A Few Days In Dallas...

I will be in Dallas, Texas from today through Tuesday. So I won't be able to blog.

PATH Partners is working with the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance, the leading homeless agency in Dallas, to set up a large multi-service center. It will be one of the largest in the country with numerous public and private agencies. This unique partnership may very well become a national model.

The goal is to implement a "services to housing" model in Dallas. Similar to what PATH is trying to transform into, here in Los Angeles. We see this as a new paradigm for homeless services, where services become more housing focused. Given the dearth of affordable housing around the country, social services need to transform their roles.

Critics say that social services have a hard time helping people access affordable housing. I would counter by saying that the housing world and public leaders have not built enough affordable housing in the last 20 years, so when people ask for help at service agencies, there is no housing available. Whose fault is that?

(Pic from www.usatourist.com)