These groups are not offering permanent assistance for goods and housing. Their combined mission is to help those who may not know how to cope, thrive, and exist in this world that does not always make sense, or seem fair, and likely have experienced abuse at some point which adds to the severity of most living situations.

Most folks only do what they have been shown. Unfortunately when you apply that statistic to human behavior and add the abuse variable, the outcome quickly becomes one that has no end except without awareness and the education on the cycle of abuse itself. Letting someone show you how they overcome obstacles is the key to learning how to your self.

Lifeworks, from their website: “LifeWorks provides the most comprehensive network of services for youth and families in Austin. We offer a safety net of support to more than 10,000 youth and families every year. LifeWorks’ services to runaway and homeless youth are a national model, providing a pathway from street life to self-sufficiency.”

Safeplace, from their website: “SafePlace exists to end sexual and domestic violence through safety, healing, prevention and social change.”

Front Steps from their website: “Front Steps is based on the belief that all people deserve the dignity of a safe place to call home, seeks to end homelessness by providing shelter, affordable housing and community education.”

Family Eldercare,from their website: “Family Eldercare provides essential services for elders, adults with disabilities and those who care for them.”
A New Entry,from their website: ” Our Mission:
To provide high quality community reentry and personal integrity support for individuals confronting or rebuilding from losses associated with homelessness, incarceration and substance abuse.”

Foundation Communities, from their website: ” Foundation Communities is a nonprofit organization that empowers low-income families and individuals with the tools they need to succeed.”

Caritas of Austin, from their website: ” Caritas provides a service continuum for those experiencing poverty that begins with a safety net and links them to resources to achieve self-sufficiency.”

from their website: “Foundation for the Homeless, For over 20 years, Foundation for the Homeless, Inc., (FFH) has worked to organize resources from the faith communities to alleviate the suffering of homeless people in Austin, Texas.”

Casa Marianella, from their website: ” Casa Marianella opened its doors on January 6, 1986. The Austin Interfaith Task Force for Central America initiated the project in response to the arrival in Austin of refugees fleeing from Central America. Marianella Garcia Villas, for whom the house is named, was a human rights lawyer in El Salvador who was slain by death squads in 1983. The actual building used as the Casa was donated by developer Ed Wendler to the Diocese of Austin for use as a shelter.

As the wars in Central America began to resolve in the late 1980’s, Casa began to serve less refugees and more immigrants. The clients of Casa Marianella arrive from the following countries: Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Cuba, and Nicaragua. Priority is still given to political refugees, and there have been occasional clients from as far away as Bosnia and Africa. ”

Trinity Center from their website: “Trinity Center is a faith-based organization conducting programs that improve the spiritual, mental, and physical well-being of the poor and homeless in inner-city Austin.”