A new approach to helping people living on the streets find permanent housing called decommissioning is giving new hope to the homeless in Dallas.

Richard Garrett didn't expect to end up on the streets. He had a good job, a relationship and a home. He fell hard. But thanks to a new program, he's no longer homeless.

Moving day for Terisa Hensley means leaving behind danger and hardship on the streets of Dallas — and moving into an apartment that could help turn her life around.

Belinda and Marty Bonine now live in an apartment after years on the streets, thanks to a new approach to homelessness. It's an improvement — but there are still struggles.

KERA's Justin Martin talked with Christopher Connelly and Yfat Yossifor a new approach to ending homelessness called "encampment decommissioning."

KERA journalists Christopher Connelly and Yfat Yossifor spent almost a year reporting on a new way to combat homeless. They share their thoughts on what happens next.