Pathway to Stability: Our Donation to Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center

In every city, there are people who fall through the cracks—living without safe housing, consistent care, or the resources to rebuild their lives. For many experiencing homelessness, navigating the system means traveling across town for different services, filling out separate applications, and retelling their story to every new caseworker.

Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center (SHNC) is changing that reality in Austin. By offering a comprehensive network of services under one roof, SHNC makes it easier for people to get the help they need—fast. Clients can meet with a housing specialist, attend a medical appointment, and work with a benefits coordinator in the same building, often on the same day.

Who Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center serves

SHNC supports individuals who have often spent months or years in temporary or unstable housing. Their team brings together:

• Housing assistance to secure and maintain permanent homes
• Healthcare services for both physical and mental well-being
• Substance use recovery programs for lasting change
• Humanitarian aid to address immediate needs

By removing logistical barriers, SHNC ensures that people spend less time navigating the system and more time accessing life-changing resources.

Visit Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center to learn more about their mission and how you can get involved.

Our donation to SHNC

Through our monthly community donation program, UPLIFT Desk provided five height-adjustable desks and ergonomic accessories to upgrade SHNC's team workspace. For an organization where staff members coordinate housing searches, medical appointments, and benefit applications throughout the day, having a functional and flexible work environment is essential.

These workstations support the daily coordination that makes SHNC's model work. Whether staff are collaborating on client cases, documenting services, or meeting as a team, having flexible workspace helps them focus on connecting people with the resources they need.

Helping our community

Supporting SHNC means investing in a model that treats homelessness as a solvable problem rather than a permanent condition. Every coordinated service delivery, every successful housing placement, and every person who achieves stability is proof that their approach has driven impactful results.

When organizations like SHNC have the resources they need to operate effectively, they can focus on what matters most: connecting people with housing and the services that help them stay housed. Better coordination leads to better outcomes for the individuals and families who depend on these services.

The ripple effects extend throughout our community. When people have stable housing, they're more likely to maintain employment, access healthcare, and contribute to the community. Supporting SHNC's work today creates benefits that extend far beyond their office walls.

Looking forward

Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center represents a shift toward solutions that match the complexity of homelessness itself. Through integrated services, cross-agency partnerships, and genuine community investment, they're proving that comprehensive care can break cycles.

Their model shows that when services work together instead of in isolation, real change becomes possible. By addressing housing, healthcare, and support services simultaneously, SHNC is creating pathways that lead to lasting stability rather than temporary fixes.

We're proud to support SHNC through the UPLIFT Desk Donation Program. Organizations like SHNC are doing critical work in our community, and we're honored to provide tools that support their mission.

Join us in creating lasting change and learn more about the UPLIFT Desk Donation Program.