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…
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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,…
ACL’s 2023 SUMMIT MEETING
Sunday, February 26 at St. Martin's Lutheran Church Plan to join ACL leaders as ministries alongside low-income individuals and families expand. We'll continue to do "more, better, together" with food…
2023 PIT Count
Combatting Homelessness ACL plans to participate in the "Point in Time" count of unhoused people in Austin and Travis County on the evening of Friday, January 27. St. Martin's Lutheran…
ACL’s Fall 2022 Newsletter
AUSTIN CITY LUTHERANS “More, Better, Together” since 2011! Ministries Serving Low-Income Neighbors – Fall 2022 GREETINGS IN CHRIST’S NAME FROM ACL! We are the ELCA congregations in and around the…
ACL’s Rent Assistance Program – 2022
Thanks to a generous grant of $40,000 through the Austin Community Foundation, ACL carried out its second rent assistance program at Bread For All Food Pantry A young Hispanic woman…
Preventing Homelessness in Austin in the Midst of Rampant Inequality
As of February 2022, part of Austin City Lutherans' mission is to combat and prevent homelessness. John Rockefeller, the Gilded Age oil business titan, became the first billionaire more than…