How it happened
The city’s Office of Homeless Solutions announced Oct. 17 that the REAL Time Rehousing Initiative, formerly known as the Dallas REAL Time Rapid Rehousing Initiative, reached the new milestone.
In partnership with Housing Forward, the lead agency in addressing homelessness in Dallas and Collin counties, the city pairs people experiencing homelessness with caseworkers who connect them with resources to find permanent housing through the initiative.
“The R.E.A.L. Time Rehousing Initiative gave us an incredible opportunity to reduce homelessness in our community, and it is producing results,” City Manager T.C. Broadnax said in a news release. “The city of Dallas will continue to invest and support solutions that are proven to reduce homelessness in our city.”
Some context
In April, Housing Forward staff announced that 1,871 people had been rehoused through the initiative since its creation in October 2021. The organization plans to serve 6,000 people through the program by 2025.
Housing Forward counted more than 4,200 people as experiencing homelessness in Dallas and Collin counties during its annual federally mandated point-in-time count of the homeless population in January. Homelessness in the two counties had dropped by 4% since 2022 and reached its lowest count in five years, according to Housing Forward data.
Looking forward
Housing Forward will share updated information about the homeless population during its next point-in-time count in January 2024. Those interested in participating in the count can find volunteer information through Housing Forward’s website.
