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Harvey Nash speaks at a KC Tenants press conference on the group's eight demands to improve Kansas City's rental assistance program.

‘They Need to Make Changes Now’: Local Housing Advocates Demand Improvements to KC’s Rental Assistance Program

By Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3 | October 5, 2021

KC Tenants recently released eight demands to strengthen Kansas City’s Emergency Rental and Utilities Assistance Program and get money out faster to people in danger of losing their homes.

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Friends who live in a homeless camp recall Scott Eike, who froze to death on New Year's Day.

Unhoused and Unheard: Temporary Fixes Fall Short of Demands for Unhoused Community

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho, Cody Boston | March 9, 2021

The pandemic has exacerbated the homeless crisis in Kansas City, and advocates for the unhoused are pushing for more permanent solutions.

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KC Tenants protestors

Missouri Housing Advocates Look to Biden Administration to Strengthen Eviction Moratorium

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent | January 26, 2021

Housing advocates are looking for help from the Biden administration to close loopholes in the federal eviction ban.

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A protester holds a sign that says "People Over Profits" during a demonstration against eviction.

Surviving Today: Landlords and Tenants Square Off as Eviction Moratorium Expires

By Catherine Hoffman, Cody Boston, Vicky Diaz-Camacho | December 18, 2020

Evictions continue despite a pandemic and despite a moratorium. Here’s what it’s like.

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KC Tenants at Jackson County Circuit Court

Missourians Fight to Keep Homes as End of Eviction Moratorium Looms

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent | October 29, 2020

Housing advocates are bracing for a spike in evictions as federal moratoriums sunset at the end of the year.

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