Home Wage Calculator You Can Help! Advocates What’s New The Bottom Line Contact Us MEET RODNEY The invisibly disabled and under-valued Veteran Rodney served honorably as a member of the elite combat defense police. He was moving toward home ownership when financial disaster struck. Read More 123456 NEWS & EVENTS June 18, 2021: Letter to President Biden May 2016: An Open Letter to our Presidential Candidates 15 April 2015: HUD Supported Homelessness Assistance & Emergency Resources 27 Oct 2014: HUD Supported Homelessness Assistance & Emergency Resources 1 Oct 2014: HUD/VA team up to help more than 9,000 homeless veterans find permanent homes 2 Feb 2014: Study of PHA’s Efforts to Serve the Homeless presents video on findings 7 Jan 2008: House the Homeless smashes homeless myth – survey reveals truth INDEX IT! INDEX IT! We must index the federal minimum wage to the local cost of housing. This means that the cost of housing will be attainable for every American who works 40 hours per week. By indexing the wage to the cost of housing, American workers will be able to afford basic housing no matter how expensive that housing grows and no matter where you live in the United States. By failing to index the Federal Minimum Wage to the cost of housing, it will just be a matter of time before inflation erodes the wage gains of today! Donate to the cause Give Today Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2312 Austin, Texas 78768-2312 Home Contact Us Donate! Sign the Petition House the Homeless © 2021 Universal Living Wage – an initiative of House the Homeless, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization

Home Wage Calculator You Can Help! Advocates What’s New The Bottom Line Contact Us HISTORY, REPORTS & STATS Index of documents Globalization & Labor: Exploring one piece of the solution by universallivingwage | Oct 5, 2015 | Uncategorized PEOPLE ARE DESPERATE TO WORK One pragmatic approach is to take the existing U.S. Federal Minimum Wage standard and adapt it to the basic needs of the United States minimum wage worker. We do this to show the intricate steps needed to set a new economic bench... read more Poverty Facts from the Basic Needs Coalition of Central Texas by universallivingwage | Jan 5, 2015 | Uncategorized WHY DO OUR NEIGHBORS STRUGGLE? The Basic Needs Coalition provides useful facts and figures revealing the dismal fact of poverty and homelessness in America. This fact sheet also reveals the causes of this poverty and suggests ways to help the problem. ... read more Basic Needs: A Focus on Childhood Poverty by universallivingwage | Jan 5, 2010 | Uncategorized BASIC NEEDS COALITION ON POVERTY This FAQ focuses on the effects of poverty on children and youth and how this will ultimately impact the future of Austin and Travis County. The Basic Needs Coalition devotes its efforts to heightening awareness of the breadth and... read more Donate to the cause Give Today Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2312 Austin, Texas 78768-2312 Home Contact Us Donate! Sign the Petition House the Homeless © 2021 Universal Living Wage – an initiative of House the Homeless, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization