Homelessness
When it comes to housing the homeless, Dallas County and the City of Dallas are putting their money where their mouths are and bringing more housing units to the area. Officials have issued a request for proposals on the remodel of a former extended-stay hotel. The project, which uses bond funds and federal money from…
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Dallas has the largest homeless population in Texas, and while a slew of programs are in place to address the matter, there doesn’t appear to be a simple or quick solution. The city has a $46.2 million budget for homeless and housing solutions, a staffed office dedicated to helping the unhoused, dozens of partner agencies,…
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Thousands of Metroplex residents can’t afford a home, and the civic leaders of a Collin County suburb are taking action. The Wylie City Council approved in March a rezoning to allow for Jericho Village, a 38-unit income-based, urban housing complex at 511 Brown St. Construction of the $7 million complex will be funded in part…
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From Staff Reports Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance today announced major private gifts totaling $10 million to a historic homeless “rapid rehousing” program. The donations to the Dallas R.E.A.L Time Rapid Rehousing initiative satisfy the private fundraising needed for a program that will house more than 2,700 people and families experiencing homelessness over the next two…
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released their 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) that’s sent to Congress. The most striking thing about the report is how much it seems to take credit for the Obama (and Bush) eras while downplaying the Trump administration’s failings. While HUD crows about homelessness decreasing…
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