Yvonne Gilliam Quotes (6 Quotes)

It's a case-by-case situation. Our goal is to provide permanent housing ... and we offer services for permanent residency for wherever they want. If they live here now or they want to go back home to New Orleans ... we have assistance for that.

They can check the status of their applications, update their address, get information on our partnering agencies like SBA (Small Business Administration) or DHA (Dallas Housing Authority) or even apply for recertification.

This has been hard on people. People want to move forward and find permanent housing. It's been six-and-a-half months and people want their children in one school, they want to be in one location and want to have dependable transportation and services.

Our clients are finding a hard time getting transportation. They can often find work, but then they have to find a way to get to work as well.

So far we're the only office in the country doing this. We've been able to see 1,800 people in the last 30 days just by going and visiting the outlying Dallas area.

We're bringing the services we offer in our downtown Dallas office to those in need. We're helping people update their records, help them find housing, clarify letters they may have received and help them re-certify themselves for aid.