Daniel Roby, CEO, Austin Street Center Beyond a Bed: Austin Street’s Work to End Homelessness
Oct 8, 2026 · 11 min · 5 segments
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Daniel RobyGuest
David JohnsonHost
Oct 8, 2026 · 11 min · 5 segments
Daniel RobyGuestDavid JohnsonHost
So you have a major fundraiser at least every year, and I know it's sort of an ongoing challenge.
I mean, you've got seven Grand Slam titles, five Wimbledon championships, four Olympic gold medals.
And she's got a humble beginning story, which is the theme for the luncheon, humble beginnings.
And she's been able to fight her way to the absolute tip of the top where athletic competition is concerned.
But she can also identify with some of the things our clients have gone through.
And so we're looking forward to getting her thoughts and feedback about how she overcame so much Which is really an inspirational story for the people that we see here at Austin Street every day.
I mean, on the one hand, probably the best you can do is maintenance and take care of people and kind of point them in the right direction.
I mean, one of the things that I think people often miss is how many incredibly determined, focused, hardworking people we have that fall into homelessness.
I mean, literally a third of the people staying here at the shelter get them go to work every day.
And people think that you're homeless, you know, that must not be the case, but people are actively working on their own solutions to homelessness.
There's one guy I can think of recently, or two actually, that got to know one of our churches that would always come down and serve.
And, you know, the church was able to pay them to kind of do come out and do some some odd jobs here and there.
They, you know, had a spiritual and a faith renewal and, you know, are now employed, housed, bought their own car in a totally different stage of life, all because someone decided to take a risk on them.
Well, these are the people that we talk about where people are down on their luck.
So you have a major fundraiser at least every year, and I know it's sort of an ongoing challenge.
I mean, you've got seven Grand Slam titles, five Wimbledon championships, four Olympic gold medals.
And she's got a humble beginning story, which is the theme for the luncheon, humble beginnings.
And she's been able to fight her way to the absolute tip of the top where athletic competition is concerned.
But she can also identify with some of the things our clients have gone through.
And so we're looking forward to getting her thoughts and feedback about how she overcame so much Which is really an inspirational story for the people that we see here at Austin Street every day.
I mean, on the one hand, probably the best you can do is maintenance and take care of people and kind of point them in the right direction.
I mean, one of the things that I think people often miss is how many incredibly determined, focused, hardworking people we have that fall into homelessness.
I mean, literally a third of the people staying here at the shelter get them go to work every day.
And people think that you're homeless, you know, that must not be the case, but people are actively working on their own solutions to homelessness.
There's one guy I can think of recently, or two actually, that got to know one of our churches that would always come down and serve.
And, you know, the church was able to pay them to kind of do come out and do some some odd jobs here and there.
They, you know, had a spiritual and a faith renewal and, you know, are now employed, housed, bought their own car in a totally different stage of life, all because someone decided to take a risk on them.
Well, these are the people that we talk about where people are down on their luck.
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