Homeless spending in Austin is will be just under $30-million under the new budget, but that’s still $30-million less than the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition said is needed to make a dent. Executive Director Ann Howard says we’ll need $60-million every year for the foreseeable future.
The new budget includes $3.4-million more than last year.
The city will spend $600,000 on programs teaching homeless people alternatives to panhandling.
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