permanent supportive Housing
The fate of Dallas City Hall has been dominating headlines, but you’ll find none of that in this roundup. Read this morning’s standalone coverage on that ongoing saga later. For now, catch up on some of the other news coming out of 1500 Marilla St. What Parts of Dallas Are Shouldering the Weight of Homeless…
A couple of years ago, the Dallas City Council bought a former Oak Cliff hospital for $6.5 million to be repurposed as permanent supportive housing for the homeless. Southwest Dallas residents left no room for confusion when they told their District 3 council member Zarin Gracey, and Casey Thomas before him, that they don’t want…
Leaders in the fight to house the unsheltered gave an encouraging progress report last week before the Dallas City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee — but it’s clear that plenty of challenges still exist. Sarah Kahn, president and CEO of Housing Forward, pointed out that her organization, in partnership with other agencies and city…
District 3 Dallas City Councilman Zarin Gracey couldn’t hide his frustration in a late June Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee meeting. He’s heard from his constituents that they don’t like any of the city’s ideas to repurpose an old hospital on Hampton Road. He wants to sell that site and use the funds to address…
The City of Dallas has spent almost four years trying to repurpose a vacant motel into permanent supportive housing, and with a new architect on board and a permit pending City Council approval, it looks like it might finally happen. Not everyone is happy about it. The City Plan Commission recommended approval of a specific…
