Family Gateway says their data shows in the first six months of this year, they've had two times as many calls for help, two times as many families sleeping in cars and motels, and five times as many families being evicted as this time last year.
The Dallas-based social services nonprofit Family Gateway says their data shows in the first six months of this year, they've had two times as many calls for help, two times as many families sleeping in cars and motels, and five times as many families being evicted as this same time last year.
Their shelters are full and now they're having to tap into their reserves. They've paid $50,000 this month alone for additional hotel rooms for families. It's a problem Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn said the city's Office of Homeless Solutions is also reporting. On Twitter, writing emergency shelters are full. She's asking neighboring cities to step up. .
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