Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center
Sunrise has quickly become a central force in addressing homelessness in Travis County.
What makes them different is how they operate.
Most organizations work in silos, separate intake, separate funding, separate systems. People fall through the cracks.
Sunrise changed that.
A central hub. A 24/7 hotline. Mobile outreach teams. Housing programs. Food, showers, healthcare, case management, and digital access, all in one place.
When someone needs help, Sunrise is often where it starts. And they stay with that person instead of passing them off.
We’ve worked alongside them for the past few years with a shared focus: get to families before the bottom falls out.
The best time to help is before an eviction. Once that line is crossed, everything accelerates: housing is lost, belongings disappear, and the cost of recovery rises quickly.
So we focus on that window.
That might mean covering a rent gap, helping a family land somewhere new, or stepping in with direct support so they can move forward instead of being pushed out.
We also provide coffee daily, about 120 pounds a month. It’s a small thing, but it matters. In a place where people are starting over, a cup of coffee is a moment of normalcy.