Dallas ballot proposition will raise taxes to help homeless – Spectrum News

Dallas ballot proposition will raise taxes to help homeless  Spectrum News

Advocates on the front lines are combatting homelessness across the Lone Star State. DALLAS — Early voting is underway across the state. Along with the bevy of candidates Texans are voting on this week, more than four dozen ballot measures affecting nine counties are on the ballot. One of them is Dallas County, where, among other propositions, voters will decide if they want a property tax increase to fund programs to reduce homelessness and increase access to mental health treatment. On Sundays when church wraps up for Fidelia Amaefu, she’s still serving. “I helped with the activities in church in terms of social media, and also, I mean, I’m a very strong Christian believer,” said Amaefu, a Dallas County resident.

“So it’s church first. Then, after church, I got into my car. I hit the road.” That’s how she met a man who goes by the name of O. “Glad to have met a fellow Nigerian that you know just asked me a random question to offer help to a complete stranger,” said O. Amaefu’s service doesn’t just end inside these church walls. She’s created the Beyond the Scars Foundation, which helps people from other countries who are experiencing homelessness in America to reconnect with their families and support systems overseas. And she does it through social media. “You know