Kansas City Homeless Crisis Even Worse Than Los Angeles?!?

Arguments for a "low barrier" shelter bring this shocking bit of data to the forefront and the sitch deserves to be highlighted . . . 

HUD data from 2022 reported Kansas City and surrounding cities and counties — like Independence, Lee’s Summit and Wyandotte County — had 343 individuals experiencing chronic homelessness and 89.6% unsheltered, which ranked higher than other major cities like Raleigh, North Carolina, and Los Angeles.

Kansas City also has no low-barrier homeless shelters, or shelters where people can "come as they are" without sobriety, credit or criminality requirements.

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

'Just care a little bit': Waiting continues after second round of KCMO's low-barrier housing proposals close

Kansas City, Missouri's second round of proposals for low-barrier housing shelter proposals closed Thursday, kickstarting a waiting period for both organizations and unhoused people.