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,…
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ACL Winter 2023/24 Newsletter
AUSTIN CITY LUTHERANS “More, Better, Together” Ministries Serving Low-Income Neighbors – Winter 2023 Greetings in Christ’s Name from Austin City Lutherans! We are the ELCA congregations in and around the…
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…
ACL Summer/Fall 2023 Newsletter
AUSTIN CITY LUTHERANS “More, Better, Together” Ministries Serving Low-Income Neighbors – Summer/Fall 2023 Greetings in Christ’s Name from Austin City Lutherans! Greetings in Christ’s Name from Austin City Lutherans! We…
Desmond’s “Poverty, By America” – Book Review
Matthew Desmond’s new book, Poverty, By America, takes a hard look at prevalence of poverty in the richest country in the history of the world. As a writer on inequality…
ACL Rent Assistance Program Fundraiser
Rent assistance is a sure-fire strategy in the prevention of homelessness. During the past three years of the Covid pandemic, numerous city, county and federal rent-assistance funding streams have helped…
ACL’s Move-In Ministry Testimonial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwaf3usOmJY
ACL’s Rent Assistance Program Testimonial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IGEKTuVbpY
ACL Move-In Ministry
"This is so wonderful," Norma exclaimed with a wide smile. "It feels like Christmas." Norma and her two teenage boys have been living with various family members, in their vehicle,…