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The initiative builds on earlier city investments and a public–private program known as the Dallas Real Time Rapid Rehousing Initiative. Christine said the earlier effort began with an initial infusion of roughly $72 million that the presenters credited with enabling accelerated rehousing and other system improvements.

\"This public private partnership with its unprecedented commitment of roughly $72,000,000 jump started our system into a no new fully aligned direction,\" Christine said.

The progress to date and the new goal

Sarah Khan described measurable progress: the city and partners have reduced unsheltered homelessness by about 24% since the earlier initiatives and are aiming for a 50% reduction through Street to Home. She said the city placed 27,100 people under the initial program goal and then exceeded rehousing goals in subsequent phases.

\"We are setting our sights to get to a 50% reduction in unsheltered homelessness,\" Sarah Khan said. \"There's two really important aspects of this initiative: resolving homelessness in public spaces with on-site integrated behavioral health care, and accelerating rehousing out of our existing shelter system.\"

Funding package and city request

Street to Home is a $30 million initiative that the presenters described as a mix of $10 million federal funding (reported as secured), $10 million local public funds and a private-sector $10 million fundraising goal. Christine and Sarah asked the committee to consider a specific city ARPA allocation of $5,600,000 as part of the local public portion.

City staff framed the $5.6 million ARPA request as a narrower city-level package that would accomplish housing for roughly 185 individuals, including rental assistance, deposits, supportive services and housing navigation. Staff characterized the local ARPA ask as part of the broader $30 million effort intended to buy time while longer-term sustainable revenue is identified.

Contracts and next steps

Christine said one contract using ARPA would come to city council on Feb. 12 and two additional HOME-ARPA contracts would follow in spring after further preparation. City staff said they also released an RFI for interim housing and would return in the spring with additional contract items tied to the initiative.

Committee questions and concerns

Council members and committee participants raised questions about the sustained funding model after the one-time infusion, capacity to manage medically complex individuals, whether the county would align funds and how to keep downtown areas closed to new camping following encampment closures. Sarah Khan said the initiative includes both a permanent supportive housing track (for people with ongoing behavioral health needs) and a rapid rehousing track (twelve to 24 months of rental assistance for people who do not need long-term supports).

\"We have multidisciplinary health care teams that are able to support people,\" Sarah Khan said about the permanent-supportive-housing track, adding the teams can provide \"in-home support\" that follows tenants into the community.

No formal vote was taken at the committee; staff said ARPA contracts would be brought to council and that the county and private sector were being solicited for complementary funding.

Why it matters

City staff contend Street to Home is the next phase of a multi-year realignment that city leaders say has produced measurable reductions in unsheltered homelessness and unlocked additional federal resources. The City of Dallas and local providers presented the program as a strategy to reduce visible homelessness in public spaces, increase on-site behavioral health and accelerate rehousing out of shelters to maintain shelter capacity and reduce overflow onto the streets.

Ending

City staff requested committee support for the approach and said the first ARPA contract would come to council for consideration on Feb. 12 with additional HOME-ARPA items following in spring. They also said they would present system modeling later to estimate the annualized local funding needed after 2026.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dallas - Special Called Housing and Homelessness Solutions - Jan 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Dallas officials briefed the Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee on the \"Street to Home\" initiative — a $30 million mix of federal, local and private funding intended to reduce unsheltered homelessness by 50% — and requested a $5.6 million ARPA allocation to support 185 housing placements.","taxTitle","Dallas, Dallas County, Texas","taxId",2781,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6693927,"Stewpot acquires City Square campus, seeks $10M in fundraising to operate two sites",919,70000,989000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2157820-819ddf50477bce53ef9913bba7aedb45&start=70&end=989","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2157820-819ddf50477bce53ef9913bba7aedb45/thumbnail_70000.jpg","/articles/6693927/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Stewpot-acquires-City-Square-campus-seeks-10M-in-fundraising-to-operate-two-sites","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6693927-4c4a169d9b1037aa38902751cea4cfce/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442841&Signature=K83BTPoKgzIUe9M5yXWDT5imfWsYgx90ICasd9SkUKKGsyGzmwLy4CwfCAL3lXslKgEMpYF~vatGh-VYSc-KGaOIxFEsz3rH~2YWdMLilzlEBNAdYGGWrX~z0T-PV7MTuSWyqE2eE4eOoQXc6xGfO3U1tXB-jfnfSFkaMYqTzPcyjvjslNjQmsZK-BnXSDyI2LuQi2Ei38twRfCi6km1D7DYEbDfsTN48ctEBCLZAatyM8y65qf2WWU760jqzjTsp3NCvh4ysvE9gLJI0To4bHrxOYssvuDo9ZDtONMqfVCJBeURJXGvTq4UsxTmWJLNh~c4dGsw8-zxrmHLfRX47Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brenda, executive director of the Stewpot, told the Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee on Jan. 28 that First Presbyterian Church purchased the City Square campus on Dec. 16 and that the nonprofit has already moved some programs and staff to the new site in South Dallas.

The acquisition cost was $7 million, Brenda said, and the organization used about $3 million in prior fundraising (roughly $2 million cash) and a $5 million bank loan to complete the purchase. She said the Stewpot has raised about $4 million toward a capital campaign and is currently pursuing another $10 million to cover remaining campus costs and program upfits.

\"We did purchase, and it was at $7,000,000,\" Brenda said. \"We're continuing to raise beyond the $7,000,000 to do some program upfit.\" She asked committee members and other city leaders for introductions and fundraising help.

Why it matters: City Square operated three decades of services for people experiencing poverty and homelessness; the campus sits about 1.2 miles from the Stewpot’s downtown location. The purchase preserves an existing nonprofit campus and transfers a set of food pantry, neighbor resource center and outreach services into Stewpot’s operation, affecting the service footprint in South Dallas and ongoing downtown programming at the church’s existing property.

Key details and how the transition will work

Brenda said the Stewpot began transition work in October and November, starting by hiring staff who had been operating City Square programs: four staff from the neighbor resource center, four from the food pantry, two from facilities and two from development. Those staff positions began Jan. 6, she said.

The food pantry served about 12,000 people a year before the acquisition; City Square added about 14,000 annual visits that the Stewpot plans to incorporate. The Stewpot also operates meal service (three meals a day, 365 days a year; about 1,000 meals daily), an ID-recovery program (Brenda said the organization has recovered more than 112,000 vital ID documents since 1975), children and youth programs, rapid rehousing (the Stewpot began federal-funded rapid rehousing in 2021), and arts and enrichment programs.

Brenda told the committee the campus will require some immediate investments: an upgraded security and camera system, modern badge access, and construction to accommodate Parkland Medical and Dental and MetroCare services that will relocate to the campus. She said the organization has already begun some of those expenses and plans to finish the capital campaign by summer 2025.

Financial status and fundraising

Brenda said the Stewpot’s annual operating budget increased to about $12.5 million after adding City Square programming and other recent program expansions. She said the organization raised roughly $3 million prior to purchase (about $2 million in cash) and financed the remainder with a bank loan; that left roughly a $10 million fundraising target to cover program upfits and pay down campus acquisition costs.

She told the committee a $500,000 gift from the Crowley Foundation arrived the prior Friday and that the Stewpot had about $2.5 million in cash on hand, approximately $3 million in outstanding solicitations and an active pipeline of proposals.

Community engagement and operations

Brenda said the Stewpot is calling its new location the \"1610 campus,\" is placing signage and using client outreach and a downtown connector service to ensure people know where to go for services as the move completes. She said the organization is holding community engagement events in South Dallas and is working with local leaders and consultants to make the transition \"in the right way.\"

Committee reaction and follow-ups

Committee members thanked the Stewpot for the acquisition and asked about the organization’s housing work, landlord recruitment and how the downtown site at 508 Park Avenue (\"Encore Park\") will be used after the move. Brenda said the church will retain 508 Park Avenue for arts, music, worship and community partner activities and continue fundraising for that project separately from the Stewpot’s campaign. She also said the Stewpot’s rapid rehousing and permanent supportive housing programs started in 2021 and that the organization participates in the All Neighbors Coalition and has housing outcomes tied into that coalition’s reporting.

Several committee members pressed for details about signage, closure of the downtown site and security, and for proactive city coordination so the campus does not become a source of \"loitering\" or unmanaged encampments during and after the transition. Brenda said signage, client outreach, and the downtown connector would be used to direct clients to the new campus and that the organization was coordinating with Parkland and MetroCare to continue on-site medical and dental services.

Staff and program names referenced in the meeting included Pastor Amos DeSasse (First Presbyterian senior pastor), Danny Buford (director of operations), Jana (director of philanthropy and engagement) and volunteer leader Buddy Jordan.

Ending

Brenda closed by reiterating the Stewpot’s 50th anniversary theme, \"50 years of loving our neighbors,\" and asking committee members to consider introductions to potential donors. She also reminded attendees of the upcoming Point-in-Time Count scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 30 and invited volunteers.

The committee did not vote on funding or a formal action tied to the acquisition during the Jan. 28 meeting.","The Stewpot, a ministry of First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, told the Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee it bought the former City Square campus for $7 million and is raising additional capital and operating funds as it shifts programs and staff to the South Dallas site.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6693917,"City staff recommend support for several 9% LIHTC applications; committee asks for further study of Hampton and Independence properties",0,6567000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2157820-819ddf50477bce53ef9913bba7aedb45&start=6567&end=6567","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2157820-819ddf50477bce53ef9913bba7aedb45/thumbnail_6567000.jpg","/articles/6693917/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/City-staff-recommend-support-for-several-9-LIHTC-applications-committee-asks-for-further-study-of-Hampton-and-Independence-properties","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6693917-26f831fad2af1c76cdba1ae41f99eba1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442841&Signature=le8YktMJGeSzg24L6n6buuTylzhTV45YyztPm80vd0HmeTiGTv0qY4Xe4ErV~gELQJcjHLVkGkuTIZJmQWhyO3qETsyXauiXkGnawwkrRhDTfybmP1OlA~1Jh~K6G-CMbrBt9S2nTvD2DPWy~txHVEuYCyaEr8OULMgHzlfAAUTCEmRoXF~xkV6ETwusav~sc6f5E8hcIWuguggOPmy8krpI-Sb6NlxWuaFaBPFTYUTjUzHAZhyfr68X3gPT~hjahaSQyLCt9PBpQV1vTRJJ2KudQoxl33QQtY-rPXPhKBMCDTCz9za6eOiQIlZVAWJpjYf9cH3MQDpYcrhagk2y4w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cynthia Ellickson, director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, presented staff recommendations on Jan. 28 for 2025 competitive 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) applications and briefed the committee on four city-owned housing properties.

Staff recommendations on LIHTC applications

Cynthia said staff recommended support for several projects and recommended no support for others that would increase concentrations of subsidized housing in high-poverty areas. Thor, assistant director for the department, told the committee the housing policy directs reviewers to consider local patterns of segregation and concentrations of poverty when deciding whether to issue a city \"letter of support\" for LIHTC applications.

\"In our housing tax credit program statement ... we call out for the Must overcome patterns of segregation and concentrations of poverty through incentives and requirements,\" Thor said.

The committee voted, without recorded roll-call names, to follow staff recommendations on the two agenda items addressing LIHTC and related recommendations; the chair called for voice approval and members replied \"aye.\"

Property status updates and follow-ups requested

Assistant Housing Director Darren Lee provided updates on city-owned sites the committee has previously discussed. He said building permits were moving on the 1850 Fort Worth Avenue property and staff hoped to close on construction financing in early March, barring delays. He said a Notice of Proposed Award (NOPA) for 4150 Independence Drive did not produce an adequate proposal and staff would outline next steps. He said the Vantage Point project was roughly 90% stabilized and partnered with Saint Jude; Hampton remains under review with next steps pending.

Committee members pressed staff for more immediate analysis of the Hampton property (a former hospital acquired with bond funds) as a potential temporary or phased-use shelter/medical-congregate site while long-term options are studied. Staff said they would gather cost and certificate-of-occupancy information, including a floor-by-floor assessment and estimates of minimum remediation required to activate usable space, and report back to the committee.

Why it matters

LIHTC allocations and city letters of support shape which affordable housing developments win scarce federal tax credits and where affordable units are built. The committee’s application review sought to balance adding new units with the city’s policy goal to avoid concentrating poverty. At the same time, the committee is weighing near-term operational options for city-owned properties to support urgent shelter and medical needs.

Ending

Committee members directed staff to return with more detailed condition and cost information for Hampton and with additional options for Independence Drive after staff completes feasibility follow-ups. The committee approved staff recommendations on the LIHTC items presented at the meeting.","The department of housing recommended support for multiple low-income housing tax credit applications and updated the committee on several city-owned development properties; the committee asked staff for assessments of the Hampton property and the Independence Drive parcel before further action.","actionData","errors"]

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City staff and Housing Forward seek ARPA support for $30M "Street to Home" push to halve unsheltered homelessness

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City staff recommend support for several 9% LIHTC applications; committee asks for further study of Hampton and Independence properties