Dallas city leaders plan to help homeless
The Dallas City Council plans to create 700 additional units of permanent supportive housing within the next five years.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
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The Dallas City Council plans to create 700 additional units of permanent supportive housing within the next five years.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Clients have received instruction and motivation from Run On!’s expert trainers in Running 101.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
He talks about his new film One Peace at a Time and The Nobelity Project.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
Lachey joined employees of Irving-based VHA, based out of Irving for their Community Day.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
Someone in attendance will also win an 18-carat yellow–gold, multi-diamond pendant.
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
Sam Fuller’s art mixes vibrant reds, oranges and yellows, often depicting musical settings: dance halls, concerts, and nightclubs.
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009
Representative from Dallas Homeless Neighborhood Association urges city to institute HUD-funded program.
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009
The Stars are comprised solely of homeless men from Fort Worth.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
We have no idea how these things will actually work, but we'll leave it to the experts.
Friday, June 26, 2009
The organization is also calling for donations to help keep up with the rising demand from food pantries and other agencies during the recession.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Kids’ University provides approximately 100 children from 16 Dallas area homeless shelters with a real-life college experience.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Hope Center feeds 450 to 500 families a week using the delivery truck.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Discrimination is a stain on America's moral fabric and Oxyclean will not remove it.
Friday, April 24, 2009
We may need to face the fact that funding is easier to solve than location for these projects, due largely to neighborhood opposition.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
These suggestions will ensure the adopted ten-year City of Dallas and Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance plan to end chronic homelessness by 2014
Monday, April 6, 2009
The money, paid out over three years, is intended for programs that will help homeless students graduate.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
No way to capture this experience--riding up on the exterior elevator that is mounted on the "skin" of 511 N. Akard in Downtown Dallas.
Friday, April 3, 2009
The CityWalk@Akard project will include the headquarters for Central Dallas Ministries.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
The CityWalk@Akard project contains a number of 2 bedroom apartments designed primarily for mothers with one or two children.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
The 12-week program gives students hands-on experience in the restaurant world.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
What is the element that is missing between this homeless individual and the organizations built to facilitate her or his getting off the street?
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Officials estimate that only 67% of eligible Texans receive the SNAP benefit to which they are entitled.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Options need to be considered. The homeless population is not likely to decrease anytime soon in Dallas.
Monday, March 9, 2009
James kicked off his content partnership with a doozy, taking on Farmers Branch and their anti-immigrant stance.
Friday, Feb. 27, 2009
Awareness of the problem brings more insight into the plight of homelessness by creating more focus on the causes.
Monday, Feb. 23, 2009
There are many items this Wednesday the 25th on the City Council's agenda concerning housing needs for our citizens.
Monday, Feb. 23, 2009
Things are the way they are because of our intentions, our decisions and the application of our true philosophy.
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009
The worst thing any advocate for a particular group can do is to not be open and honest for those they advocate for.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009
I have never seen the property being maintained; I saw it being boarded up. I saw it being neglected.
Friday, Feb. 13, 2009
This organization has recently become a target from the City of Dallas and other political organizations.
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009
Exactly where is it okay for a homeless shelter or service provider for the homeless to locate?
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009
The new inspectors were totally unaware that Frank Johnson had already inspected the premises on January 30 leaving a letter of compliance and that the newly installed fire alarm system had been green tagged.
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009
Despite past citations, the church continues to house over-occupancy has a number of unresolved safety issues.
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009
The stats on the differences between poverty-stricken parts of Dallas and elsewhere tell you all you need to know about quality of life issues and the city.
Monday, Feb. 2, 2009
Putting hundreds of homeless back on the street denying them access to The Bridge and then start "quality of life" sweeps is not what Dallas should be doing.
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009
But these things costs money. Money Dallas doesn't have right now.
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009
More than 500 volunteers are needed for the big sweep.
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009
The night of the count will be Thursday, January 29.
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009
The reality of what is happening at The Bridge is much different from the description given by The Bridge management.
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009
Sleeping in public is bad. Public intox is bad. Asking for change is bad. What's left that's good?
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009