Austin to cut ties with homelessness nonprofit after 'misrepresented' records claims

Data issues cause city to dismiss downtown shelters operator - Austin Monitor

The city will not renew its contract with Urban Alchemy to manage two key downtown homeless shelters following the discovery of improper data handling by the nonprofit’s staff. The Homeless Strategy Office confirmed the contract will end on Sept. 30 and that another service provider, Endeavors, will assume operations under an emergency contract. According to […] The post Data issues cause city to dismiss downtown shelters operator appeared first…

Austin to cut ties with homelessness nonprofit after 'misrepresented' records claims

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin's Homeless Strategy Office (HSO) will end its contract with homelessness resources nonprofit Urban Alchemy at the end of September. According to a city memo, some Urban Alchemy staff "misrepresented Homeless Management Information System exit dates and records." Austin to end contracts with homeless services nonprofit that runs ARCH shelter Urban Alchemy operated the Austin Resource Center for the Homeles…