The Downtown Chronic Homeless: Seattle's Solution

Courtesy Austinist  Mon, 10/19/2009 - 1:40pm

Bill Hobson photo by Thinman Speaking last Friday at City Hall, Mayor Leffingwell estimated there are around 4000 homeless people in Austin, with about 600 of those chronically homeless.

Bill Hobson, Executive Director of Seattle's Downtown Emergency Service Center , spoke to those fighting the problem in Austin: city and county agencies, private organizations and interested citizens.

A Baylor graduate and self-described “recovering Southern Baptist”, Hobson focused on his experiences with 1811 Eastlake, a 75 bed facility for...


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