#WeFund is a tool developed by the Austin Justice Coalition, Just Liberty, Texas Appleseed, and Texas Fair Defense Project, designed to involve the Austin community in the general fund budgeting process. As the national conversation around public safety rapidly evolves, this tool provided an opportunity for Austin residents to reimagine public safety, and propose how resources should be allocated.
Residents using the tool were allowed to simply click on each budget item and increase or decrease the budget of any department, reallocating funding as they saw fit below is a summary of some results.
Watch the Live Results Reveal
Statistics Overview
Key Numbers
Divest/Invest
Additional Ideas Receiving Support
- RISE Fund
- Equity Office
- Office of Police Oversight
- Public Schools
- Public Transportation
- Parks
- Survivor Support & Housing
- No-kill Animal Shelters
- Youth Programming