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Bringing showers to the streets
Learn how Streetside Showers is helping bring personal hygiene care to those in need.
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Fort Worth launches $1M pilot program to combat rising homelessness in local areas
The partnership with a nonprofit would offer permanent housing and counseling services to people facing homelessness for extended periods of time, or suffering severe mental illness.
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Dallas paramedic who kicked, punched homeless man gets his job back
Brad Cox was demoted and will not earn back pay, said Jarred Davis, the Dallas Civil Service Department director and board secretary. A fire department spokesman would not say whether Cox had begun the training needed to return to duty.
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Fort Worth non-profit builds second housing facility to help homeless men in college
A faith-based non-profit is in the process of building a new facility to help with the growing demand.
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Fort Worth nonprofit builds second housing facility to help homeless men in college
In Tarrant County — there is a need for more housing for men who are homeless but working towards a degree. As Sophia Beausoleil explains, a nonprofit is building a new facility to help with the growing demand.
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Affordable Housing Planned for Fort Worth's Las Vegas Trail Neighborhood
North Texans being priced out of apartments and homes will soon have a new option as more affordable housing is coming to Fort Worth.The plan is to convert a motel into apartments in the Las Vegas Trail neighborhood of Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth Affordable Housing Project to Convert Express Inn is Moving Forward
An affordable housing project in Fort Worth is aiming to help families experiencing homelessness.
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Dallas Mayor's New Plan to Combat Homelessness
Dallas leaders have been working for years to combat homelessness. NBC 5’s Ken Kalthoff reports on the Dallas mayor’s new plan to make a difference.
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Homeless Population Being Counted in North Texas for Census
We will soon have a clearer picture of the homeless crisis in North Texas and across the nation. People facing homelessness are being counted. It’s called a Point-In-Time count. NBC 5’s Vince Sims shows us why these numbers are needed.
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Volunteers Span Out Across North Texas Counting the Homeless
Volunteers in Tarrant County are canvassing all kinds of areas making sure the often unseen are seen and counted Thursday night.
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Oak Lawn United Methodist Helps Migrants and Homeless During Frigid Arctic Blast
Leaders of Oak Lawn United Methodist Church know how critical it is for people to have a warm place to stay, whether it’s migrants from the Texas-Mexico border or North Texas’ homeless population.
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Dallas Church Serves Migrant and Unhoused Communities
Oak Lawn United Methodist is helping migrants bused to North Texas from El Paso, now the church is helping the community stay warm during the arctic blast.
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Big Push to Get Homeless Into Shelters During Arctic Blast
Downtown Dallas Inc. has a huge mission ahead, getting homeless to come in from the cold during the dangerous Arctic blast.
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Homeless Community Advocates Fear Bitter Cold May Mean Death for Some
Advocates working on behalf of the estimated 5,000 homeless people in Dallas County are working hard to make sure they get as many people indoors as they can as a strong winter storm approaches.
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Community Meeting Held to Discuss Use of Facility for Homeless
A community meeting is getting underway in Dallas amid concerns over a new homeless housing facility. It will use the former hospital on south Hampton Road and Perryton Drive. Some neighbors want it stopped but others say it should be welcomed. Ken Kalthoff reports.