Housing Forward, formerly Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (MDHA), was founded in 2002 to serve as a collective voice for homelessness in Dallas and Collin Counties, Housing Forward has the expertise, partnerships, and resources to lead a system-wide, data-driven strategy to solve homelessness in our community.
WHO ARE WE
We are committed to a single purpose
Ending Homelessness in Our Community.
As a community we have the resources and abilities to solve homelessness and get our most vulnerable neighbors into homes of their own.
Our Mission
Housing Forward leads in the development and implementation of an effective homeless response system to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in Dallas and Collin Counties
We know how to solve homelessness.
Housing Forward works together in collaboration with the All Neighbors Coalition to lead system-wide strategies for ending homelessness in our community.
The All Neighbors Coalition is made up of more than 140 partner organizations across Dallas and Collin Counties that provide critical resources and support directly to individuals, Veterans, youth, and families experiencing homelessness.
336 Participating Properties
Together, we can solve homelessness and create a community where every person has a safe and stable place to call home.
OUR TEAM
Sarah Kahn, President and CEO
Rae Clay, Chief Program Officer
John Hill, Chief External Relations Officer
Shante Joseph, Chief Financial Officer
Luis Acuña-Pilgrim, Director of Housing Initiatives
Emmett Altsman, HMIS Administrator
Amber Austin, Director of Performance Management
Nathesia Browder, Training & Performance Specialist
Stephanie Campbell, Performance Management Specialist
La’Johna Carter, CAS PHA Coordinator
Alesia Cate, Senior Manager- Housing Initiatives
Hattie Crayton, Accounts Payable Coordinator
Stephanie Demar, Manager of Coordinated Access System (CAS)
Philip Force, HMIS Administrator
Quinton Fowlkes, CAS Coordinator
Darren Frazier, Director of Operations
Ladeadria Gonzalez, Operations Coordinator
Lisa Heise, HMIS Administrator
Rebecca Hickom, Director of CAS
Marsha Jackson, Manager of Landlord Engagement
Hendrika Jacobs, Finance Accountant
Allie Martinez, CAS Coordinator
Kaiya McGraw, Grants and Contracts Manager
Padma Mishra, Flex Fund / Rental Assistance Coordinator
Wendy Mora, Director of Grants and Contracts
Freda Nelms, Director of Data Management and Reporting
DeKisa Okoi, Performance Management Specialist
Tamara Patrick, Rental Assistance/Flex Fund Manager
Eryca Peters, HMIS Manager
Kelly Phoumivong, Executive Coordinator
Ayanna Robertson, Program Coordinator Housing Initiatives
Hannah Sims, Crisis System Senior Manager
Rosario Smith, Accounts Payable Coordinator
Megan Starnes, Training Manager
Felicia Thornton, Flex Fund / Rental Assistance Coordinator
Sandra Toussaint, Housing Locator
Haley Walton, Outreach Coordinator
Kela Welch, Housing Locator
Leah Williams, Senior Manager of Housing Initiatives
Tyress L. Williams, Housing Locator
Yolanda Williams, Director of Grants and Contracts
Rachel Wilson, Senior Policy Transformation Analyst
Danielle Bagg Wireman, Senior Business Analyst
Samuel Zivan, Grants and Contracts Manager
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