Could move-in fees be the big homeless solution?
A South Austin pastor says so.
No newsletter tomorrow – I'm visiting family in Wisconsin. Yes, I know I took Thursday off a couple weeks ago too, but I was working overtime on that budget. Give me a break!
Mark Hilbelink, lead pastor at the Sunrise Community Church and executive director of Sunrise Navigation Center in South Austin, brings an unusual piece of good news on homelessness in Austin.
(Related: Sunrise Navigation Center's controversial presence in South Austin)
Hilbelink recently declared that Sunrise's year-old "Wayfinder Rehousing" pilot program has been a "wild success," getting people into housing far more quickly and far more cheaply than through the traditional system overseen by ECHO.
