The findings show a sharp increase in unsheltered homelessness and a sever lack of 'deeply affordable housing' in Dallas
It’s made up of several leaders in the city’s homeless response system: Peter Brodsky, chair of Housing Forward; Betty Culbreath, Dallas Housing Authority chair and former director of Dallas County Health and Human Services; and Ellen Magnis, president and CEO of Family Gateway.
But it’s not all bad news. There have been some improvements over the last 12-18 months. The 2023 census of the homeless in Dallas and Collin counties showed a small decrease in overall homelessness. There were bigger declines in unsheltered and chronic homelessness, at 14% and 32%, respectively. According to the report, previous commissions and task forces have said the city needs well over 1,000 units of additional permanent supportive housing, but only about 300 have become available in the last five years.
Because of the severity of Dallas’ homelessness problem, the task force urged caution in using temporary solutions. Nonetheless, some were offered including the transitioning of encampment residents to non-congregant shelters like hotels or existing nonprofit shelters, or to city-owned facilities set up as temporary shelters.
According to the report, only one city-owned facility acquired with pandemic relief funds is operational today. The others have been delayed for a variety of reasons, but mainly due to “ineffective practices within the city,” the report said.
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