10/15/2026
“Look what I got to peel my onions and potatoes!”
Those were the excited words of Mr. G when we were in the check out line at Walmart paying for his housewares and $100 worth of starter food. It took him about two hours to shop for his food. It was overwhelming to him and he said he hadn’t been shopping like that in a very long time.
He didn’t need a coffee pot so we said to pick something else out and he got an “onion peeler” and a potato peeler. 🙂
He hugged everyone several times today and said being homeless no more was a wonderful feeling.
We took him back to his spot to get his things and he wanted to take a sandwich and chips from the food we got him today to feed a guy who is still sleeping outside near where he was staying. He did just that and that was very sweet.
We have so many people and organizations to thank for making his housing possible, including…
- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the infrastructure, programming and funding that makes regional homeless responses possible.
- Housing Forward NTX for leading the homeless response in Dallas County and Collin County. They host the Coordinated Entry system and the Homeless Management Information System that are used to document homelessness to HUD specifications and determine the clients’ qualifications, housing and timing based on available funding.
- The Dallas County Housing Authority who has written and received grants and who manages County contributions designated for homeless housing assistance (similar to the Proposition A funds that are proposed and will be voted on in November).
So many of our clients have received their housing funding through the Dallas County Housing Authority and we couldn’t be more grateful! Ms. Derby, one of their case managers, has handled much of the paperwork for these cases. Thank you!
These are your tax dollars at work, right here in Grand Prairie, through Dallas County. If approved, Proposition A would inject more funds that could help end unsheltered homelessness in Grand Prairie and other Dallas County cities.
- Under 1 Roof, a nonprofit that, among other things, has housing navigators who help clients navigate the housing process. His Navigator was Kedrick Williams and he did a great job!
- ASD, another nonprofit that does post-lease case management for disabled clients on Permanent Supportive Housing as well as many other things. His post-lease Case Manager is Mary.
- New True Vine Miracle Tabernacle and Gwen Davis and other church volunteers for putting together a move-in kit for him that includes many of the housewares he needs.
When he goes through his bags and sees what y’all got for him, it’s going to be like Christmas!
- Thank you also to World Vision USA for partnering with New True Vine Miracle Tabernacle. Your ministry is reaching all the way to help a guy in Grand Prairie, TX, exit homelessness. Thank you!
- All of our GPHOO volunteers who cooked and packed meals; all those who delivered meals, and all those of you who funded sleeping bags and hygiene supplies and hosted warming and cooling stations. You have helped to keep this client going over the past three years. Thank you!
- Thanks also to Myeisha Meeks who advocated for him over the past couple of years after learning about his pllight. Thank you for being there today. He said he’s going to hang your card on his wall.
- Thanks to all of you who donated funds for his housewares. He has everything he needs to get off to a good start.
- The Lord for putting in on the hearts of so many to help our neighbors who are experiencing unsheltered homelessness.
Tomorrow we will take him to get a phone. He had saved a bunch of his money from his SSI check to pay his part of the rent, but with the pro-rated calculation, he has enough left to get a phone. He sure needs one!
We asked him what his first meal he will cook will be and he said… “Onions and potatoes with carmelized onions sounds sooooo good!”
Happy eating Mr. G! We’re so happy for you!
