Fort Worth Housing Solutions is partnering with the City of Fort Worth to distribute a significant amount of federal relief funds to Fort Worth residents who have experienced a loss of income due to COVID-19 and have fallen two months or more behind on rent or utilities. Financial assistance can cover back payments owed from March 13, 2020, the date of the federal pandemic disaster declaration, through Dec. 31, 2021. Awards will be allocated until available funds are exhausted.
Funding is provided by U.S. Treasury Department and Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs. Similar assistance is available through other municipalities and the Texas Rent Relief Program.
Tenants and landlords may apply. In most cases, FWHS will allocate funds directly to landlords and utility providers. If a landlord does not wish to participate, funds may be paid directly to the eligible head of household.
FWHS has a dedicated team processing applications now. Don’t get evicted!
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FWHS Opens Two Modern, Mixed-Income Communities |
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The two properties add a combined 424 high-quality homes to Fort Worth's affordable and workforce housing inventory. Most units are available to residents who qualify for rental assistance. Click here to learn more.
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Still Need Repairs Due to February 2021 Winter Storm? |
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FWHS continues to receive reports from program participants about repairs that are still pending that are related to power and water service disruptions during February’s historic ice and snow storm.
Please let us know if you live in a property that is still in need of repairs. Go to https://www.fwhs.org/utility-outage-report/ and fill out the reporting form. A FWHS representative will contact you to help resolve the issue.
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NOW THROUGH MAY 22
Evolution of Affordable Housing Exhibit
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What does affordable housing look like? How has Fort Worth ensured that its residents have safe, affordable homes throughout the decades? What will we build in the future?
See for yourself at the free Evolution of Affordable Housing exhibit on display through May 22, 2021, at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St., in the Cultural District. The exhibit was installed in recognition of Fair Housing Month. (Ripley Arnold Place photo, right, courtesy of Fort Worth Public Library)
The exhibit is co-produced by the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth Housing Solutions, the Fort Worth Library and the City of Fort Worth's Department of Diversity and Inclusion. It features 30 images documenting the city’s affordable housing stock from the late 1930s through the era of red brick public housing communities to the modern model of mixed-income housing dispersed throughout the city.
Also featured is the 2020 Butler Place documentary produced by FWHS and the City of Fort Worth that premiered in January at the Denton Black Film Festival. View the video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/wUwqhfYuBU8.
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FWHS is offering a $500 bonus now through June 30, 2021, to landlord partners with homes, townhomes, duplexes and apartments available to voucher holders participating in the Family Unification Program.
Rent payments to landlords are guaranteed. The program provides rental assistance to parents working to unite their children in one household and to youth who are aging out of the foster care system.
The FWHS Family Unification Program is a federally-funded rental assistance program operated in partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. DFPS refers families and youth to FWHS and provides supportive services and guidance that leads clients to self-sufficiency.
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Cavile Place Demolition Complete |
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A portion of the tract will be the future home of Hughes House, a 210-unit, mixed-use, mixed-income community at 4830 and 4908 E. Rosedale Street, east and west of Amanda Avenue. Construction is expected to begin in 2022.
FWHS is grateful to partners including McCormack Baron Salazar, 1 Priority Environmental Services LLC, Midwest Wrecking Co. of Texas, dlb Consultants and many others who made the abatement and demolition work possible.
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10 a.m. May 4, 2021 - Wellness Webinar: Benefits of the COVID-19 Vaccine. This virtual event features Yolanda Ortiz, associate director of care coordination and special programs for the North Texas Area Community Health Centers. Register here. Email dbabiche@fwhs.org for more information.
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10 a.m. - 5 p.m. May 18, 2021 - Dress for Success Work Clothing exchange at the MLK Center, 5565 Truman Drive., Fort Worth, 76112. Donations accepted through May 17 at several locations. See our Facebook event info here. Email dbabiche@fwhs.org for more information.
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