{"id":213266,"date":"2026-03-20T19:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/213266\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T19:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:00:07","slug":"austins-new-homeless-navigation-center-moves-forward-with-advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/213266\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin’s new homeless navigation center moves forward with advisory board"},"content":{"rendered":"

An update on the center was shared Wednesday through a memo from Homeless Strategies and Operations Director David Gray.<\/p>\n

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 A new update on the city-owned homeless navigation center<\/a> in southeast Austin was shared Wednesday through a memo from the city\u2019s Homeless Strategies and Operations Director David Gray.<\/p>\n

The memo, sent to the Austin City Council and Mayor Kirk Watson, outlined the department\u2019s continued work to finalize the facility, located near Interstate 35 and Oltorf Street. The Homeless Strategies and Operations (HSO) team said it is forming a 13-member Center Advisory Board to help shape the center\u2019s scope, design and operations.<\/p>\n

After a 14-day public comment period, the final charter was posted on the city\u2019s\u00a0SpeakUp Austin<\/a> website. According to the memo, the advisory board includes five local area representatives, three people with lived experience of homelessness, four housing and service partners, and one civic representative.<\/p>\n

The open application period ran from Dec. 10, 2025, to Jan. 21, 2026, drawing 69 submissions. A multi-department evaluation team conducted blind reviews of applicant responses, followed by a holistic assessment to ensure geographic and stakeholder diversity. All 13 finalists accepted and will serve on the inaugural board.<\/p>\n

The HSO has begun onboarding the board, which will first advise on a competitive solicitation for social service providers to operate the Navigation Center. In the meantime, temporary fencing has been installed at the site, including system upgrades.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The navigation center will cost the city just over $4.3 million. It\u2019s intended to help unhoused residents connect with stable housing and support services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An update on the center was shared Wednesday through a memo from Homeless Strategies and Operations Director David…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213267,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":{"0":"post-213266","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}