Kansas City Northland Desperately Needs Homeless Shelter?!?

As the weather turns colder . . . Here's a peek at fewer resources for locals in need on the nice side of the bridge . . . Also . . . Notice that the motel housing strategy is now out of favor & money . . . Check-it: 

Northland Assistance Center in North Kansas City is in charge of providing emergency housing for those who need it.

The organization’s executive director told North Kansas City’s councilmembers this week the area experienced a spike in the number of people who needed assistance last winter. Rita Pearce said the increase in demand is because people don’t have other options.

“There are no homeless shelters in the Northland. None. I can’t reiterate that enough. I’ve done that for five years now. We do not have homeless shelters in the Northland,” Rita Pearce, Northland Assistance Center Executive Director, said.

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

Cold reality: Northland agency proposes tighter winter rules for unhoused

The organization said North Kansas City experienced a spike in the number of people who needed assistance last winter because it was much colder than average.