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Housing Connector presents eviction-prevention model to Dallas HFC, seeks $250,000 to house 200 people
Summary
Housing Connector, a nationwide nonprofit, presented its program to the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation and proposed a $250,000 DHFC grant to underwrite placements and two years of stability services for about 200 people who face barriers to housing.
Housing Connector, a national nonprofit that partners with property owners to expand access to rental housing for people with screening barriers, briefed the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation on Tuesday and proposed a $250,000 grant to support 200 placements and two years of stability services.
At the meeting, Housing Connector’s founder and CEO, Jim Amendi, and the nonprofit’s local managing director (presenter recorded as Van Parker/Managing Director, Housing Connector) described a model that pairs property-level assurances and two years of participant support to reduce evictions. "We've housed over 800 people right here at the Metroplex in that time," the managing director said, describing the nonprofit’s local work. Amendi said the organization’s cost to…
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