Dallas May Put $1 Million into Expanding Available Homeless Shelter Space Through Hotels

August 25, 2022 – Dallas Observer – Jacob Vaughn The Office of Homeless Solutions has proposed that the city reallocate about $1 million in CARES Act funding for pandemic relief to counter a lack of shelter space in Dallas. The money

A solution at last? What Dallas is doing to curb the city’s homeless population

August 26, 2021 – The Dallas Morning News – Everton Bailey Patricia Freeman hopes to have her own apartment by Thanksgiving. The 65-year-old lives with two dozen other women in a downtown Dallas transitional shelter. Since March, Freeman and a

Proposed $3.8 Billion Budget Keeps Funding For Homeless Services Flat

September 23, 2020 – Texas Standard – Christopher Connelly From KERA: If the Dallas City Council approves a proposed $3.8 billion budget Wednesday, Texas’ second largest city will put about $12 million of its general fund toward homelessness. That’s what it spent last

Proposed $3.8 Billion Budget Keeps Funding For Homeless Services Flat

September 22, 2020 – KERA – Christopher Connelly Dallas has the largest homeless population in Texas, and advocates for people experiencing homelessness say too little funding and focus have gone into helping people get back on their feet. But federal