Sarah Kahn, CEO of Housing Forward, comments on newest PIT count and progress toward addressing homelessness.
recently named the best arts district in the nation, a small group of Dallas residents lived much like a quarter of a million other people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in America right now — in tents under highways, storing belongings in shopping carts, and staying warm around fire pits. One of them, Zephyr, lived in a makeshift home among the trees that was “held together with duct tape and prayer,” he said.
You do not have to go far to see that homelessness remains a major challenge. That is true in parts of downtown Dallas, as well as in neighborhoods throughout Dallas and Collin counties. Local governments, businesses and community members are all searching for a tool to resolve this issue. The good news is, we have evidence for what works.We’re reporting our lowest total number of people experiencing homelessness, 3,718, in nearly a decade. This is not happening in most other major cities.
Our goal is to reduce unsheltered homelessness by 50% from 2021 levels, when our transformation began. This will require continuing our pace with a $30 million public-private investment in housing and services, paired with expanding our Street-To-Home encampment response.This is a proven model to reduce homelessness and expedite encampment closures by bringing behavioral health care and rehousing assistance directly onsite at strategic locations.
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