CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Local nonprofits say they are being pushed to the limit as the number of people experiencing homelessness in Corpus Christi continues to surge, following an 88% increase reported last year.
Several organizations appeared before City Council on Tuesday, urging leaders to take more direct action to ease what they describe as an overwhelming shortage of affordable housing and support services.
Rhen Bass, interim president and CEO of the Corpus Christi Housing Authority, told council members that although the city recently provided a $1.4 million grant to fund 40 to 50 housing vouchers over the next three years, the need in the community far outweighs available resources…