09/16/2026
Our neighbors experiencing homelessness are still our neighbors
Today trusted outreach workers were providing food and basic necessities to neighbors living outside at Barton Springs Saloon when a man claiming the property told them to get off his property & told them âdonât feed the animalsâ as they go through the trash. WTAF???! This mans hate shows how some people think.
So letâs get one thing straight. Experiencing homelessness does not remove someone from our community.
Our neighbors living outside are part of Austin
They have families and friends
They care for their pets and one another
They have belongings they are trying to keep safe and days when they need somebody else to show up
Community does not end at somebodyâs front door
Businesses are part of our community too
How businesses treat our neighbors matters
And where we eat shop and spend our money is one of the ways each of us gets to decide what kind of community we want to support
So we are going to keep doing what we doâŚ.
Checking on your neighbors
Sharing meals & water
And we encourage you to do the same,
Ask what someone needs
Share what you can
And if you want to help us keep meals going through Cooking for Our Neighbors scan the QR on the last slide. Every week our members cook and distribute 90 to 200 plus meals across our community
We build community by showing up
Everybody eats
Solidarity not charity
HOW WILL YOU SHOW UP FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS THIS WEEK?