For people experiencing homelessness in North Austin, accessing food, shelter or a shower can mean taking the bus to downtown or South Austin. A new navigation center is set to open this summer near the intersection of North Lamar Boulevard and Rundberg Lane. It aims to bring those services to the city’s north side.
The project is led by local nonprofit We Can Now. Antony Jackson, the organization’s CEO, still can’t believe this was possible.
“It’s a true testament to the power of God, if you ask me,” Jackson said. “To be able to get a piece of real estate in the city that you grew up in and were homeless in, and be able to provide services to people in that same circumstance. Like, what?”…