Tag: Housing Solutions

How Do Housing Trust Funds Work? Here Are Three Examples From Across The Country

By | March 9, 2022 |

Although Kansas City established a housing trust fund to support affordable housing in 2018, it didn’t have any funding until recently. Here’s a look at how some other cities manage their housing trust funds.

curiousKC Resource Guide | 10 Places to Go For Help With Utility Bills and Weatherization

By | January 31, 2022 |

Flatland has compiled a list of resources for people seeking help with utility bills or weatherization.

Many Feel the Chill of Mounting Utility Bills

By | January 20, 2022 |

Kansas Citians struggling to make ends meet face utility debt, especially if they live in poorly weatherized homes. What support is out there?

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

By | January 12, 2022 |

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.