affordable housing

The National Low Income Housing Coalition says the Dallas area has less affordable housing for low-income renters than most U.S. cities.

McAdams Haven, a new affordable multifamily housing project, seeks to address a “deep need for supportive housing in our community,” George Ferrie, board president of the Denton Affordable Housing Corporation, told the Denton City Council last week.

The significant disparity between rent cost increases and wage growth aligns with a national trend that started during the Great Recession and was underscored by COVID-19.

The new housing model will expand the historically Black college's student housing capacity while providing tiny homes for surrounding community residents.

Merritt was joined by several other residents who spoke last week during a public hearing to demand that council members pass amendments to the development code that would relax restrictions and incentivize affordable housing in Denton.

The faith-based nonprofit OurCalling broke ground Wednesday on a tiny home village outside the city of Ferris, south of Dallas. It will serve homeless individuals who need medical care and additional assistance.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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