Linc Austin Outreach
About Linc Austin Outreach
LINC Austin Outreach meets people where they are, along the Highway 183, Highway 290, and Interstate 35 corridors in Austin, with food, clothing, hygiene items, and other basic needs when they are available. The team also helps with IDs, housing navigation, referrals, and the kind of case management that can turn a hard day into a next step. If you want to support work that stays close to the street and keeps showing up, this is it.
What sets LINC apart is the hand-in-hand part of the work. Outreach does not stop at supplies, the team also accompanies clients to appointments and helps with the practical steps needed for housing preparation, life skills, and seasonal supply drives. It is steady, personal support for people who need more than a one-time handoff.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Mobile outreach
Feet-on-the-ground outreach to people experiencing homelessness along the Highway 183, Highway 290, and Interstate 35 corridors, with relationship-based support, friendship, hope, and mentorship.
Basic needs distribution
Food or snacks, clothing, hygiene items, sleeping bags, backpacks, blankets, and other items as available.
Case management
Support with state IDs, Social Security cards, birth certificates, housing and coordinated assessments, health insurance or MAP, family reunification, mental health referrals, substance abuse referrals, medical and dental care, and SSI or SOAR referrals.
Housing navigation and referral
Help with permanent supportive housing, rapid re-housing, income and employment counseling, job training and trade education referrals, GED and college referrals, navigation, and preparation for housing.
Life skills education and mentorship
Informal and formal training in personal hygiene, housekeeping, budgeting, cooking skills, and community and relationship building.
Keep Austin Warm
A winter initiative that collects cold-weather supplies to distribute to people experiencing homelessness in Austin, with two events, Reformation Celebration and December to Remember.
Shirt Off Your Back
A clothing drive focused on collecting t-shirts for street youth and homeless adults in Austin.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
LINC Austin Outreach provides feet-on-the-ground mobile outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness, offering friendship, hope, mentorship, basic needs, and case management.
Who they serve
Individuals experiencing homelessness in Austin, especially street youth and adults.
Their impact
- LINC Austin serves more than 60 street youth and homeless people monthly.
How your donation helps
- Food and snacks
- Clothing
- Hygiene items
- Sleeping bags
- Backpacks
- Blankets
- Winter hats and gloves
- Christmas gifts for street youth
- T-shirts
- Cold-weather supplies
Need help?
How someone in need can access Linc Austin Outreach’s services.
People currently experiencing homelessness can complete a coordinated assessment through the form at https://lincaustin.org/coordinated-assessments.
Events
Keep Austin Warm
Fall and winterWinter initiative with the events Reformation Celebration and December to Remember, collecting cold-weather supplies and Christmas gifts for people experiencing homelessness in Austin.
Reformation Celebration
Annual in OctoberAn event within the Keep Austin Warm initiative that takes place in October to collect items for immediate distribution as weather turns cold.
December to Remember
Annual in fall and winterAn event within the Keep Austin Warm initiative that collects Christmas gifts for street youth and winter needs.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Linc Austin Outreach has shared.
Current needs
- T-shirts
- Winter hats
- Gloves
- Cold-weather supplies
- Blankets
- Sleeping bags
- Backpacks
Volunteer opportunities
- Mobile Outreach Events, 3 times a year, 5 hours
- Group Outreach, 5 hours
- Outreach preparation, 3 hours
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
How does someone currently experiencing homelessness get connected to services?
They can complete a coordinated assessment through the form linked on the contact page.
What kinds of help does the outreach team provide?
The team offers friendship, hope, mentorship, basic needs, case management, housing navigation, and referrals for health, mental health, substance use, and employment support.
What items are distributed through the outreach and seasonal drives?
The drives and outreach can include food or snacks, clothing, hygiene items, sleeping bags, backpacks, blankets, winter hats and gloves, Christmas gifts for street youth, and t-shirts.
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