Homeless Citizens Shaping Public Services

Homeless Citizens Shaping Public Services

Summary

Learn how the City of Austin, United States is working with people experiencing homelessness to ensure that public services like storage, health, and job placement respond to the needs of those who need them most.

Submitted by: Open Government PartnershipThe Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on improving government transparency, ensuring opportunities for citizen participation in public matters, and strengthen... More

The Open Government Partnership (OGP) brings together government leaders and civil society advocates to Promote transparent, participatory, inclusive and accountable governance. Seventy-eight countries and seventy-six local governments — representing more than two billion people — along with thousands of civil society organizations are members of OGP.

Additional Resources

• OGP Commitment Page: Ending Homelessness
• OGP Policy Area Page: Marginalized Communities
• OGP Policy Area Page: Public Service Delivery
• Austin's Homelessness Advisory Committee
• OGP Local