Kansas City Preps Homeless Housing For Winter Chill

In the Midwest we can always count on bone chilling temperatures at some point during Winter.

However . . .

As of late the cold also arrives with social media protest and activist rhetoric regarding housing.

And so . . .

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A report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found Kansas City has the highest percentage of people experiencing chronic homelessness who live unsheltered . . .

Kansas City Houseless Prevention Coordinator John Henges said his organization is actively working with city leaders to address such issues.

“This winter, we’re going to have up to 400 beds, depending on the temperature,” Henges said. “Our goal is to have 100 beds throughout the year while Hope Faith is constructing their low-barrier shelter. And the goal is we’re not going to be the city that has the lowest-performing homeless services system.”

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Nick Allen, an outreach worker with the City of Kansas City, said the hardest part of his job is that there is a lack of immediate solutions. "A low-barrier shelter would cure that for me," he said.