Street Youth Ministry of Austin Logo
Back to Hub Catalog
Hub/Donor, Public, Highlights 2025, client/C000762
Donor, Public, Highlights 2025, clientPublishedReleased: 12/30/2025Permalink: c000-762

2025 Highlights #9 - The Weight of the Need

Demand is up, yet funding is tight. In 2025, we balanced a 9% increase in street populations with the strictest budget controls in our history.

Tags:#Donor#Public#Highlights 2025#client
"Once basic needs are met, guidance can be delivered anywhere—even on a street corner in San Marcos. We are choosing to be lean and reliable so that we never have to stop showing up for these 517 young adults. — Terry Cole"

Demand is up, yet funding is tight. In 2025, we balanced a 9% increase in street populations with the strictest budget controls in our history.

Our outreach teams are on the streets 7 days a week, giving us a front-row seat to a growing crisis. Total unique individuals on the street increased by 9% this year. The data is sobering: for every 20 people we encounter, 5.4 are young adults. In total,

ℹ️
Context & Details:

Your year-end gift is the "miracle" we need to break even and enter 2026 with a stable foundation.

Open Resource
Article FeedbackWas this information helpful?

Your feedback helps our team keep Street Youth Ministry resources up to date.

Street Youth Ministry Hub • Published 12/30/2025