Sunday, September 19, 2021

Our Outreach and SVdP teams are breathing a sigh of relief that we haven't seen the surge in evictions with the end of the eviction moratorium on September 1. Thankfully, two new safeguards are now in place:

1. A requirement that landlords complete eviction prevention applications is in place

2. ​​​The opportunity for landlords to help their tenants apply for rental assistance through the City of Austin or Texas Rent Relief.

Yet, despite those measures, the need for rental assistance remains high. Both our Outreach and SVdP programs receive many requests for rent help.

We appreciate the many gifts to our monthly Persons in Need collection. That giving lets us help keep vulnerable neighbors in their homes. The people we serve are very grateful!

Our St. Vincent de Paul Society serves neighbors with rent, utilities, bus passes, and vouchers. Our faithful call dispatchers would love to have a few more folks on whom to rely for responding to neighbors in need.

If you have been thinking that this Fall is a good time to venture into a new ministry, we’d be happy to have you! Our conference meets by Zoom these days. Our core mission of meeting neighbors in their homes remains "on hold." We carry on by phone to reach grateful folks in need. If you are interested, contact 

Huddie Murray