Giveaway Recap
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
February 2021 Giveaway recap
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,
January 2021 Giveaway Recap
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
November 2020 Giveaway Recap
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
October 25th, 2020 Giveaway Recap
Happy October with November almost here, we hope everyone is keeping warm. The Winter Warmth Drive is well underway and a large donation of tents, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, and half of the blankets we reported about last month is all out
September 2020 Modified Giveaway Recap
Where has the year gone? September is almost over, and we are jumping right into fall. Summer did hold on for our giveaway this past weekend. The warm humidity was thick when 11 total volunteers met at the under-bridge parking
January 2020 Recap
Austin Humanists at Work Extend a Helping Hand…Happy New Year! This is your January recap! Even though it’s January, we were treated to some favorable weather for our giveaway this Sunday. Many of our volunteers wore jackets, but the temps
October 2019 Recap
With a trailer full of goods and a bunch of volunteers, we were prepared to have a great giveaway…and it was. Here’s the October 2019 Recap. As more attention is focused on the homelessness issue in Austin, we’re seeing a