Housing Forward

Join us tomorrow for an All Saints Day - Service of Remembrance hosted by The Stewpot. 🕊️ Together, we will honor the lives of our unhoused neighbors and friends who have lost their lives this past year, reading their names aloud and honoring the moment with the ringing of bell. 📅 Friday, November 1, 2024 | 11:00 AM 📍In the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas sanctuary at 1835 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201. 🍴 Lunch will be provided right after the service Let us come together as a community to reflect, remember, and advocate for those in need. https://lnkd.in/gFPwfyk2

A huge thanks to everyone who joined the All Neighbors Coalition General Assembly this week! 🙌 We covered important updates, including: ✨ CoC Annual NOFO ✨ Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) ✨ Employment Resources … and more! Mark your calendars for the next General Assembly on December 3rd at Dallas College – Brookhaven Campus. See you there! 📅 #AllNeighborsCoalition #GeneralAssembly

Have you read KERA's series, "A New Way Home," covering the Street to Home strategy? 💭 This 4-part series focuses on the closure of an encampment in East Dallas and highlights several neighbors who have been housed. Meet the Bonines, Belinda and Marty, a couple who were living in a tent with their dog, Whiskers. They are now housed and receiving supportive services. Journalist Christopher Connelly wrote: “Now, Belinda and Marty are sleeping better, eating enough, and feeling more confident. They’re getting help from a caseworker to sign up for services like SNAP benefits. The biggest change: Spending time with her grandchildren. “When I was homeless they didn’t even know I was homeless,” she says. “So I didn’t see my grandkids because you can’t [say], ‘Oh let’s go to grandma’s house under the bridge in the tent.’” Head over to the KERA News site to read their story ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gV24K4Nm Photo by Yfat Yossifor / KERA

Last week, we announced the successful completion of the first phase of our Street to Home initiative! Over the past 100 days, Housing Forward and the All Neighbors Coalition worked with key partners, including the City of Dallas and Downtown Dallas Inc., to rehouse 107 individuals experiencing chronic homelessness in some of the most visible areas of downtown Dallas. This milestone represents a significant step toward achieving the Coalition’s goal to cut street homelessness in half by 2026 as compared to 2021 levels. “This new way of doing business demonstrates that we can both address community concerns about public spaces and compassionately end an individual’s homelessness.” said Sarah Kahn, President & CEO of Housing Forward. Our work is made possible through the support of public and private partners, and we are committed to building on this momentum as we continue to tackle homelessness with innovative, compassionate solutions. Learn more about this milestone ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gEN6EVvC #StreetToHome

Did you know that today is #WorldHomelessDay? It’s a day dedicated to raising awareness about the challenges faced by those experiencing homelessness and the incredible work being done in our community to address it. At Housing Forward, we believe everyone deserves a safe, stable place to call home. Our neighbors experiencing homelessness are more than their circumstances— they are someone's loved one, they are resilient, and they are deserving of dignity. A huge thank you to the All Neighbors Coalition for your tireless efforts every single day. You are changing lives and building a community where everyone has a place to call home. 🏠 Learn more about the issue of homelessness and how you can help ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gpkqFRAj #SolveHomelessness #HousingHeroes #HousingForward #AllNeighbors

We celebrated the successful completion of the first phase of our Street to Home initiative with an appreciation event for our incredible partners! 🤝🥳 This milestone is not just a celebration, but also a moment for us to reflect on our processes and continue refining it. This initiative was made possible through the support of many dedicated partners, including: City of Dallas Office of Homeless Solutions; Downtown Dallas, Inc.; Austin Street Center; Metro Relief, Inc.; The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center; The Stewpot; Under1Roof; Metrocare Services; North Texas Behavioral Health Authority; Parkland HOMES; and DHA. Together, we are making a meaningful impact in our community. Thank you for your commitment and partnership as we continue this important work.

✨ A New Way Home ✨ KERA News journalists Christopher Connelly and Yfat Yossifor followed along as a homeless encampment in East Dallas was closed and its residents moved into long-term housing. This 4-part series highlights the process for closing an encampment, the trust that is built between neighbors and system workers, and ultimately moving neighbors into their new home and getting them setup with supportive services. The first installment was released today! Head over to the KERA News site to watch the video and read the first article ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gV24K4Nm Photo by Yfat Yossifor / KERA

From the Front Page 📰 Over 100 people housed in less than 100 days! Leah Waters at Dallas Morning News followed the first phase of our Street to Home initiative which was successfully completed last week. This first phase focused on three zones in Downtown Dallas. Waters reports, for each zone, "It took about six weeks to receive housing after starting the process. During that time, people applied for apartments, signed leases, secured income vouchers and waited on inspections, with help from the All Neighbors Coalition. The operation’s various leaders unanimously call the effort successful. Efforts to close campsites locally in the past often lacked quick pathways into housing, strategic cooperation between agencies and a closure maintenance plan. The Street-to-Home initiative closed the gap in those areas, the coalition says." Read all about it: https://lnkd.in/gRTSvuvs

Today, the All Neighbors Coalition, led by Housing Forward, announced the successful completion of the first phase of the Street to Home initiative, which launched with an operation to rehouse over 100 individuals experiencing chronic homelessness in downtown Dallas in less than 100 days. This milestone represents a significant step toward achieving the Coalition’s goal to cut street homelessness in half by 2026 as compared to 2021 levels. The Street to Home initiative, a collaboration among public and private partners, focuses on rehousing those experiencing homelessness in highly visible public spaces. The first phase targeted three downtown zones, and was led by Housing Forward, the City of Dallas, and Downtown Dallas, Inc. (DDI). “This new way of doing business demonstrates that we can both address community concerns about public spaces and compassionately end an individual’s homelessness.” said Sarah Kahn, President & CEO of Housing Forward. “This initiative is another milestone in our efforts to reduce street homelessness in Dallas and Collin counties by 50% by 2026.” Read the press release here: https://lnkd.in/gEN6EVvC

Ending Homelessness Through the Flex Fund 💪 Your donation will directly impact individuals and families in our community by providing access to a critical resource that can help end their experience of homelessness. Every contribution, no matter the size, brings us closer to ensuring more people have the chance to obtain stable housing. Together, we can make a life-changing difference for those in need. Will you help us reach our goal before midnight? Make your gift now: https://lnkd.in/eqwKahXF