Catholic Housing Initiative

12/01/2025

Our commitment to affordable housing is stronger than ever. By fostering partnerships and collaboration, we aim to create sustainable solutions that uplift our community. Let's connect and explore how we can work together to enhance affordable housing in Dallas County.

Email from St Jude Inc 1950 Ft. Worth Ave. - Project Update     St. Jude Center - Oak Cliff: Project Update We remain committed to keeping our neighbors informed about the 1950 Fort Worth Avenue (St.

05/27/2025

Thank you to The Catholic Foundation for all you do, we appreciate you!

04/25/2025

We want to express our gratitude to our friends at The Catholic Foundation for their generous grant to Notre Dame Court, one of CHI's nonprofit organizations. Our COO, Shannon Ortleb, had the pleasure of accepting the grant on behalf of CHI. The funds will be used to complete a roofing project.

04/09/2025

Thrilled to share updates on the St. Jude Center-Oak Cliff project! Great things are happening.
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Email from St Jude Inc You don't want to miss this.     This newsletter features exciting news about what's happening at CHI!   St. Jude Center - Oak Cliff: Project Update We are delighted to share so

10/30/2024

09/19/2024

North Texas Giving Day is today! Your support makes a difference!

Catholic Housing Initiative's (CHI) St. Jude Centers offer permanent supportive housing to our communities most vulnerable, the homeless. The St. Jude Centers offer valuable housing and wrap around case management to get at and resolve what causes homelessness.

09/11/2024

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Catholic Housing Initiative's (CHI) St. Jude Centers offer permanent supportive housing to our communities most vulnerable, the homeless. The St. Jude Centers offer valuable housing and wrap around case management to get at and resolve what causes homelessness.

06/28/2024

In 2019, CHI proposed to purchase 100 vacant lots in the Five Mile neighborhood of South Dallas to build homes for sale to first-time home buyers in Dallas, with low income buyers being eligible for down payment assistance from the City of Dallas. This week, we celebrated the recent completion of phase two delivering seven new, affordably priced, single family homes. The homes are appraised at $300,000, and with a sale price of $239,500, buyers have immediate equity of $60,000. Qualified low-income buyers may also apply for DHAP down payment assistance from the City of Dallas for up to $50,000 increasing their equity even more. The next phase of development is already in motion, ten more new homes coming before the end of 2024!

Thank you to our partner City of Dallas - City Hall for their valued partnership!

A public-private partnership aims to revamp the Five Mile neighborhood located in southern Dallas, which was long overlooked with little resources and even...

02/09/2024

We are proud of the fight so far for housing and grateful for the community’s support. It’s important to remember that stable and affordable housing is a foundational factor for education, income and health, playing a crucial role in shaping the overall well-being of individuals and families. In North Texas today, a minimum-wage worker working full time cannot afford to rent a two-bedroom apartment. We are regularly hearing stories from teachers in DISD who cannot live in the city they work in. The minimum salary for DISD teachers is $61k – They would have approximately $1500 to spend on housing costs – rent, mortgage, electricity, utilities. The average rent in Dallas today is $1,789 for a two bedroom apartment. We cannot continue to perpetuate the underinvestment in housing. Bond dollars allow for preservation of affordable housing and development of infrastructure for new housing. CHI truly believes we all agree that everyone should have access to safe, decent housing – prioritizing bond dollars for housing and homelessness will help us build the city we want to have.

A broad coalition campaigned for $200 million to help fund affordable housing in Dallas. City council members had other priorities for the $1.25 billion bond package.

02/02/2024

The number of “cost-burdened” renters hit a record 22.4 million in 2022 — up 2 million households from just three years before, according to a new study.