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Dallas commission reviews $5.5 million ARPA package to continue Streets to Home initiative
Summary
The Citizen Homelessness Commission heard a briefing on a City Council item that would pass roughly $5.5 million in ARPA funds to the Continuum of Care to continue the Streets to Home program, funding rental assistance and supportive services with an initial focus on decommissioning downtown encampments.
The Citizen Homelessness Commission on Thursday reviewed a City of Dallas contract forecast that would send about $5,500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to continue the Streets to Home initiative, with the City Council scheduled to consider the item next week.
The briefing, delivered by Christine Crosley, Director of the Office of Homeless Solutions, described the funding as a three-part package. Crosley said the city issued an early tranche in February — $2,500,000 drawn from ARPA redevelopment funds that required fewer restrictions — and two additional federal-ARPA contracts are ready to come forward, described in the briefing as roughly $1,000,000 and $1,900,000. Those sums bring the total for the package to about $5,500,000…
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