Kansas City may take a big step toward meeting the first goal in its plan to end homelessness published three years ago — approving a proposal for a low-barrier shelter.
Such shelters accept people without requiring participation in things like religious programs. They’re considered a key step in reducing the population of people living outside, and most cities of Kansas City’s size have one.
City officials have eyed using federal grant funds to help support a shelter for years but until this week had not settled on a specific plan…