Hundreds of volunteers gathered at around 3 a.m. Saturday to find as many homeless people as possible, searching the woods, behind buildings and under overpasses.
"Thank you for having the soul to care about our neighbors," Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said.
"The feeling, the sense, the connection and feeling of community that is right here in this sanctuary is something we should bask in. It’s a feeling of Austin, it’s a connection that we have one with each other and with all of the people tonight that we will be reaching out to," Mayor Watson said. The volunteers searched the woods, behind buildings, and under overpasses. "Where are you going to be sleeping tonight?" one volunteer asked a homeless person.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Hundreds of volunteers survey Houston's homeless population in annual point-in-time countHundreds of volunteers conducted the annual count of the Houston area's homeless...
Weiterlesen »
SWAT standoff in South Austin ends peacefully, police sayThe Austin Police Department (APD) said a SWAT standoff in South Austin ended peacefully on Friday.
Weiterlesen »
Volunteers help the government with annual nationwide homeless countThursday night, thousands of North Texans assisted the federal government with its annual nationwide count of people experiencing homelessness.
Weiterlesen »
Volunteers Span Out Across North Texas Counting the HomelessVolunteers in Tarrant County are canvassing all kinds of areas making sure the often unseen are seen and counted Thursday night.
Weiterlesen »
CPS warned Lightfoot aide about emails seeking student volunteers before campaign defended effortsLightfoot, who has since apologized and admitted the tactic was 'clearly a mistake,' has faced heavy criticism for the misstep and is under scrutiny by the inspectors general for both the school district and the city.
Weiterlesen »
Alief school gets revamped over MLK break with help from 400 volunteers, nonprofitThe students of Alief Youngblood Intermediary School returned last week to what seemed to be a different campus.
Weiterlesen »