Kansas City 'Low-barrier' Shelter Moves Forward After Council Vote

And it's already overcrowded . . . 

Even worse . . . It's very unlikely this place is going to help the local homeless crisis with even fewer limits on drug & alcohol use/abuse . . . Of course, here is a more optimistic view:

"A low-barrier shelter accepts any person regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, condition or religious affiliation. Officials say Kansas City currently does not have enough permanent, low-barrier shelter beds to serve every person who needs one.

"The city will use $7.4 million from the American Rescue Plan Act for the shelter local officials and advocates say is critical to the city’s fight to end homelessness. More than half of the funds, $4.8 million, will go to the homeless assistance center Hope Faith to create more beds in its shelter. Care Beyond the Boulevard, a nonprofit that provides medical services to unhoused people, will receive $839,718 to provide supportive services. Another $500,000 from unused American Rescue Plan funds will be used for site improvements around the shelter.

"The ordinance also outlines the city’s intent to negotiate with reStart, another local organization focused on homelessness, to provide additional services."

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Kansas City clears way for low-barrier homeless shelter

Kansas City has sought to eliminate homelessness, but has face opposition in opening a low-barrier shelter that could be key to reaching that.