Program areas at HCC
Permanent supportive Housing programs (psh): the organization served a number of chronically homeless and disabled persons while providing support services such as case management, life skills, transportation, food and medication management. Programs include all citizens empowered (ace), permanent Housing service (phs), and veterans Housing partnership (vhp).
Other programs consists of:1) career services that provide employment support to Housing clients seeking employment, including skills assessments, resume preparation, job search, mock interviews, professional interview clothing and coaching.2) legal advice clinic: the goal of the bi-weekly clinics is to prevent homelessness through offering free legal advice and direction. This is a partnership between the legal aid of northwest Texas (lanwt). The dallas volunteer attorney program (dvap), and Housing Crisis Center (hcc). Dvap and hcc recruit attorneys to provide advice during the clinic. In 2022 the legal clinic has held virtually and connected a number of households with pro bono assistance.
Short term Housing programs (rapid rehousing): the program housed a number of homeless families while providing support services such as case management, life skills, transportation, food, and medication management. Programs include home again (ha) and my residence (myr).
Homeless prevention services (hps). The hps programs served a number of families, helping them to avoid homelessness through emergency rental/mortgage and utility financial assistance and supportive services such as financial literacy, career services, and legal consultations from professional attorneys.