Housing/Community Services Department
Comprehensive Homeless Outreach Program
Suanne Durham, Program Manager
Comprehensive Homeless Services
(214) 670-4838
Melva Bazan, Manager
Supportive Homeless Housing
(214) 671-0062
Rubben Henderson, Manager
Project Reconnect/Ex-Offender Re-Entry
(214) 670-0184
Program Overview
To serve individuals who are homeless through a continuum of care method that includes: emergency shelter, case work services, intake and assessment, transitional housing, supportive services, and job readiness placement with the goal of gaining or regaining economic self-sufficiency.
The Bridge is Dallas' new homeless resource center. It is a multipurpose facility dedicated to serving homeless men, women and children, with the primary focus being the chronically homeless.
Please visit the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance web site to learn more.
Homeless Housing Program Overview
There are three goals of the Homeless Housing Program:
- Help participants obtain and remain in safe and affordable housing.
- Provide support services to help participants increase skill levels and/or income and to live as independently as possible.
- Ensure provision of supportive services to assist clients toward self-sufficiency.
Project Reconnect Overview
Project Reconnect is a comprehensive outreach program designed to provide reentry case management and community referrals to help non-violent offenders on parole transition into the Dallas community from a state or federal prison. Five (5) core components of the Project Reconnect program focus on pre and post assistance in the areas of employment, housing, education, recovery support and community service.
Internal Resources
Code Compliance provides Homeless Food Safety Training
Meal Provider Program Sites
Provisions for Feeding the Homeless Brochure
Links To Helpful Resources
Community Council of Greater Dallas
HUD/U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
LifeNet
Metrocare Services
National Coalition for the Homeless
Parkland Health and Hospital System
Texas Homeless Network
Texas Low Income Housing Information Service
Veterans Administration North Texas Health System
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