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Right & below: Hope VI residents take part in landscaping
and installing playgrounds at a Dallas Housing Authority at
a new property in South Dallas called Mill City.
![[Photo: Dallas Housing Authority construction project with Section 3 residents.]](/offices/fheo/images/Dallas-HA2.JPG)
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Dallas
Housing Authority
Dallas, Texas
The
Dallas Housing Authority (DHA) has consistently submitted fully
documented Section 3 Summary Reports that provide a comprehensive
review of all Section 3 employment, training and contracting that
occurred during the previous fiscal year. For Fiscal Year 2005,
a total of 15 HUD 60002 forms were submitted. These reports covered
56 HUD awarded contracts.
DHA
greatly exceeded the Section 3 construction contracting goal of
10 percent and the non-construction contracting goal of 3 percent.
During FY 2005, a nearly $25 million in Section 3 covered contracts
were awarded. A total of $14.8 million or 73.4 percent was awarded
to Section 3 business concerns. For construction related contracted,
DHA further exceeded the goal. A total of $4.4 million in construction
related contracts was awarded to Section 3 business concerns, an
astounding 90.8 percent of all construction contracts awarded.
Section
3 residents hired by DHA occupied a diverse set of positions in
the following categories: professional, office, technical, various
trades and part-time staff. Additionally, DHA created an apprenticeship
program for Section 3 residents, further expanding potential employment
opportunities. DHA reported a total of 601 economic opportunities
provided to Section 3 residents through employment and training.
Approximately 150 residents received job related training or were
enrolled in the DHA Apprenticeship Program. Another 320 residents
were employed directly by DHA or through DHA's contractor base while
nearly 130 were employed through the DHA's Resident Employment Training
Center.
For
more information contact
Joyce White, Vice President,
Dallas Housing Authority.
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