With the homeless crisis hitting heights in Texas, one group decided it’s time to do things the “Texas Way” by building the largest tiny house community for the homeless.
OurCalling, which has been a provider of services only, is fundraising for the largest capital investment of housing for people experiencing homelessness in North Texas. The $50 million project will add 500 homes for people without them.
A project years in the making, OurCommunity will create a tiny-home village with all support services on site, tackling the hurdle of transportation. The village will feature about 60,000 square feet of buildings: a full medical clinic, mental health professionals, a pharmacy, a kitchen and cafeteria, coffee shop, and library
OurCalling discovered a critical problem that no one in Texas has solved: where to put people who have the most complex needs. Permanent supportive housing, although an important solution to homelessness, wasn’t designed for people whose health conditions aren’t met and aren’t normally funded by housing programs. Without housing and continued health support, people get sicker and die sooner.
It was decided the non-profit had to build a solution that took care of people’s housing and health needs, all in one place, until the day they died. OurCalling — a faith-based, nonprofit service provider for people experiencing homelessness in Dallas — is building a village for the area’s most needy who have complex medical needs and need permanent supportive housing.
Named OurCommunity, the village of tiny homes and support services will span hundreds of acres in unincorporated Ellis County, about 20 miles south of downtown Dallas.
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