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Fort Worth proposes refocused homelessness spending and stronger camp cleanup enforcement after stakeholder review
Summary
City staff proposed refocusing Directions Home funding toward unsheltered homelessness, expanding street outreach and aligning a 17‑month high‑impact pilot for people with severe mental illness; staff said the city spent about $10.4 million on homelessness-related activities in FY24 and will issue an updated RFP in early 2025.
City staff told Fort Worth council on Jan. 14 they plan to realign portions of the city’s homeless services funding to prioritize unsheltered homelessness, increase street outreach, and expand rapid housing flow, while continuing interdepartmental enforcement and outreach to reduce public-health and public-safety impacts from encampments.
Nut graf: After meetings with nearly 300 stakeholders, city staff proposed changes to how Directions Home funds are allocated — prioritizing programs that directly affect unsheltered people and expanding support for a 17‑month “high‑impact” pilot that provides intensive psychiatric and housing support to unsheltered individuals with serious mental illness.
What the city presented: Staff reported FY24 city-directed homelessness spending of roughly $10.4 million across departments, with Directions Home accounting for about $6.3 million of that total. The city also identified roughly $31 million invested in permanent supportive housing (PSH) projects and set-aside units…
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