Homeless campsite cleanups getting more help with $1.8M nonprofit contract expansion

More yellow-vested workers will pick up debris and clean up homeless campsites around Fort Worth.

City Council members authorized spending an additional $1.8 million to hire more workers from UpSpire, a nonprofit that provides job opportunities to people experiencing homelessness or struggling with other barriers to employment.

The city’s annual contract with UpSpire, run by the faith-based nonprofit Presbyterian Night Shelter, now comes to $4.5 million…

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