homelessness

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.

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.

Starting in October, DART will test a program to respond to the needs of riders experiencing homelessness by connecting them with resources on-site.

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.

Following a temporary closure sparked by safety concerns, The People’s Fridge is set to reopen its doors with new rules.

A federal magistrate has recommended that Dallas be allowed to enforce a ban on standing or walking in roadway medians as a constitutional challenge is litigated.

Officials from the Golden State have started looking at cities like Houston, Austin and San Antonio for solutions.

Dallas’ head of homeless services said Tuesday that city policies helped reduce homelessness, but much more funding is needed to continue that progress.

Dallas will get more federal help as part of a Biden Administration strategy to reduce the nation’s unsheltered homeless population.

Collin County has 100 more homeless people than last year — but Dallas County’s homeless population has gone down.

Homelessness is on the rise across Tarrant County, with 2,700 people – more than a third of whom are living on the streets – counted, according to a recent Point in Time count.

A new $22.8 million federal grant will help a coalition of nonprofits and government agencies in Dallas and Collin counties to find permanent homes for the most visible unhoused people with the greatest needs.