• Reports

Housing in Dallas: A Framework for Action

September 2022

CLICK HERE TO VIEW REPORT

Our vision is that all children and their families can access housing that is healthy and safe, affordable, stable, and in a thriving community.

This framework for action and accompanying vignettes detail the way in which CPAL organizes its efforts to address issues of housing quality, affordability, location, and stability for children and families in Dallas.

View more

  • Rental Housing Needs Assessment

    CPAL’s Rental Housing Needs Assessment analyzes the growing gap of rental housing supply and demand for low-income families.

    • As of 2021, Dallas had a 33,000+ unit gap in affordable rental housing. Without action, this shortage of affordable housing units is projected to nearly triple to 83,500 units by 2030.
    • The lack of homes that are affordable to lower-income families disproportionately affects Black renters, households with children, and seniors.
    View Report

  • WIC Playbook

    CPAL’s WIC playbook features prototypes designed to increase WIC benefit uptake in Dallas through human-centered design.

    • The WIC program plays an important role in improving birth outcomes and containing health care costs. Every dollar spent on WIC leads to savings in health care costs from $1.77 to $3.13 within the first 60 days after birth.
    • National data shows that in 2021, an average of 12.13 million moms, babies, and young children were eligible for WIC but only 51% actually participated.
    View Report

  • Improve Housing Choice Voucher Acceptance

    CPAL’s Housing Voucher Acceptance Guide explains Dallas’ voucher ecosystem dynamics and ways to improve HCV acceptance.

    • In a 2020 survey of apartment complexes across Dallas, Denton, Tarrant, and Collin Counties conducted by the Inclusive Communities Project, only 7% of respondents reported accepting vouchers.
    • Those that benefit most from vouchers are primarily women and BIPOC renters who live below the federal poverty threshold. 15% of the DHA Housing Choice Voucher recipients (~2,400 families) are households with dependent children.
    View Report