According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in Nueces County homelessness has dropped from 1,117 to 799 in the past year.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Corpus Christi City Council accepting nearly $645,000 dollars from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to help non-profits that provide services and resources to people that are homeless. 

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The TDHCA only gives this funding to 9 cities and Corpus Christi was one of them.

Amanda Rodriguez who oversees the city’s efforts to address homelessness says a recent point-in-time count from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development shows progress—as the number of people experiencing homelessness in Nueces county has dropped from 1,117 to 799 in the past year.

And now with the state funding, the city hopes to help nonprofits expand their services and make an even greater impact in the community. 

“We would love to see an increase of individuals being able to obtain housing, as well as a huge increase in individuals being able to maintain housing, as well as be able to see some of the local providers be able to offer some of the great services that they do for our community in need,” Rodriguez said. 

The nonprofit Mother Teresa Shelter sees hundreds pass through their doors annually said Rency Moonjely, operators supervisor of the shelter.  

“We’re providing laundry and shower Monday through Friday. We giving them soap, detergent, towel, everything for them. And also, we’re giving the clothing whatever things they needed, we give to them,” Moonjely said.

But Moonjely said the cost adds up and with just donations. It’s not enough. 

“If I, we get that funding, we can help more homeless people,” Moonjely said. 

Rodriguez said the city hopes to allocate the money to different non-profits but there are requirements that must be met. 

“It looks it looks at things such as experience and goals, projected outcomes, stuff like that. After the application is completed, the completed applications are then submitted to a panel for review, and funding recommendations are projected for city council consideration on January 27th, 2026,” Rodriguez said. 

Rodriguez said the deadline for non-profits to apply is December 3 and on January 27. 2026, the city council will vote on the funding proposal.