AUSTIN, Texas - The City of Austin's Homeless Strategy Office will not be renewing Urban Alchemy's contract.

The California-based nonprofit currently runs the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless, more commonly known as the ARCH, and the 8th Street Women's Shelter.

What we know:

The Homeless Strategy Office says Urban Alchemy reported five of their own employees for changing the data that tracks how people experiencing homelessness move through the system.

"When that type of data is changed, it could make a shelter look more efficient than it actually is. That's a major issue for us. And it's obviously a major issue for the public. If the data is not accurate, and that's the reason why we've decided to transition this contract to another operator," said David Gray, director of the

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