How Catholic Charities Dallas is fighting homelessness with adaptive reuse

Published on February 3, 2025

When Catholic Charities Dallas opens its fourth St. Jude permanent supportive housing development next year, it will be the operator of six such initiatives across the city. In conjunction with the Catholic Housing Initiative, the nonprofit is setting the standard in how Dallas can retrofit properties to provide a permanent home for the city’s chronically homeless.

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