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Posts Tagged ‘Homelessness’

Zero KC Wants to End Houselessness in Five Years But Will Require More Commitment from Leaders

By | October 13, 2022 | 0
Members of Kansas City Heroes, a local nonprofit, serving a free meal to unhoused individuals on Oct. 4. The organization hosts this dinner every Tuesday in Washington Square Park.

Kansas City leaders recently announced a five-year plan to end houselessness that they’re calling Zero KC. It faces many challenges in achieving that goal.

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Good Faith Network Targets Homelessness and Mental Health

By | May 29, 2022 | 0
Rabbi David Glickman of Congregation Beth Shalom tells a community gathering at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection that “something better” than the current piecemeal ways of dealing with homelessness and mental health crises is possible in Johnson County.

Aa newly formed interfaith network of 20 congregations is focusing on addressing homelessness and mental health in Johnson County.

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curiousKC | What Help Is There for Unhoused Pet Owners?

By | March 14, 2022 | 0
After picking up some supplies from Alice DelBosque of Angel Hearts Rescue Inc., Sabir and his pet Traxie walk off on their own.

In Kansas City, more and more folks find themselves unhoused with pets. Many in the charitable sector are seeing the need for more pet friendly options.

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Houseless Hotel: A ‘Housing First’ Solution for Those Without Homes

By | January 27, 2022 | 1
Lotus Care House is a 1970s era hotel that is being converted into transitional housing and a service center for the homeless. It is part of a "housing first" approach to addressing homelessness in Kansas City.

Lotus Care House is a 1970s era hotel that is being converted into transitional housing and a service center for the homeless. It is part of a “housing first” approach to addressing homelessness in Kansas City.

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Dilemma for the Houseless: ‘Where Do I Keep My Stuff?’

By | January 12, 2022 | 0
Plastic bins that Kansas City had available to begin a pilot program offering safe storage for houseless people. Fifty new, similar ones are arriving this week.

Storage space, somewhere to securely keep personal belongings, has long been an issue for houseless people. A new program in Kansas City hopes to address that problem.

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