Housing Solutions

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

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.

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

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

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Many Feel the Chill of Mounting Utility Bills

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

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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.

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

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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Anton Washington, who leads the Houseless Task Force, helped folks get situated at an encampment on 11th Street and Harrison Ave.

curiousKC | A Homelessness Resources Guide

Here’s a brief housing and homelessness guide with information on seeking or giving help.

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