Fort Worth Housing Authority Aims To Build Different Approach To Poverty

Arlington TX

18 November, 2021

5:47 PM

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By Kristen Barton, Fort Worth Report November 17, 2021 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 business, Kendrick Ladd's Auto Repair. He is working on getting the LLC paperwork complete. The Holston does not look like what people might perceive as mixed-income housing. The apartments are built with a modern design, and the complex has amenities like a two-story gym, sand volleyball court and spacious dog park. The complex represents the goal of Fort Worth Housing Solutions: to spread mixed-income developments to help people be self-sufficient and successful. Fort Worth Housing Solutions has 39 properties around Fort Worth. President Mary-Margaret Lemons said the local housing authority's goal is to provide affordable housing in every part of the city, which includes inner-city and suburban neighborhoods. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.