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Dallas bold $70 million plan to house 2,600 homeless in North Texas
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North Texas partnership aims to provide shelter to half of Dallas County s homeless
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is pumping money into the effort to reduce homelessness across the country. The department announced this week it was allocating $5 billion in American Rescue Plan funds for emergency housing vouchers to be dispersed nationwide.
Through the voucher program, HUD is sending out 70,000 housing choice vouchers for homeless individuals and families or those at risk of becoming homeless. Dallas will receive about 1,100.
In a press release, Mayor Eric Johnson thanked President Joe Biden s administration for this much-needed assistance that will make our city stronger.
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However, some have reported disparities in the housing choice voucher program and say landlords are reluctant to take the vouchers.
Latest Homeless Count Shows Growing Scale of Housing Crisis in Dallas
First-time homelessness has risen over the last several years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made life even more difficult for our most vulnerable neighbors.
By Alex Macon
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May 11, 2021
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The Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance today released the results of its latest point-in-time count, an annual survey of homelessness in the Dallas area. Outreach teams in February and March found 4,570 people who were homeless in Dallas and Collin counties.
That’s up from last year, when 4,471 people were counted, but the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance cautioned that this year’s count isn’t comparable for a few reasons. MDHA, which coordinates dozens of organizations and services centered on housing and homelessness, typically relies on teams of volunteers to venture out on one night in January to conduct surveys. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the count was instead conducted by profes
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