Photo: The Pew Charitable Trusts
Since the start of the pandemic, states and localities across the US have received billions in federal aid to help reduce homelessness. Many areas have been slow to get the money out to those in need. Still, some have seen progress: In the Dallas area, more than a dozen nonprofits and government agencies joined forces last summer to launch a new program using federal aid, aiming for successes that other localities could replicate. The goal of the new Dallas R.E.A.L Time Rapid Rehousing initiative is to place 2,762 people and families experiencing homelessness in permanent housing by 2023. A special team in Dallas focused on developing computer software to coordinate all the agencies' efforts while streamlining the application and housing process. Before this new system it took weeks or months to get emergency voucher recipients into a rental property. But now, it only takes a few days.
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