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AustinCommunity First Village leaders describe village model, expansion and costs to Dallas committee
Summary
Community First Village representatives told Dallas council members the model combines tiny homes, on-site services and donor-funded capital; presenters said the village reports high stability for residents and estimated public savings from reduced emergency services.
Community First Village leaders described an integrated village model used in Austin that pairs microhomes and park-model RVs with on-site health care, employment opportunities and community-building to support chronically homeless people.
The assistant director of relationships for Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Sarah Lenore, told the Housing and Homeless Solutions Committee on Nov. 4 that the village began from a truck ministry feeding people on the street. "Our mission is to provide food and clothing and cultivate community and dignity for our homeless brothers and sisters in need," Lenore said. She said the original site is a master-planned 51-acre campus with about 550 homes and on-site clinic…
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