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The City of Dallas will begin admitting people to a temporary inclement weather shelter at Fair Park at 3 p.m. as frigid weather raises risks for unsheltered people. Fort Worth and Arlington nonprofits are coordinating to make sure people who need shelter can find a bed out of the cold.
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Union Gospel Mission Dallas aimed to serve 1,000 people spaghetti meals on Thursday.
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In North Texas, 764 homeless veterans moved into long-term housing this year, part of the 38,000 veterans housed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs this year.
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The faith-based organization held a blanket drive while serving food and hot chocolate to those in need.
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Delays and spiraling costs on a plan to renovate an old North Oak Cliff hotel to provide homes for unhoused people drew the ire of council members on Monday.
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The effort reduced the number of people on the streets, attracted even more federal resources, and streamlined the system to help people.
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Tarrant County has been grappling with a huge increase in family homelessness, a problem that has been growing since 2022 and is now hitting rates not seen since 2018.
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Dallas will receive $9.4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to prevent young people from becoming homeless, and to reduce the time unhoused young people spend on the street when they do lose housing.
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Starting in October, DART will test a program to respond to the needs of riders experiencing homelessness by connecting them with resources on-site.
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The Our Daily Bread shelter in Denton is partnering with the city to help residents experiencing homelessness rejoin the workforce through a new job readiness program that also provides personal and professional training.
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Following a temporary closure sparked by safety concerns, The People’s Fridge is set to reopen its doors with new rules.