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. >>> GOOD MORNING.
GREG IS BACK WITH ANOTHER
EDITION OF TGI TEXAS.
>> T+@HAT'S WHERE HE TACKLES
DIFFERENT ISSUES THROUGH
THE LENS OF FAITH, FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. GREG, THIS IS A TOUGHER ONE
THIS MORNING BECAUSE YOU
ARE ADDRESSING THE TOPIC OF
HOMELESSNESS.
HOMELESSNESS. >> WE SEE IT ANYWHERE WE GO
+@ AROUND TOWN.
AROUND TOWN. IT SEEMS TO BE A GROWING
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. MOST GROW THAT DALLAS HAS A
HUGE HOMELESS PROBLEM.
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN AGREE
ON HOW TO FIX IT OR
HELP WITH THOSE ON THE STREETS.
WE MET UP WITH A GROUP THAT IS
WORKING TO END
HOMELESSNESS ONE RELATIONSHIP
AT A TIME.
+@
+@ THEY
+@ THEY ARE THE NAMELESS, THE
+@
+@ FACELESS.
FACELESS.
FACELESS. THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS
AFFECTS ALL OF US.
YOU CAN'T DRIVE AROUND ANYWHERE
AFFECTS ALL OF US. YOU CAN'T DRIVE AROUND ANYWHERE@
WITHOUT SEEING
WITHOUT SEEING HOMELESS PEOPLE.
HOMELESS PEOPLE. EVERYWHERE YOU+@ GO.
TO ME IT'S ALMOST LIKE AN
EPIDEMIC.
EPIDEMIC.
EPIDEMIC. IN DALLAS THERE ARE MORE THAN
3800 PEOPLE
3800 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSN+@ESS.
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSN+@ESS. THE MOST IN THE STATE.
WHERE THERE IS A NEED PEOPLE OF
FAITH FOLLOW.
FAITH FOLLOW. ONE OF THE ASSOCIATE PASTORS AT
MY CHURCH AT CONCORD
CHURCH LEFT CONCORD, LEFT THE
STAFF POSITION AT THE
CHURCH TO GO WORK FOR OUR CALL
WHICH I THOUGHT WAS
AMAZING AND JUST KNOWING HIM WE
GOT TOGETHER AND HE
TOOK ME DOWN AND GAVE ME A TOUR
OF WHAT THEY DO DOWN
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> OUR CALLING IS A MINISTRY
FOR THE HOMELESS
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> GOD IS AMAZING.
>> WE SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON
THOSE WHO SLEEP OUTSIDE
EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY. >> YES, SIR, YES, SIR.
>> WE SERVE ABOUT 10,000
PEOPLE YEARLY THAT HAVE
NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.
>> WHAT MAKES OUR CALLING
UNIQUE IS THAT IT'S NOT A
SHELTER.
SHELTER.
SHELTER. IT'S A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN
GO DURING THE DAY.
A ONE STOP SHOP FOR RESOURCES
LIKE HEALTH CARE, A
PLACE TO REST, WASH THEIR
CLOTHES OR TAKE A SHOWER.
>> SH+@ELTERS +@ARE FULL.
+@
+@ YOU
+@ YOU KNOW WE AREN'T CREATING LOW
INCOME HOUSING IN
DALLAS.
DALLAS.
DALLAS. MOST PEOPLE'S SOLUTION IS I
WILL THROUG+@H FIVE +@
DOLLARS OUT OR SHOW UP WITH A
SA+@NDWHICH.
SA+@NDWHICH. PEOPLE NEED RE+@LATIONSHIP.
THEY NEED COMMUNITY.
>> AIH HAS BEEN ON THE
STREETS FOR NINE MONTHS.
>> THEY BEEN -- GET ON MY FEET
WITH HOUSING,
WITH HOUSING, EVERYTHING YOU THINK OF THEY+@
BEEN HELPING ME WITH
IT.
IT.
IT. SINCE
IT. SINCE I BEEN HERE I BEEN OFF
THE ALCOHOL, THE
CIGARETTES, ALL THAT SINCE I
BEEN COMING HERE.
>> YOU THINK THIS IS THE POINT
WHERE YOU CAN TURN
THINGS AROUND AND YOU WON'T
HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE
WAY LIFE +@WAS
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. MOST DEFINITELY.
MOST DEFINITELY. RIGHT NOW LIKE [INAUDIBLE]
+@
RIGHT NOW LIKE [INAUDIBLE] GETTING HOUSING, AND
FOCUS ON TRYING TO GET+@ MY SON
>> OUR CALLING HAS SO MUCH
FAITH IN HER FUTURE THEY
ARE GOING A STEP FURTHER IN HER
RECOVERY, SENDING
RECOVERY, SENDING HER TO A ONE YEAR REHAB
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. >> I GET TO START MY LIFE OVER
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. GET TO MY LIFE, GET MY LIFE
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. GET
BACK. GET A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH
GOD, GET BACK ON MY
FEET AND JUST HAVE A NEW ASPECT
ON LIFE.
ON LIFE.
ON LIFE. >> OUR CALLING IS USING THE
DONATIONS TO SEND HER
TO THE PROGRAM.
TAKING A CHANCE BECAUSE THEY
BELIEVE IN HER.
IF IT WORKS THEY WILL CONSIDER
TRYING TO AGAIN.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP DONATE TO
YOUR SHELTER DON'T
GIVE MONEY TO OUR CALLING,
DONATE TO A FOOD SHELTER
OR LOCAL PANTRY.
YOU CAN DO THAT.
THIS IS ONLY PART ONE.
WE WILL HAVE A SECOND PART
BECAUSE THERE IS AN APP
THAT OUR CALLING HAS THAT THEY
ARE USING TO HELP
HOMELESS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT.
+@
WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. >> EVEN JUST THE FRIENDSHIP.
A PLACE TO GO DURING THE DAY
+@
+@ WHERE
+@ WHERE YOU CAN BE AROUND
OTHER PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT
YOU, PEOPLE YOU CAN TALK
TO.
TO.
TO. THAT
TO. THAT IS -- HOW D+@O YOU MEASURE
THE IMPACT
THE IMPACT >> IT'S PRETTY AMAZING WHEN
+@
+@ YOU
+@ YOU GO
+@ YOU GO DOWN AND SEE
EVERYTHING THEY A+@RE DOING AND
YOU TALK TO THEM.
>> I MODERATED A PANEL THAT
SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON
HOUSING AND THE LACK OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND IT'S
LIKE CRISIS MODE AT THIS POINT.
>> IT