Two Dallas area women’s shelters expected to receive federal stimulus money for housing

The Family Place and New Beginnings Center women’s shelters applied for and are expected to receive a share of the $7.2 million in federal stimulus money coming this Fall for “homeless prevention” and “rapid re-housing” programs. 

According to a Dallas Observer news story, Karen Rayzer, director of the city of Dallas’s Environmental and Health Services, said that a total 14 organizations are set to receive the funds, but only after the Dallas City Council approves and signs their applications, probably in August.

“As for how the $7.2 million will be used, she says the money will go toward “short-term rentals, medium-term rentals, utility deposits, and housing relocation,” among other desperate needs.”

Click here to read the Dallas Observer story.