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LA reduces LAPD homeless response – now what about housing?
The idea is to divert some 911 calls from police to civilians. There are similar programs in cities around the country, but what’s different about the LA version is that workers here only take 911 calls that involve unhoused people.
‘I feel good:’ After years spent living on the side of I-5, a disabled woman gets a home
61-year-old Vicky is now living at the Clinton Triangle Temporary Alternative Shelter site.
Kindness Is In The Air: Spreading good through one act at a time
As April unfolds, Goettl continues its mission of kindness by supporting Urban Alchemy, a transformative force in the fight against homelessness. Through their donation, Goettl is helping Urban Alchemy to ignite hope and provide essential support to individuals striving to rebuild their lives, embodying the spirit of empathy and community.
Austin homeless outreach pilot program is personal and proactive: DAA
Inside the Downtown Austin Alliance office, the community’s vision for downtown, written and drawn on wooden blocks, serves as wallpaper. Stewarding that vision is the organization’s ongoing goal. Most recently, DAA has partnered with Urban Alchemy, the California-based nonprofit that runs the ARCH and 8th St. shelter, to launch a pilot program addressing homelessness issues downtown.
‘Cycle of survival’: Portland woman finds permanent housing after safe rest village stay
This site, operated by Urban Alchemy, offers 60 temporary shelter beds, with mental and behavioral health services in Southeast Portland.
Downtown Austin Alliance, Urban Alchemy to launch street outreach program for unsheltered population
The Downtown Austin Alliance will launch the Homelessness Engagement Assistance Response Team, or HEART program, from Feb. 1 through July 31. The DAA will be managing the program alongside nonprofit Urban Alchemy, which runs the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless and the Eighth Street shelter for women and transgender clients.
DAA, Urban Alchemy partner to improve outreach, services for downtown homeless population
In partnership with staff from Urban Alchemy, the nonprofit group that manages two downtown shelters, HEART will operate during daytime hours in the area between Congress Avenue and Brazos Street and Fourth Street and Ninth Street, as well the Fifth Street to Seventh Street blocks from Congress Avenue.
HEART Austin homeless outreach pilot program launching soon
A new homeless outreach program is looking to pilot a new approach to address the needs of homeless individuals in downtown Austin. The Downtown Austin Alliance, in partnership with Urban Alchemy, is launching the Homelessness Engagement Assistance Response Team or HEART Austin.
What we do – and don’t – know about Urban Alchemy’s effect on SF crime
The nonprofit Urban Alchemy trumpeted an impending Stanford University study last week that found drastically lowered crime where its community ambassadors were posted.
Crime drop in S.F. neighborhood ‘riding on the back’ of Urban Alchemy. Here’s why
Urban Alchemy set out to provide a new model for public safety on downtown San Francisco streets afflicted by addiction, mental illness and homelessness. And according to Stanford University researchers, they’re on the right track.
Progress made against San Francisco fentanyl crisis continues
Crime in parts of San Francisco where private public safety contractor Urban Alchemy is stationed is noticeably declining, according to a new study from Stanford University. The group, made up largely of formerly incarcerated individuals who use their lived experience and emotional intelligence to calm a person in crisis, is positioned at various intersections in the Tenderloin, Civic Center and…
Urban Alchemy’s impact on crime in San Francisco
They transform crime-filled streets with compassion, cleanliness and connection, and it appears to be working in one of San Francisco’s toughest neighborhoods. Tonight, numbers from the group Urban Alchemy point to the positive impact the program is having in the Tenderloin. The goal is conversion one block at a time.