Homeless.

It is the condition or state of being without a home. It isn’t foodless. It isn’t jobless. It isn’t clotheless. It’s HOMEless. For all the politicking, posturing, and planning, there is only one solution to homelessnes: a home.

Everything we do at the DRC is geared toward lifting people out of homelessness into a home to call their own.

Working hand-in-hand with the Tarrant County Homeless Coalition and dozens of agencies, organizations, and service providers, our staff walk with our clients from the streets to the doors of their very own homes.

Rapid Rehousing

DRC Rapid Rehousing programs quickly place people experiencing homelessness into temporary housing. Once housed, individuals or families are set on a path to secure permanent housing through professional case management and connection to the broader services available within the Tarrant County Continuum of Care.

The DRC works with Tarrant County Community Development and Housing Office with a capacity of serving 18 households for 12 months, and with the City of Fort Worth with a capacity of 56 households for shorter periods of assistance. Higher vulnerability households are given priority in placement in these programs, such as victims of domestic violence or people living with chronic illness.

In 2020, the DRC provided 41 households with Rapid Rehousing services.

Permanent Supportive Housing

“Permanent supportive housing is an intervention that combines affordable housing assistance with voluntary support services to address the needs of chronically homeless people. The services are designed to build independent living and tenancy skills, and connect people with community-based health care, treatment, and employment services.” (National Alliance to End Homelessness)

The DRC provides housing placement and case management services for the 24 unit Palm Tree Apartments, an award-winning permanent supportive housing community developed by the Paulos Foundation in partnership with the DRC and Fort Worth Housing Solutions.

The DRC provides case management for the City of Fort Worth’s Directions Home program. This program serves 75 households through three (3) case managers.

The DRC provides case management for City of Fort Worth Housing Finance Corporation’s tax-credit properties. This program serves 37 households through two (2) case managers.

In 2020, the DRC provided 505 households with Permanent Supportive Housing services.

The DRC is the housing placement and case management partner for the new 4444 Quail Trail, a 48-unit complex under construction in west Fort Worth. 4444 Quail Trail is a project of New Leaf Community Services in conjunction with Fort Worth Housing Finance Corporation, the Paulos Foundation, and First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth.