During a Fort Worth city work session on Tuesday, city leaders and stakeholders discussed this growing problem in the city.
"We just see a record number of families who are in need in seeking assistance from us," said Lauren King, executive director of Tarrant County Homeless Coalition.
"Affordable housing is a real issue so even if families have assistance hands, because housing is so in demand in our community, landlords don't have to take it," added King. "We've taken about a 70% hit of our overall funding and so our resources have gone down while the need has gone up," said John Ramsey, executive director of Tarrant County Hands of Hope."The fear is that it's going to get worse before it gets better," added Ramsey.
Recently, the Mabee Center served 291 individuals in one night — 385% over capacity. This number includes those served at a hotel, which is paid for by The Salvation Army. Prior to April 2022, The Mabee Center would only exceed capacity in a single night during extreme heat or cold weather.
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