Category: Programs
Bluebonnets and Redistribution
I’ve been smitten by bluebonnets ever since moving to Texas more than 30 years ago. I carefully seeded a side garden area at our home in Houston—etching the pebble-like seeds…
New ACL Board President
Dr. Cal Streeter, a member of Gethsemane Lutheran Church, is the new board president for Austin City Lutherans. Professor Streeter recently retired from the Steve Hicks School of Social Work…
Bread For All’s Busiest Year Ever – Again
2024 was unquestionably BFA's busiest year ever. For those of us who had turntables back in the day, perhaps I sound like a broken record. The truth is, we're on…
Move-In Ministry Surges in 2024
ACL's Move-In Ministry delivered furniture and household items to 114 individuals and families in 2024. Recipients were either people exiting homelessness or those living in situations making them vulnerable to…
Rent Assistance Program #4 – 2024
This past summer, Austin City Lutherans provided rent assistance to support 73 households. Through this effort, our fourth rent assistance program, we distributed more than $76,000 to support individuals and…
Move-In Ministry Passes the 100-Mark
ACL's Move-In Ministry served its 100th household in February of this year. People exiting homelessness - individuals and families - have received beds, living room furniture, kitchen tables and chairs,…
Rent Assistance 2023 – Stories of Favorable Outcomes
On the first Monday in March of this year at our outside receiving line at Bread For All Food Pantry, I checked in a man whom we hadn’t seen for…