KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Hope Faith Homeless Day Center had asked for more than $7 million to create the city’s first 24/7 low-barrier shelter. Wednesday though, all the proposals for the shelter project were rejected, and the process will basically start over for another 30 days.
Hope Faith CEO Doug Langner went to the Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee meeting Wednesday. He made a quick speech to his supporters outside the council chambers, frustrated that the resolution just for his entity isn’t moving forward right now.
Many of his listeners use the facility he’s in charge of.
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“We’re going to fight. God will watch over us, watch over you, and we’re going to keep going,” he said, “So, thank you for being here. God bless you.”
The $7.1 million he’s looking for is federal grant money. The ordinance giving that money to his entity was created in January of this year. In the last three months though, it’s hit a roadblock .