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| 33 | 2022 | House | Colin Allred | Allred | Colin | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development | LGBTQ-friendly Affordable Senior Housing Development | LGBTQ-FRIENDLY AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT | LGBTQ seniors face unique barriers, including decades of systemic discrimination and a lack of culturally competent, LGBTQ-friendly facilities and services. Furthermore, LGBTQ seniors have an increased risk of social isolation, depression, suicide, and an array of other specific health concerns. These risks are compounded by variables such as severance from family of origin and the detrimental physical, emotional, and fiscal effects of long-term discrimination. Lastly, the population of LGBTQ seniors is on the rise in metropolitan areas, and with a lack of affirming and affordable housing in Dallas, elder LGBTQ adults are an increasingly vulnerable population.To meet the growing demand for care and services for the aging LGBTQ population in the Dallas community, Resource Center (the Center) proposes a $4 million capital campaign for the construction of an LGBTQ-friendly affordable senior housing facility. The Center, which serves more people than any other LGBTQ organization in North Texas, has partnered with a housing developer in order to construct the facility in the predominantly LGBTQ Oak Lawn neighborhood of Dallas. Like the rest of the country, North Texas is on the precipice of the largest growth in its aging population in history. With this surge, comes an increased need for affordable LGBTQ-friendly housing communities. The Center fully expects the affordable LGBTQ-friendly housing development to bridge the gap between affordable housing and low-moderate income LGBTQ elders and elders of color: the Center estimates the demographic profile of LGBTQ-friendly senior housing residents will be 36% Caucasian, 33% African-American, 28% Hispanic/Latinx, and 3% Multi-racial; 70% will have household incomes less than 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, and 30% less than 200%. (Based on current programming trends, as well as poverty data from the City of Dallas.) | 1000000 |