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United Way announces ongoing volunteer opportunities
Each year, United Way for Greater Austin hosts a communitywide Spring Day of Action. This year, with the Covid-19 crisis, United Way decided a change-up was in order. The organization is now hosting a Spring Season of Caring and putting…
Austin • By Nina Hernandez • Apr 10, 2020
Covid-19: Senior citizens at risk of food shortages and isolation
With Covid-19 upending daily life, many senior citizens in Central Texas are finding their access to food limited and their social isolation increased. “Food became the overall concern for everybody,” Patty Bordie, director of the CAPCOG Area Agency on Aging,…
Austin • By Jessi Devenyns • Apr 7, 2020
Abbott orders statewide limits on nonessential activity, but won't call it a 'stay-at-home' order
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order Tuesday requiring Texans to limit personal interactions that could lead to the spread of Covid-19. The order states schools will remain closed until at least May 4. People may still leave their homes to…
Austin • By Marisa Charpentier, KUT • Apr 1, 2020
Expanded hotel use among city's strategies for combating Covid-19 among homeless population
Increased availability of public hygiene facilities, emergency food access, coordination with health care organizations and expanded use of local hotels for shelter are some of the steps the city has taken to assist the homeless community in the midst of…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Mar 31, 2020
Local groups call for $10 million to help struggling families
Last Thursday, a coalition of community groups called on City Council to allocate $10 million in emergency spending to be distributed to families struggling financially due to the Covid-19 crisis. “By allowing impacted families experiencing financial hardship brought by Covid-19…
Austin • By Nina Hernandez • Mar 30, 2020
Advocacy groups push for fast, centralized aid for musicians impacted by Covid-19 spread
More than a dozen local music nonprofits have signed on in support of City Council’s recent move to create aid programs to address the business impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a letter sent last week calling for quick relief…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Mar 30, 2020
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Council wants 'bridge aid' for residents, businesses ahead of federal COVID-19 help
City Council directed staff to move quickly in the coming weeks to allocate direct payments and other forms of aid to residents and small businesses that have taken a severe financial hit from the COVID-19 pandemic. A wide-reaching item passed…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Mar 27, 2020
Latest Zandan poll shows more Austinites see city on 'wrong track'
The latest edition of Austin pollster Peter Zandan’s survey of Austin residents’ attitudes on city issues shows that a growing number think the city is headed in the wrong direction. The responses, which were gathered in the first months of…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Mar 25, 2020
Updated: Austin issues shelter-in-place order to stop coronavirus spread
The City of Austin has issued an order for residents to stay at home except to do essential activities to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. The order goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday and lasts until at…
Austin • By Stephanie Federico • Mar 24, 2020
Continued restaurant closures could mean 21,000 lost jobs by summer
A prolonged shutdown of area restaurants into the late spring and summer months is projected to result in 21,000 lost jobs throughout Travis County, with $738 million in total lost wages. Those figures come from an analysis of restaurant industry…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Mar 24, 2020
Austin Pets Alive! shutters due to COVID-19, still seeking fosters
Over the weekend, Austin Pets Alive! made the decision to close its lobby and bar its clinic from any public visitation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the city-run Austin Animal Center shuttered its doors last week, Austin Pets Alive!…
Austin • By Nina Hernandez • Mar 24, 2020
Austin begins the week under new city restrictions
This week, Austin enters a new phase of public health preparedness, under a new order from the city that expands restrictions put in place last week as part of an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. The new order, which…
