Urban Alchemy bringing Christmas cheer to Austin’s homeless population [Video]

Urban Alchemy’s secret to successfully connecting with the unhoused population is its staff, 95% of which are people who were formerly incarcerated or unhoused.

AUSTIN, Texas — This holiday season, Urban Alchemy brought a little extra Christmas cheer to the unhoused population in downtown Austin with their first ever Christmas event.

“It’s kind of hard when you’re going through a heavy transition,” said Cherish Hart, a business operations specialist with Urban Alchemy. “But to know that, hey I can come here and at least feel that community, that camaraderie and for just a moment, I can forget about it.”

At the “oasis,” an old parking lot between the Eighth Street Shelter and the ARCH downtown, Urban Alchemy handed out coats, gifts and a warm meal to people experiencing homelessness. Every day, Urban Alchemy hands out coffee and water at the oasis, and provides showers from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Urban Alchemy started in 2018 in San Francisco, …

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