KCMO Hosts Kansas Fosters In 'Grim' Facility

Here's a glimpse at bi-state assistance and the hard-fought effort to improve resources for youngsters who need help . . . Check-it:

"But advocates and lawmakers say this victory is hollow because instead of sleeping in an office, kids are spending nights in a shelter at Cornerstones' Ozanam campus in Kansas City, Missouri. That campus has been described by advocacy group Kansas Appleseed as 'pretty grim, very institutional, not at all home-like and cold.' "

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A Kansas foster care agency says kids aren't sleeping in offices anymore, but they aren't in homes

Cornerstones of Care has had 17 kids sleep in a new shelter. The agency says it's an improvement over an office stay, but it's at a campus that critics call "grim."