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Citizens group presents 'A City at Home' plan as Wichita Falls leaders pledge coordination
Summary
A citizen-led report recommends shared data, street-based case management and new shelter options to address a rise in sheltered and unsheltered homelessness; city and county officials pledged to work together and staff said ordinances and a public information campaign are coming.
A citizen-led coalition presented a comprehensive report to the Wichita Falls City Council on July 1 calling for expanded data sharing, street-based case management and new shelter and respite options to respond to a documented rise in both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness.
The report, titled A City at Home, was introduced by Louis Wilson, an organizer and physician, and Steve Sparks, who co-led the Citizens Addressing Homelessness effort. Wilson said the initiative gathered health care providers, nonprofits, public safety and citizens and that "the time is now." The county judge told the council the county "stands ready to join with the city" to turn the report into action.
The report’s authors said the homelessness surge in Wichita Falls mirrors national trends and that key local drivers include addiction, untreated mental illness, higher housing costs and migration of unsheltered people who are not…
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