Dallas, TX pursues 100-day campaign to reduce veteran homelessness
Dallas, TX 100-Day Homelessness Campaign
The 100-Day Veteran Housing Challenge tasked city departments with identifying and locating housing for homeless veterans. The Metro Dallas Housing Alliance (MDHA) worked with the city to convince landlords to participate in the program. Housing officials and MDHA connected participating veterans with acceptable housing in known voucher-friendly units or new housing sources.
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Dallas Plans To Get Quarter Of City’s Homeless Veterans Into Housing In Next 100 Days – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
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The first edition of the challenge in 2019 housed 140 homeless veterans. Dallas and MDHA decided to conduct the challenge twice per year due to the initial round's success.
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