Central Resource Center Announced
April 12,2013
A central resource center for homeless services – the cornerstone of the Directions Home plan to make chronic homelessness a rare, short-term and non-recurring experience in our community – is moving from dream to reality thanks to a partnership between the Fort Worth Foundation and JPS Health Network.
The resource center will include a community clinic that will provide a medical home to those on the street as they work toward self-sufficiency.
The Fort Worth Foundation will build the resource center on about 1.5 acres of land purchased from JPS. The public health network will operate the adult community clinic. Creation of the resource center in the East Lancaster community will enhance the capacity to provide services to unsheltered and emergency-sheltered residents.
About half of the 25,000-square-foot facility will be a health clinic that provides primary and preventive care; chronic disease management; behavioral health services; and podiatric, orthopedic and dental care. The non-clinical portion of the facility, at 1513 E. Presidio St., will provide additional access to existing services for the homeless.
Mayor Betsy Price said the announcement shows the Directions Home report remains an important blueprint for improving lives. "We are so thankful for the Fort Worth Foundation's generosity," Price said. "This is just another great example of using private dollars for public good. Thanks to the foundation, JPS Health Network and other partners, we continue to put the financial resources behind the expertise and guiding light that is Directions Home plan to end chronic homelessness."