Associated Press
A makeshift cross sits firmly planted in the ground beneath an Interstate 30 overpass where people experiencing homelessness set up tents for housing in Dallas in 2016.
Over the next two years, local governments and agencies plan to spend about $70 million to house more than 2,600 individuals and families.
The ambitious effort to house thousands of individuals and families will combine the resources of three cities — Dallas, Grand Prairie and Mesquite — as well as the county, the local housing authority, and the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance. It’ll rely on the efforts of many more public agencies, philanthropies and nonprofits to achieve its goals.