Latest 'Low Barrier' Shelter Coming Soon To Kansas City East Side

Probably the last thing this part of town needs if we're talking about public safety or improving property values . . . But that's not really the point.

Here's a peek at the local scheme on the low-end . . . 

"The City Council’s finance committee on Tuesday forwarded a $7.4 million proposal for Care Beyond the Boulevard, a nonprofit that provides medical care and other services to homeless residents in Kansas City, to establish a low-barrier shelter for families and individuals at 5100 Linwood Boulevard.

"The site is near the intersection of Linwood and Emanuel Cleaver II boulevards near Stadium Drive and was once a Days Inn and has already been used to provide services to homeless residents for the past few years."

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

Kansas City advances plan for long-talked about homeless shelter. Here's where

Kansas City has had federal grant money to use for a low-barrier homeless shelter for years. Now it has a site and plan for how to use it.

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