LifeNet in the News
A year later, worst Cliff Manor fears appear unfounded, but road still hard for ex-homeless
 | Kelvin Locke, with Mary Bursey, was the first person from The Bridge to move into Cliff Manor as part of the Dallas Housing Authority's plan for the homeless. |
Staff Writers
Published: 26 August 2011 10:04 PM
North Oak Cliff residents feared the worst when they heard about plans to move homeless people into the Cliff Manor apartments.
But one year later, some who live near the Fort Worth Avenue public housing high-rise said that their worries about panhandling, theft and even attacks on residents were unfounded.
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Street Soccer puts 8 homeless Dallas men on a winning team
 | Toby Jorrin/Special ContributorStephen "Smitty" Smith celebrated the Dallas United's 5-4 win with teammate Charleston Brown (left) and coach Brandon Long during the Street Soccer USA Cup in Washington, D.C. |
By LINDSAY RUEBENS
Staff Writer
lruebens@dallasnews.com
Published: 22 June 2011 03:06 PM
Six months ago, the members of Dallas’ new Street Soccer team didn’t know how to play the game, and their coach didn’t know the first thing about life on the streets.
Earlier this month, the eight homeless men who make up Dallas United took their cleats and newfound talent to Washington, D.C., to compete in a national tournament called the Street Soccer USA Cup.
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Far East Dallas residents welcome all neighbors -- including homeless
BY NANCY VISSERThe Dallas Morning News nvisser@dallasnews.com
Published: 29 December 2010 06:32 AM
For Amanda Buckley, the perfect neighborhood is one that needs her.
When she and her husband, Clay, shopped for a house, they weren't interested in a suburban escape. Instead, they found Casa View Haven, a 1950s neighborhood in Far East Dallas, where the houses are small but have good bones and big yards. Where there's property crime, schools that could be better and neighbors in need. Where they could make a difference.
A year after starting the Casa View Haven Neighborhood Association, the Buckleys and other like-minded residents have reached beyond the typical homeowner issues to help the needy in their neighborhood and beyond.
They're welcoming the homeless being placed in Far East Dallas apartments through a program that has brought angry protests in other parts of town.
Vikki Martin, a founder of the 10-year-old, crime-fighting Ferguson Road Initiative, noted a strong philanthropic desire among the new homeowners.
"With this current crop of kids of 35 and under, there's a higher sense of civic duty," she said. "There's a real desire on a lot of these young people's part to make a difference."
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