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Back to South Dallas Before SouthFair made its impact on Fair Park, several residents of South Dallas sought elsewhere to build their lives. Two of those people were husband and wife, David Kinney and Linda Stevenson. In 1980, Kinney left the area. By 2012, he was back. Reflecting on what brought him back, Mr. Kinney …
Erica Parker Born in South Dallas, Erica Parker refers to her hometown as her village. In 2012, Parker’s mom settled in a home in South Dallas. Soon after, her best friend followed suit and purchased a home in South Dallas — through SouthFair’s Homeownership Program. But it doesn’t end there, because her best friend’s mom …
In 2008, Shanay Wise started Catering Done Wisely to pay homage to her grandmother. She wanted to use the catering business to give young people an opportunity to learn a trade. Twelve years later, the Dallas homeowner and her 9-year-old partner, Dallas – who is also her son – have a lot more to add …
Since 1991, SouthFair’s mission has been to provide sustainable housing for low and moderate income families through multifamily, single family, economic development and connectivity of social services. FREE Homebuyer Counseling Services SouthFair has continued to help potential homeowners become “mortgage ready,” even during the pandemic. The pandemic hasn’t stopped us from continuing to provide FREE …
SouthFair fosters the development of sustainable housing and connectivity to various programs as it relates to the physical, emotional and social wellbeing of our residents. That entails our alignment with the vision of the South Dallas community. We put out a community survey in order to gauge what the community would like to see concerning …
AYA Village is SouthFair’s low income senior apartment community. We love taking care of our seniors. Some residents have lived in AYA since inception, 2004. In 2020, one of our long time residents, Mr. Jackson, celebrated a special birthday when he turned 100! Wow, if we all could be so blessed! What an interesting and …
It’s officially the end of summer 19’ and my junior year of high school is waiting around the corner for me. This Summer I have faced off with several different challenges as I have been learning what it means to truly be an adult, I must say it is very stressful. I have been juggling …
My time at SouthFair was short lived, but an excellent experience for myself as I moved forward to my senior year in high school. When I first arrived at SouthFair I was very nervous, but excited to get to know everyone. My experience at SouthFair was a big learning tool, it taught me how to …