More than 500 non- and for-profit organizations with a single mission: to advocate for the creation and preservation of attainable housing across the Dallas region for all.
A 2025 Rental Housing Needs Assessment by the Child Poverty Action Lab found that Dallas has a 46,000 unit gap in rental housing for its lowest-income households making at or below 50% Area Median Income (AMI), which is $52,000 for a family of four. Without action, this gap will grow to 76,073 units by 2035 and begin to affect higher income households, with a gap of 62,747 units for households earning up to 80% of AMI.
In June 2023, buildingcommunityWORKSHOP released a State of Dallas Housing - 5 Year Comparison Report. This report focused on how Dallas’ housing landscape changed over five years from the years 2016 to 2021, particularly as it relates to homeownership. Dallas has 38,642 fewer homes valued at or around $100,000 when compared to 2016, representing the loss of housing stock affordable to home-buyers making $25,000-$35,000 a year.
The Dallas Housing Coalition, a grassroots, volunteer-powered organization, formally launched June 26, 2023, calling for an investment of $200M in the City of Dallas’ May 2024 Bond Program towards housing and homelessness solutions. Ultimately, voters approved $82M across 3 propositions (G, H, and I) to enable our city to leverage municipal funding with private investors and other sources of public funding.
Everyone deserves a place to call home. We are fighting for greater public investments in housing initiatives, a diverse mix of housing options, and the protection of existing affordable homes in our city.
After securing bond funding, we threw our support behind ForwardDallas 2.0, the City of Dallas’ comprehensive land use plan update, that was approved by the Dallas City Council on September 25, 2024. Read our statement on its adoption here.
In 2025, we celebrated the successful passage of parking reform locally and numerous pro-housing bills during the 89th Texas Legislative session.
Over the next two years, we will lead the charge for zoning reform through our Be My Neighbor campaign!
What’s good for each of us is also what’s good for all of us.
In addition to fueling economic growth, attainable housing promotes a sustainable society, upward mobility, the preservation of our local history, and a more vibrant community.
Dallas is Big Enough for Everyone. We're Advocating for Attainable Housing.
The Dallas Housing Coalition is proud to be part of the solution to the housing crisis in our community. We believe that by working together and leveraging our collective expertise, we can create a brighter future for all members of the Dallas community. We are committed to advocating for policies and initiatives that support stable, quality housing, and we will continue to work tirelessly until everyone in our community has access to a safe and secure place to call home.
Every dollar raised will support our advocacy and organizing efforts; events, meetings, trainings, and partnerships; membership engagement and growth; and marketing, communications, and media outreach.
We serve and advocate on behalf of the housing needs of Dallas’ diverse populations, including youth, teens, seniors, longtime residents, persons with disabilities, people without housing, veterans, working professionals, and growing families.
Organization name
Dallas Housing Coalition
Tax id (EIN)
93-3586001
Causes
Housing, Shelter & Homelessness
Operating Budget
$500,000 - $999,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
4422 LIVE OAK STREET Suite 120