Voucher holders in Texas can sit on a waiting list for almost two years before entering the program. But even after securing a voucher to help pay for housing, they have to find a landlord that will actually take it. A new report aims to change that.
The Meyers Jeffries homeless encampment located in South Dallas had long been home to residents experiencing homelessness who had set up tents, placed thrown-out couches beneath trees for shade and turned abandoned shipping containers into homes. Now, there are no traces of belongings and fences surround the area.