A right to stay: It’s time to do something about neighborhood displacement in Dallas

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – After two years of dedicated research and community engagement, Builders of Hope Community Development Corporation, with support from JPMorganChase and The Dallas Foundation, will launch its anti-displacement toolkit, A Right to Stay: Dallas Neighborhood Anti-Displacement Toolkit, to advance housing policy that protects vulnerable Dallas residents and neighborhoods from the growing threat of gentrification and displacement.“Building equitable communities starts with thoughtful planning. This invaluable resource provided by Builders of Hope is the data-based solution Dallas needs to address neighborhood displacement,” said Michelle Thomas, Regional Executive for Global Philanthropy at JPMorganChase, which invested $500,000 to help fund the study outlining specific strategies for mitigating residential displacement.Related Stories The report will include community insights based on the organization’s city-wide open houses, numerous neighborhood listening sessions, over 1,000 doors knocked, and a survey of more than 400 Dallas residents impacted by rising housing costs and neighborhood change across the city.It includes citywide mapping of neighborhood vulnerability and displacement risk indicators, case studies of specific Dallas neighborhoods currently experiencing displacement pressures, and data-informed policy recommendations to mitigate the displacement of vulnerable Dallas residents and communities.The toolkit will be released today during a public event from 6 p.m. to 8...