Fort Worth Housing Solutions
Mary-Margaret Lemons,
President
1201 E 13th St
Fort Worth, TX
(817) 333-3400
(817) 332-4830
By The numbers
Public Housing Units 475
Vouchers 6282
Total Units 6757
Latest News
1.26.22
Members Making News
From WFAA Dallas/Fort Worth:
“We are in my home,” Laura Lyday says with a smile. “My little bungalow is what I call it.”
Lyday’s "bungalow" is a small studio-style room in a converted hotel. She was homeless off and on for 11 years, often sleeping in a tent, and it’s only when she reflects on...
12.1.21
Members Making News
From the Fort Worth Report:
"After The Holston in the Alliance corridor opened in June, Kendrick Ladd moved in with his clothes, a few personal items and his sister’s car. He is an Army veteran who was dealing with homelessness.
Today, Ladd, 32, is running a mobile mechanic...
9.21.21
Members Making News
From NBC 5 Dallas/Fort Worth:
A historic part of Fort Worth is now even closer to a major transformation.
On Thursday morning, city leaders broke ground on phase one of a multi-part plan to improve the beloved Stop Six neighborhood.
Cowan Place Senior Living, which will be located at...
6.30.21
Members Making News
From Fort Worth Magazine:
Fort Worth Housing Solutions, the city’s public housing authority, and the nationally recognized developer AMTEX have completed a deal to build a 339-unit mixed-income apartment community off Westport Parkway and what will become far North Beach Street.
The Opal will be...
5.26.21
Members Making News
From the Fort Worth Report:
Millions of dollars in Tarrant County are waiting to be used for rent relief.
Together, Tarrant County and the cities of Fort Worth and Arlington received a combined $63 million to give tenants and landlords for rent and utilities. Tarrant County has allocated...
2.10.21
Members Making News
From WBAP Radio:
The Fort Worth Stop Six Neighborhood will soon have more housing, amenities and job opportunities.
Demolition for the 1950s-era J.A. Cavile Place public housing community is underway to make room for a mixed-used development.
Known for its red brick buildings, Cavile’s 300 units...
10.7.20
Members Making News
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
A HomeTowne Studios extended-stay hotel off North Beach Street and Loop 820 is likely to be the future home for Fort Worth residents facing homelessness who are at particularly high risk of COVID-19.
Fort Worth Housing Solutions, the city’s housing authority,...
4.27.20
Members Making News
CLPHA congratulates our two members who each won $35 million FY19 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grants, Fort Worth Housing Solutions and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles!
FWHS and the City of Fort Worth, TX's CNI grant will support the transformation of Fort...
2.5.20
Members Making News
From Fort Worth Housing Solutions' website:
Hats off to the 51 women and men who graduated from either the Family Self-Sufficiency or Homeownership programs in 2019! We celebrated their successes at a graduation dinner Dec. 3.
“The hardest part is to start,” recalled Shunteia Goldman,...
1.8.20
Members Making News
On December 31, 2019 HUD announced more than $79 million in Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) grants to nearly 700 public housing authorities nationwide. FSS grants help public housing authorities hire service coordinators who connect public housing residents with local programs and services with the...
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SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the SVP of Development and Asset Management, the Financial Analyst is responsible for supporting the Agency’s financial goals and objectives as it relates to Development and Asset Management department (DAM), and will serve as a resource to drive the Agency’s...
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Posted on 3.17.21
SUMMARY:
Under the general direction of the President. Responsible for carrying out policies as directed by the President including interacting with community, city, state and federal representatives and agencies; communications with residents, local officials, and the general public relative...
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Posted on 4.20.20
Applications due by 5.11.20