In Dallas, an Activist Brings Hope to Vaccination Deserts texasmonthly.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from texasmonthly.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Low-Income Texans Already Face Frigid Temperatures at Home. Then the Winter Storm Hit.
Power plants without insulation failed, leading to sustained blackouts. But poor insulation in homes across the state made it even harder to stay warm.
Power plants without insulation failed, leading to sustained blackouts. But poor insulation in homes across the state made it even harder to stay warm.
Amal Ahmed
Feb 24, 2021, 8:00 am CST
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Paul Smith mops water after experiencing a busted pipe in his kitchen on Saturday, February 20. Smith, who lives in the Lakeview Townhomes, which is part of the Dallas Housing Authority, lost power on Sunday, February 14, and the pipe broke on Thursday, February 18.
Dallas senior centers deliver free meals and extras, as pandemic demand soars dallasnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dallasnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
I m not OK : Pandemic and this week s historic storm taking many to breaking point
Kathey Sauels is already dealing with the death of a family member. This week, she is struggling with a caved-in ceiling and no power and water in her home. Author: Jobin Panicker Updated: 11:01 PM CST February 16, 2021
DALLAS Kathey Sauels has had a very tough beginning to the new year. First, her mother died in early January after a long fight with cancer. On Tuesday, we saw a very emotional Kathey struggling to put into words what the last several weeks have been like.
On Tuesday, her Villa Creek apartment in Dallas had flooded after the ceiling caved in. There was water rushing out of her living room.
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DHA Completes Allocation of $4 Million in 2020 CARES Act Rent Assistance Supporting More Than 1,200 Families
January 7, 2021 GMT
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Housing Solutions for North Texas (DHA) has completed allocating CARES Act Rent Relief funds on behalf of the City of Dallas. Since August, DHA received 4,800 completed applications, reviewed the applications for eligibility, ran multiple lotteries, and issued $4 million in temporary rental assistance for 1,207 families. The approach designed by DHA enabled rental assistance to reach the most vulnerable residents while accounting for equitable geographical distribution.
The City of Dallas COVID-19 Rent Relief program, funded by the CARES Act, is a federally funded initiative designed to help low income households that have been adversely impacted by COVID-19 through the loss of their employment income or who sustained a reduction in income and are delinq