Throughout 2018, a significant number of housing and charitable entities combined to create affordable and senior housing in North Dallas. The newly renovated St. Jude Center was developed to provide permanent supportive housing and tools to become self-sufficient for 104 formerly homeless people aged 55 and older. In the Fall of 2018, as construction was […]
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FHLB Dallas & Frost Bank Awarded $500K to Benefit Dallas Homeless
DALLAS, TEXAS, March 2, 2018 — About 10 percent of Dallas’ homeless residents will have a roof over their heads when a new supportive housing complex opens later this year, with the help of a $500,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant. St. Jude, Inc. received the AHP grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of […]
LaEstrella Begins Occupancy in Oak Cliff
LaEstrella, Oak Cliff’s new affordable urban townhome address, is reaching completion and now seeing move-ins as more buyers qualify for financing within the income limitations established for potential homeowners. Developed in cooperation with the City of Dallas, LaEstrella is seen as the place where low income meets high expectations. Built on-time and with budget, the […]
Assessing Dallas’ Affordable Housing Crisis
The combination of strong population and job growth has increased the demand for all types of housing in Dallas since 2010. Other economic factors, notably the cost of building new housing, have created a crisis in availability of affordable housing. Joe Dingman, Treasurer of the Catholic Housing Initiative, recently spoke about this at a meeting […]