Dallas Housing Authority Section 8 Chaos

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DALLAS — At least eight people were hurt Thursday morning while scrambling to line up for a limited number of Dallas County rental vouchers — after waiting for hours in their cars.

People lined up Thursday morning to apply for Dallas County Section 8 housing vouchers. Dallas County sheriff's spokesman Kim Leach estimated the crowd at about 5,000.

The office at the Jesse Owens Memorial Complex wasn't supposed to open until 8 a.m., but some applicants started lining up at 10 o'clock Wednesday night.

Police kept people off school district property until the gates opened at 6 a.m. That resulted in a long string of cars lined up on the streets.

Doors were opened early.

Hundreds of people rushed the line, causing moments of unruliness.

"I started running and I slipped and fell," said applicant Jordan Spivey, who suffered cuts and scrapes as she was caught up in the crowd. But she said she feels lucky that she wasn't trampled.

"It was a madhouse," said applicant Ada McKinsey, who was injured as the crowd closed in around the door. "People pushing, fighting."

But authorities eventually gained control.

Seven people were treated by paramedics. None were taken to the hospital.

The question is: Why didn't organizers plan for more people and have more security in place to keep the crowds under control?

Organizers of the event said they didn't plan for people to start arriving until Thursday morning. But people who started showing up as early as Wednesday afternoon were told to come back later, so people started lining up.

The parking lot to the facility was closed, so applicants had to park along the streets in the neighborhood.

The Dallas County Sheriff's office said that they planned for the event, adding that Dallas police should have had patrol officers out directing traffic.

But, according to DPD, they weren't notified there was any problem until after 6 a.m. Dallas police did send some officers to the scene, but were told the county had it under control.

"There is no perfect way we feel with Dallas, DISD and Dallas County security that we have managed the situation well," said Dallas County Health and Human Services Department director Dr. Zachary Thompson. "Of course, we have people break line, running. That's to be expected."

But Dallas police said they could have controlled the crowds better had they known in advance about the event and been involved in its planning.

High-ranking Dallas officers said they weren't informed, so they didn't have a plan in place. they could have had their response teams ready and extra patrol officers. The county and DISD were in charge of security.

The federally-subsidized vouchers pay a portion of the rent, based on household income.

This is the first time in five years that the Dallas County waiting list for vouchers has been open.

Even though there was a lot of confusion on Thursday morning, once applicants got inside, the process was a lot easier.

Anyone who wanted to apply for a Section 8 housing voucher had to fill out a one-page form in person through Dallas County Health and Human Services.

Health officials said they processed 4,000 to 5,000 applicants on Thursday morning, adding that as many as 15,000 could ask to be put on a list with only 3,800 vouchers available over the next few years.

So just filling out the form doesn't mean applicants will get help with their rent. Thompson emphasizes that they meet eligibility requirements.

"This process is a real user-friendly process," Dr. Thompson said. "It may be two to four years before they actually receive a voucher."

The application center was scheduled to remain open until 5 p.m. Thursday at the Ellis Davis Field House, 9191 South Polk Street, in Dallas.

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[imbluz]

Look at dem nigger runs! Niggers aren't so lazy when it comes to free handouts.

[cando4]

How do any of you assholes know these PPL are not working The white girl said she works 3 jobs...lazy my ass all the jobs are in China, been in walmart lateley or lowes. this was a staged event because the media was there...section 8 is not news unless you want to show what they did...stop blaming poor ppl for being poor and demand the rich to bring the jobs back or pat a tarrif so we can get our slice of the pie..be a christian..my brothers keeper and start looking out for your brother

[DeshGTP]

Um we are all slaves, before your master would feed,house, and care for you, who dose that for you now

[DetoxMansion]

The black community in america are still slaves! The difference is they dont know it! Or worse they choose not to know! The democrats have done a masterful job of brainwashing the blacks in this country so when voting time comes around they walk into the voting booth like brain dead zombies and vote democrat cause the dems "give em stuff" without having to work for it. At least with republicans you KNOW they dont like you but the dems PRETEND to like just to get your vote! Wake up dummies!

[RadicalMuslimNews]

back to Africa NOW!

[YTsruletheearth]

Notice it's 99.9% nigger but the first person they interview is the only white girl.. Amazing..

These niggers have no shame at all..

Wonder if they were handing out free jobs if the niggers would squat all night and burn a hole in the pavement when the doors opened in the morning.. I would say it's safe to say, NOT !!!

[sewagedweller]

uhhh socialism , you are doing it wrong . Original idea  was to improve society not to breed army of leaches .

[TommyBrutis]

RUN NIGGER RUN!

[mygreenday69]

@can Really, all the jobs went to China? Hmm...there are millions of job positions online that I can see that need to be filled. As for the girl that is working 3 part-time jobs and going to school. I worked one part-time and a full-time job while going to college and didn't expect any hand outs. And when I lost my job I started my own successful business with just 600.00 in my pocket. This is still the richest country in the world. You just need to be a hard worker to make it. Stop being lazy.