That’s a wrap! … on 2014 that is. Well, almost. We still have time to enjoy the holiday season, look back and reflect on the year past, and look forward, ahead to the new year. We do hope your year was a good one. We at the Challenger have stayed focused and dedicated to improving our paper and our mission to bring you hard hitting news, and uplifting and entertaining stories from the streets of Austin, Texas. We look forward to delivering you even more great content in 2015!

Do you ever feel like you’re repeating yourself? Running in circles? Chasing your tail? In some contexts, too much of the same thing can drive you crazy or lead to boredom. And in other contexts, some things you can never have too much of – for example: a roof over your head, or warm clothes on a cold night. Unfortunately too many people in Austin will spend some nights without both. Remember as Winter is just around the corner, now’s a good time to donate any good used clothing or blankets you may have.

In the meantime, why not warm your own heart with another issue of the Challenger! This month you can read An Abuse of Power by Kenneth Cullivan, right here on the website. You can also download your own PDF edition of the entire November 2014 Challenger Newspaper, just by clicking on the button below, for $2, which goes to support the paper. Thanks as always for your support!

Download the full issue now for a small donation: Greetings Challengers. Here we are and it’s October. How the summer raced by this year. Well, we can look back or […]

How ‘do good neighbors? Time for another friendly edition of your local beat from the streets, The Challenger – challenging you, and everyone to help us end poverty and homelessness in the city of Austin Texas.

In this issue, Kenneth Cullivan enlightens us on new legislation concerning Adverse Possession, and how it is all too easy for politicians to render criminals out of the good people who are doing nothing other than abiding the laws these politicians created in the first place, with the flick of a pen.

Let’s Get Ready Tooo RRRRRRR …. read the Challenger Newspaper!! Sorry, no rumbling, just great reading for you each and every month from the humble folks at the Challenger, Austin’s own newspaper written by and about some of the many good people living on the streets in the heart of Texas.

This month’s featured online article is American Wanderculture by Joseph Robertson. There are many other great and noteworthy pieces in this months issue, which all are encouraged to download for a small donation below. Thanks for supporting our work to end homelessness!

Greetings my good Challengers, out there in the challenging lands of Austin Texas and beyond! This month we bring you great news, opinion, art, poetry, short fiction, and other creative endeavors our staff writers and guest contributors have been working on just for you. Be sure to check out the June feature story, ARC On Congress Ave by Zach Stone.

Hello World! We’re back at you again with another monthly edition of the Challenger Newspaper. Our goal is to challenge the roots of poverty and offer a helping hand to bring an end to homelessness in Austin, TX and all over this beautiful planet.

Hello friends!  Springtime is here, and with it, we celebrated the 26th birthday of Homer the Homeless Goose, our beloved homeless advocate and mascot.  Thankfully Homer is in remission from […]