Street Forum is transitioning to a new Fiscal Host
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Street Forum
Fiscal Host: Open Collective Foundation
Mutual aid centering unhoused Austinites since 2019. Check us out on instagram @streetforumatx for updates on our current projects.
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Street Forum is all of us
Our contributors 533
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Aviv Rau
Admin
$1,948 USD
Amélia
Admin
$1,415 USD
Francis
Admin
$461 USD
Matt Arnold
Admin
Kim V
Admin
Incognito
$17,628 USD
ACTBlue Chari...
$13,226 USD
Incognito
$4,272 USD
Incognito
BFF of Street Forum
$4,000 USD
Guest
$4,000 USD
Budget
Transparent and open finances.
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Today’s balance$2,842.47 USD
Total raised
$146,890.18 USD
Total disbursed
$144,047.71 USD
Estimated annual budget
$51,874.30 USD
Expenses
All time
Expenses paid
422
Amount disbursed
$142,404.10
Tags | # of Expenses | Amount (USD) |
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posted | 329 | $107,831.32 |
no tag | 93 | $34,572.78 |
Contributions
All time
Contributions received
652
Amount collected
$138,796.58
Tiers | # of Contributions | Amount (USD) |
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one-time | 454 | $71,041.47 |
recurring | 198 | $67,755.11 |
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News from Street Forum
Updates on our activities and progress.
Street Forum Transitioning to new Fiscal Sponsor
Hello Street Forum community! You were likely recently notified that your recurring donations have been paused. This is because Open Collective Foundation, our fiscal host and sponsor, is shutting down. This comes as an abrupt surprise to u...
Published on March 19, 2024 by Francis
Street Forum Wrapped - 2023 Update
This year, with all of the support from our donors on Open Collective, we have been able to expand our services and better support our community as a mutual aid organization. Some of those expansions include our distribution of tents and sl...
Published on December 2, 2023 by Rafi
It's Getting Scary Cold! Let's Keep Austin Warm
We've made it through the summer here in Austin. Our unhoused neighbors have faced even more violence and harassment from the police as the enforcement of the camping ban is ramped up, and the need for a more permanent housing solution for...
Published on October 30, 2021 by Kim V
About
Street Forum was formed in Spring of 2019 as part of a local grassroots movement to decriminalize homelessness in Austin, TX. Our original mission was to gather feedback and rally support for the repeal of no sit/no lie, no camping, and anti panhandling local ordinances which punish people in need and have no benefit other than to placate those who want to see homelessness hidden away, far from needed resources. We began by providing hot breakfast and know your rights literature and we've evolved into providing many more services. We have set up our pop up cafe in Republic Square Park every Sunday for 3 years (we missed one week when quarantine first began). The Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to dramatically adapt our format and routines to ensure we can safely continue providing essential services. Culturally, Street Forum aims to be distinct from institutional care orgs serving our local unhoused community. We operate on a solidarity driven model and train our housed volunteers in navigating privilege gaps. We believe that housing is a human right and that being housed has nothing to do with being deserving but everything to do with being lucky. We understand wealth redistribution as the enactment of justice and reject the othering of recipients that often comes with "charity" driven work. We have no connection to the carceral system and no confidence in policing as a concept. We recognize that colonialism, a complex made of white supremacy and capitalism, is the root cause of homelessness. The safety and comfort of people sharing spaces where we serve is at the core of our mission. We provide volunteer trainings in mental health first aid, crisis deescalation, Covid safety, and filming the police. We encourage volunteers to slow down and focus on the human connections that happen during our events. We welcome all the anger and despair that comes with homelessness and make space for them to be expressed safely. We serve food and supplies because people need them and it brings people in. We sit down and listen because people need that too.