WE CAN NOW INC
EIN 85-1135163 · Youth Development Programs (O50)
What they do
We Can Now Operates A Street Outreach Team That Directly Engages Unhoused Individuals In Encampments and Outdoor Settings Often Underserved By Larger Systems. We Provide Immediate Needs Such As Food and Medical Care Along With Diversion Services Connecting Individuals to Stable Housing Social Services and Case Management. Impact: Since Its Establishment In 2023 We Can Now Has Diverted Over 80 Individuals From The Streets Into Stable Housing. Financials: The Program is Low-budget Yet High-impact; By Diverting Each Individual The Organization is Estimated to Save The City Over $25,000 Per Person In Emergency Services E.g. ER Visits Policing Public Health Costs. This Totals At Least $2 Million In Savings Based On Their Outreach Efforts to Date. Objective: The Short-term Goal is to Reduce Street Homelessness By Engaging Individuals Where They Are. The Long-term Aim is to End Homelessness In Austin By Scaling Up Diversion and Stabilizing Individuals In Safe Housing Leading to Broader Public
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ContactAntony JacksonPresident
In care of% WE CAN NOW INC
Mailing address1117 CONNEMARA LN, PFLUGERVILLE, TX 78660-5201
Main phone(512) 922-3624Source: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- August 2020
- County
- Travis
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