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Residents urge Irving to invest local caseworkers, not send funds to Dallas
Summary
At the Irving City Council work session, two residents urged the council to expand local social-worker capacity and rethink contracting with outside agencies to address homelessness.
Laura Anderson, a volunteer who described herself as having a doctorate in homelessness and 14 years’ experience as a municipal judge, told the Irving City Council she has been working directly with people experiencing homelessness and called on the city to redirect local funds to Irving-based providers.
Anderson said the city already budgeted money for caseworkers but that the contract passed those dollars to an organization she said is based in Dallas. "I would ask you stop sending money to…
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