We Support Funding For Directions Home
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We the undersigned residents of Fort Worth, Texas support the full funding of the Directions Home Homeless Assistance Programs currently funded by the City of Fort Worth. This plan strives to end chronic homelessness in Fort Worth by 2018 by increasing permanent supportive housing, creating a central resource facility, expanding homelessness prevention assistance, and strengthening existing homeless service provider organizations through development of new tools, training, and implementation of national best practices that work to end homelessness. Since the Fort Worth City Council passed Directions Home, 322 persons have been housed in one year, including 200 of the most vulnerable homeless in the city. In addition, tenants have increased their level of self-sufficiency by 43\% after only nine (9) months of housing. Tenants income levels increased by 22\% and homelessness has decreased by 16.72\%. Directions Home sets our course to achieve the federal designation as a high performing response to homelessness, meaning more federal resources and reducing our future reliance on city tax dollars. More importantly, Directions Home is ending homelessness in Fort Worth!
Directions Home is working! Cutting funding for these programs will hinder our commitment to make homelessness rare, short-term, and non-recurring in the city of Fort Worth. We, residents of Fort Worth, ask the Mayor, City Council, and the City Manager to renew their commitment to Directions Home.
Directions Home is working! Cutting funding for these programs will hinder our commitment to make homelessness rare, short-term, and non-recurring in the city of Fort Worth. We, residents of Fort Worth, ask the Mayor, City Council, and the City Manager to renew their commitment to Directions Home.
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150.
Judi Vb
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Address
8831 Sandcastle Ct.
City
Fort Worth
Zip Code
76179
Directions Home is critical for the success of our community and for the stability of homeless persons. Please consider keeping the funding in tact.
146.
Peggy R
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Address
2605 Ryan Place Drive
City
Fort Worth
Zip Code
76110
This is a very important program.
137.
Nancy B
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Address
2741 Manorwood Trail
City
Fort Worth
Zip Code
76109
We need to keep this a local program and not rely on federal funds
135.
Margie H
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Address
2505 Laredo Ct
City
Arlington
Zip Code
76015
The Homeless of Fort Worth now have an option to no longer be homeless but be productive contributing citizens again.
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