This week is a special episode. Communications Manager of TOOF, Max Moscoe, sits down with five different residents of the Esperanza Community: Hippie, Mouse, Bear, Jay, and Mike, as they share stories and eye-opening insights from their experiences with homelessness.

In this episode, Chris gets to hang out with Chief Innovation Officer with the City of Austin - Kerry O'Connor.

In this episode, Chris Baker gets to chat with Eric Samuels, President and CEO of the Texas Homeless Network. Texas Homeless Network (THN) is a non-profit membership-based organization helping communities strategically plan to prevent and end homelessness.

https://www.thn.org/

In this episode, Chris gets to catch up with local Austin musician and non-profiteer, Courtney Santana. Courtney is the founder and executive director of the Survive-2-Thrive Foundation. Survive 2 Thrive advocates for survivors of domestic violence, through housing, resource, and networking opportunities.

https://survive2thrivefoundation.org/

In this episode, Chris meets with Gus Bova, senior staff writer and assistant editor at the Texas Observer.

The Texas Observer is a nonprofit news organization that strives to make Texas a more equitable place by exposing injustice through investigative journalism, narrative storytelling, and cultural coverage.

https://www.texasobserver.org/

In this episode, Chris Baker meets with Pastor Mark Hilbelink of Sunrise Community Church. The self-described "Weirdest Little Church in Texas" is located off of Menchaca and 71, and provides daily necesities for the unhoused and underserved folks in the neighborhood. Their vision is "to be a church that creates change by following Jesus into our neighborhood, city and the world, helping to create change by serving in a Christ-like manner and challenging eachother to know God more deeply."

https://sunriseaustin.org

In this episode, Chris Baker has a chat with Alan Graham, founder and Executive Director of Mobile Loaves and Fishes. Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF), a social outreach ministry that provides food and clothing, cultivates community and promotes dignity to homeless men and women in need. https://mlf.org/

In this episode, Chris Baker sits down with Irit Umani, the executive director of the Trinity Center, in downtown Austin. Irit is one of TOOFCast's guests with the longest and most colorful histories of service. Trinity Center is a faith-based organization conducting programs that serve the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of the poor and homeless in Austin.

https://www.trinitycenteraustin.org/

In this episode, Chris Baker meets with yet another musician and long-time friend, Jazz Mills. Jazz is the founder and director of the meal support service and magazine, Free Lunch. https://freelunchatx.com/

In this episode, Chris Baker chats with longtime friend and fellow musician-turned-nonprofiteer, Nakia Reynoso. Nakia is the founder and executive director of Austin Texas Musicians, which started out as a casual friends group on Facebook. https://austintexasmusicians.org/ https://www.nakia.net/