Kansas Throws EPIC Cash At Homeless Crisis Whilst Proposing Public Sleeping Crackdown

Of course this isn't a perfect solution but we notice that even some of our progressive friends are concerned about public space takeovers chasing away other residents and customers. 

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The bill is born out of a months-long effort in Sedgwick County and Wichita to address homelessness. Last December, the city and county signed a letter to the governor seeking $50 million in a state grant program to “address local homelessness infrastructure.”

Wichita needs at least $20 million of those dollars to help build a new one-stop shop for people experiencing homelessness, with shelter and affordable housing units.

The governor’s budget, released in January, included $40 million in grants for local governments to address and prevent housing insecurity. The county helped write a new bill to request that the money focus solely on homeless shelter infrastructure.

The bill also adds language requiring governments that receive the dollars to “enforce local ordinances regarding camping and vagrancy,” which has drawn some pushback from service providers and advocates in Wichita.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

New Kansas bill requests $40 million for homeless shelters, requires enforcement of camping laws

The bill is born out of a months-long effort in Sedgwick County and Wichita to address homelessness and plans to build a one-stop shop.