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About Hungry Hill Foundation We are a 2½ year old nonprofit from East Austin. We opened a resource center at 1189 Springdale in June 2022. Our annual budget is $750,000. We are a rare Black-lead non-profit, staffed completely by people with lived-in experience. Chase Wright, our executive director, has been in East Austin his entire life and was profoundly impacted by the economic and law-enforcement policies that impoverish East Austin. Despite accolades, our results were achieved with minimal support from the City of Austin and the philanthropic community because of the classic chicken/egg problem -- they can’t fund you without a track record of spending money well and you can’t build that track record without spending money. Workforce Development • Hungry Hill Foundation’s core mission is supportive employment. • We run a sophisticated multi-tier program that addresses the unique barriers for people who are unhoused or exiting incarceration at every step on their journey. • Our system leverages group dynamics to enable people to overcome the individual challenges that prevent them from being employable. • Target Outcomes: • Employment in jobs paying a living wage funded by private employers. • Sufficient income to pay less than 30% of wages on rent. • Resolution/Continued Treatment of root causes of homelessness. Impact Highlights – June 2022 to Present Employment Over 500 people came through our doors seeking employment, far more than we are funded for. We’ve provided 20+ hours of work opportunity to over 300. 60% of our labor costs is to people who are unhoused or at-risk. 2022 -- $100K, 2023 -- $310K, 2024 – $50K Nutritional Support 70 people served out of a single food truck @ 5 days per week. 700 meals (breakfast/lunch) per week; 2,800 per month; 200K since start Parks to Housing Selected Services Originally, there were around 60 people living in Givens and Springdale Parks. We helped move 20 people to apartments and 30 to city shelters. Only 5 people living in the parks currently. Removed 3,000 pounds of trash from two parks plus encampments. Take our Tour of Givens Park – dramatic differences from past. Partner: PARD 8,400 hours of Community-based public safety. Average 175 hours/week for a year. Visible reduction in crime reported to APD in areas we work. Partner: Life Anew and Jail to Jobs 5,700 hours of health-related outreach and social work (4 FTE for nine months) Complicated outcome story leading to better model at Blessing. Partnership: Black Men’s Health Clinic, funded Central Health EMPLOYMENT Over 500 people came through our doors seeking employment, far more than we are funded for. We’ve provided 20+ hours of work opportunity to over 300. 60% of our labor costs is to people who are unhoused or at-risk. 2022 -- $100K, 2023 -- $310K, 2024 – $50K NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT 70 people served out of a single food truck @ 5 days per week. 700 meals (breakfast/lunch) per week; 2,800 per month; 200K since start PARKS TO HOUSING Originally, there were around 60 people living in Givens and Springdale Parks. We helped move 20 people to apartments and 30 to city shelters. Only 5 people living in the parks currently. PUBLIC SERVICES PROVIDED BY OUR EMPLOYEES Removed 3,000 pounds of trash from two parks plus encampments. Take our Tour of Givens Park – dramatic differences from past. Partner: PARD 8,400 hours of Community-based public safety. Average 175 hours/week for a year. Visible reduction in crime reported to APD in areas we work. Partner: Life Anew and Jail to Jobs 5,700 hours of health-related outreach and social work Significant increase in MAP coverage for hard to reach population. Partnership: Black Men’s Health Clinic, funded Central Health Partners, Friends, and Supporters of Apologizes to anyone we left offer… we build this slide in a hurry Chase Wright Executive Director Hungry Hill Foundation chase@hungryhillfoundation.org 512-621-1510