Angel House is the Soup Kitchen Ministry of Austin Baptist Chapel, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving Austin's most vulnerable neighbors with food, community, dignity, and encouragement.

They serve breakfast at 9:30 AM in a welcoming atmosphere, pause for prayer at 11:00 AM, and serve hot lunch until 12:30 PM featuring nutritious, home-style meals. Beyond meals, they provide clean, private showers and laundry facilities, helping guests maintain hygiene and self-respect as they work toward employment or housing. On Sundays, they gather for an outdoor sermon.

Angel House is a sanctuary where the hungry find nourishment, the weary discover care, and every person is treated with dignity. Their mission: serve as a healing presence addressing fundamental needs while fostering hope, connection, and restoration. Small acts of love, multiplied daily through meals and relationships, transform individual lives and strengthen the entire community.

Project Hope & Empowerment Leveraging Possibilities (Project HELP) supports students experiencing homelessness by protecting their educational rights under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Serving Austin ISD’s most vulnerable students, Project HELP ensures housing instability does not stand in the way of learning.

Students facing frequent moves, transportation challenges, lack of supplies, and emotional stress receive immediate support through enrollment assistance, transportation coordination, school supplies, and connections to essential services, including mental health care, food assistance, and emergency housing.

Through strong partnerships with nonprofits and faith communities, Project HELP provides individualized case management and advocacy, building a network of care that extends beyond the classroom. By removing barriers and restoring stability, Project HELP empowers students to pursue their education with dignity and work toward a brighter future.

Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center is Travis County’s largest homelessness services provider, delivering low-barrier, trauma-informed, and person-centered support. Since 2015, Sunrise has served as a beacon of hope—recognizing homelessness as a complex challenge that requires coordinated, compassionate care.

Through an integrated system that includes a centralized Hub, 24/7 Hotline, Mobile Outreach teams, and Housing programs, Sunrise connects individuals to housing and essential wraparound services. These include meals, showers, healthcare navigation, substance-use support, mail and notary services, a computer lab, case management, mental health resources, benefits enrollment, employment support, and housing navigation.

Unlike traditional models that require individuals to navigate multiple agencies, Sunrise unifies critical services into one streamlined system built around dignity and accessibility. By addressing root causes while honoring each person’s unique strengths and aspirations, Sunrise helps rebuild lives, restore hope, and strengthen the community.

Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) is a Christian social outreach ministry that has empowered communities to adopt a lifestyle of service with the homeless since 1998. Founded in Austin, Texas, MLF serves homeless neighbors through various programs in partnership with Community First! Village is its flagship transformative initiative.

Community First! Village is a master planned neighborhood providing affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness. Located on Hog Eye Road and Burleson Road in Travis County, it is currently home to more than 420 formerly homeless neighbors and will house 1,900 people when complete.

The Village has been intentionally designed to encourage community. Each home has a front porch, and homes are clustered around common areas with laundry rooms, restrooms, and shower facilities, outdoor community kitchens, and green space. These shared areas encourage neighbor interactions, helping them form relationships and build community while empowering the surrounding community to serve the homeless.

Austin Blessings Co-op stands in the gap to show kindness to anyone with a need in our community. We are a non-traditional cooperative partnering with churches, nonprofits, businesses, and ministries who share our vision of making a difference.

If you're in Austin and need food, clothing, or diapers for your family, the Co-op is here to help. We invite you to come as you are and experience God's grace. Our doors, our hearts, and our arms are open wide.

Our Harvest Blessings Food Pantries are open three days every week in two convenient East and South Austin locations, providing a variety of fresh, high-quality food at no cost to our patrons.

LifeWorks is dedicated to ending youth homelessness in Central Texas by providing safety, stability, and real pathways to independence for young people ages 16–26. Each year, more than a thousand youth in the region face homelessness—many aging out of foster care, parenting young children, or managing mental health challenges while trying to stay in school or work. LifeWorks exists to change that reality.

Through a data-driven, youth-centered model, LifeWorks combines immediate support with long-term solutions. Services include housing, mental health care, education and employment support, and individualized guidance from teams who listen and walk alongside each young person at their own pace.

For many, support begins at the Youth Resource Center in East Austin, a no-judgment, no-appointment space offering basic needs and a starting point for next steps. Serving more than 2,500 youth and young families each year, LifeWorks is recognized nationally for its compassionate, evidence-based approach to solving youth homelessness and helping young people build lasting futures.