Kalamazoo commits $300,000 to winter homeless shelter effort

KALAMAZOO, MI — Last year, the city of Kalamazoo gave $500,000 in an effort to support emergency winter shelters.

A majority of the funds haven’t been spent yet, although Kalamazoo is allocating $300,000 of those funds to a $700,000 winter shelter program run by three nonprofits this winter.

With funds in hand, Kalamazoo will be ready instead of reactive to snow and freezing temperatures, Commissioner Chris Praedel said…

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