Home Street Music

“When the right words don't come to mind sometimes the right chord can tell the story.”

— Spectrum News

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Austin Woman Magazine

Singer/songwriter Vanessa Lively and her nonprofit Home Street Music are restoring self-worth in the Austin Homeless Community through music

Austin Chronicle

When Lively first received a Music to Life award to fund a music-related community activism project, she envisioned simply giving homeless people access to instruments and creative space. It only took one week for it to evolve into a sphere of sharing.

Spectrum News Austin

Lively spends a big part of her time giving back to the homeless community in the best way she knows how: through music.

How Did I Get Here Podcast

Founder Vanessa Lively Shares the Home Street Story on Episode 881

We have a great conversation about taking hiatus from her music career to have children and coming back with renewed passion

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Hogg Foundation for Mental Health podcast

Why music fans, in Austin and elsewhere, should be paying attention.

On this episode Patsy Bouressa, SIMS clinical director, and Vanessa Lively, an Austin-area musician who heads her own nonprofit, Home Street Music, shed some light on the mental health needs of this community.

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The Awesome Foundation

Home Street Receives a Grant

One day I was asked what my dream project would be in my own community and out came the vision of Home Street Music.

Press

Austin Woman Magazine

Austin Chronicle

Spectrum News Austin

How Did I Get Here Podcast

Founder Vanessa Lively Shares the Home Street Story on Episode 881

Hogg Foundation for Mental Health podcast

Why music fans, in Austin and elsewhere, should be paying attention.

The Awesome Foundation

Home Street Receives a Grant

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