On Monday, Setember 19, MDHA, CitySquare, and the Dallas Public Library presented a book synopsis of Housing First: Ending Homelessness, Transforming Systems, and Changing Lives.
The data for client success in Housing First programs in Dallas comes in at 96%!
Watch the presentation below!
Monday, September 26, 2016
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Urban Bird: 9-20-2016
mouth a-gape,
on searing asphalt parking pavement;
an urban bird,
hopping toward the hope of
unseen water, shade--
so much like me!
Friday, September 23, 2016
Housing First--even Starbucks understands
The data and the experience make an irrefutable case for the best, most logical approach to solving the riddles of chronic homelessness.
Members of the Dallas Continuum of Care have been using this approach for several years, and it works!
As more Dallasites turn their attention to homeless encampments, the concerns of property owners in the Downtown core of our city and the pressing needs of the homeless; the best way forward to sustainable solutions will involve a deeper and deepening commitment to Housing First.
Members of the Dallas Continuum of Care have been using this approach for several years, and it works!
As more Dallasites turn their attention to homeless encampments, the concerns of property owners in the Downtown core of our city and the pressing needs of the homeless; the best way forward to sustainable solutions will involve a deeper and deepening commitment to Housing First.
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Just In: Donor Match Challenge!!!
This
just in!
A generous donor has offered to give CitySquare a bonus of $100,000—if we raise $100,000 through North Texas Giving Day. Visit the North Texas Giving Day website today before midnight and make a gift to CitySquare.
With your help, more neighbors will move beyond poverty.
Sincerely,
Your friends at CitySquare
Pitch In today!
It's time! Happy North Texas Giving Day!
Visit the North Texas Giving Day website today between now and midnight and make a gift to CitySquare. Any gift greater than $25 is multiplied, thanks to the Communities Foundation of Texas!
Remember, our goal is to raise $1 to represent each neighbor we will serve in 2016. We need to raise more than $50,000 to make that happen. Follow us on Facebook throughout the day to find out how much we've raised.
Thank you so much for standing behind CitySquare today and every day.
Sincerely,
Your friends at CitySquare
Monday, September 19, 2016
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Treading on dreams
| Bishop Mike McKee shared these words this week at a meeting of North Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church ministers. My Bishop loves Yates! The sentiment below is worthy of consideration in a number of contexts. 
HAD I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. |
W.B. Yeats (1865–1939)"He Wishes For the Cloths of Heaven"
from the Collected Works of W.B. Yeats |
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Great review on Seinfeld at CitySquare!
Take a look here at the review by the Dallas Morning News on CitySquare's "A Night to Remember 2016" with Jerry Seinfeld. Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Monday, September 12, 2016
KERA 90.1 FM on The Cottages
KERA 90.1 FM here in Dallas, Texas, reported last week on the "soft opening" of The Cottages at Hickory Crossing.
Tune here to hear the report!
(From L-R): Dallas County Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Dallas City Council Member Tiffinni Young, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, Monica Egert Smith, John Greenan and Larry James.
Tune here to hear the report!
