Office of Housing and Community Empowerment
Also known as: OHCE
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- Latest action
· City Council
Result: Approved · Amount: $211K
- Money
$579.1M in total financial activity across agenda items that mention this department.
Largest single item: $140.5M on (Authorization to accept a five-year, $140.5 million contract from Texas Health and Human Services Commission for the WIC Program, establish appropriations, and receive and deposit funds in the WIC…)
- Cases
- Citizen Homelessness Commission Update (26-273A) — inactive, last event
- DNT Housing Workforce Community at Dallas Parkway (26-2707A) — resolved, last event
- Housing and Homelessness Policy Framework (26-270A) — inactive, last event
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Legislative threads where Office of Housing and Community Empowerment is mentioned
Citizen Homelessness Commission Update (26-273A)
DNT Housing Workforce Community at Dallas Parkway (26-2707A)
Housing and Homelessness Policy Framework (26-270A)
1910 East Wheatland Road (File 26-2926A)
Carpenter's Point Senior Housing at 4645 Dolphin Road (26-2927A)
4242 and 4150 Independence Drive (File 26-2595A)
400 North St. Paul Street (File 26-2600A)
3457 Normandy Brook Road (File 26-2588A)
4600 West Davis Street (File 26-2597A)
4600 West Davis Street (File 26-2593A)
11301 Dennis Road (File 26-2138A)
6400 University Hills Boulevard (File 26-2142A)
1823 North Hall Street (File 26-1904A)
1431 Apple Street (File 26-1692A)
Thirty21 Mixed-Income Housing at 3021 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (26-1693A)
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Showing 101–150 of 232April 2026
A briefing on homelessness development opportunities presented by leadership of the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment.
Homelessness Development Opportunities [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; James Armstrong III, Deputy Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; Jasmine
Briefing on the status of the pallet shelter program, presented by Thor Erickson, Director of the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment.
Pallet Shelter Update [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment]
Briefing on housing development opportunities presented by the Director, Deputy Director, and Interim Assistant Director of the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment.
Housing Development Opportunities [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; James Armstrong III, Deputy Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; Jasmine Bazl
Briefing on the North Texas Human Rights Action Plan developed in connection with the 2026 FIFA World Cup, presented by senior leadership from the Housing and Community Empowerment department.
North Texas Human Rights Action Plan for 2026 World Cup [Jessica Galleshaw, Deputy Director & Chief Opportunity Officer - Housing and Community Empowerment; Christina da Silva, Assistant Director - Ho
A briefing presenting an integrated assessment of veteran services in Dallas, delivered by Housing and Community Empowerment department officials Jessica Galleshaw and Christina da Silva.
Integrated Assessment of Veteran Services in Dallas [Jessica Galleshaw, Deputy Director & Chief Opportunity Officer - Housing and Community Empowerment; Christina da Silva, Assistant Director - Housin
Briefing memorandum on an upcoming Senior Services Strategic Plan for council consideration, presented by Housing and Community Empowerment department staff.
Upcoming Council Agenda Item: Senior Services Strategic Plan [Jessica Galleshaw, Deputy Director & Chief Opportunity Officer - Housing and Community Empowerment; Tabitha Taylor, Age Friendly Officer -
Update on the Drivers of Opportunity program, presented by the Deputy Director of the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment.
Drivers of Opportunity Update [Jessica Galleshaw, Deputy Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment]
Authorizes the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own Good Homes Dallas, a mixed-income multifamily development at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway, and enter into a 75-year lease agreement with Good Homes Communities, LLC. The city will forego an estimated $16.8 million in General Fund revenue through the public facility corporation structure.
Authorize the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to (1) acquire, develop, and own Good Homes Dallas, a mixed-income, multifamily development to be located at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas Texas
March 2026
Briefing on a proposed May 2026 City Council agenda item to amend the Dallas Housing Resource Catalog, updating policy statements for the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation, Dallas Public Facility Corporation, and the Housing Tax Credit Program.
…orporation, and Housing Tax Credit Program Statements [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; James Armstrong III, Deputy Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerm…
Amends the conditional grant and development agreement with Good Urban Development, LLC for the Mill City Lots Infill Project to incorporate updated Land Transfer Program terms, adjust home sales price limits for prospective buyers, and extend the timeline for construction and sale of affordable housing units.
…ne one-year extension for construction at the discretion of the Director of the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment (Director); and (iii) Developer may receive one additional one-year extension f…