The City Council approved $7.1 million to fund a new low-barrier shelter for people experiencing homelessness.
Why it matters: The shelter will offer private rooms and medical care to people who often can’t access traditional shelter services, including those who don’t have identification, are struggling with health conditions or are living unsheltered long-term.
What’s inside: According to a city press release, the shelter at 5100 Linwood Blvd. will be operated by local nonprofit Care Beyond the Boulevard and will include:
- 24/7 individual beds with medical respite services
- On-site case management and housing navigation support
- Job training and employment support
What they’re saying: “This will be Kansas City’s first low-barrier non-congregate shelter, specifically designed to remove barriers such as curfews, gender-based restrictions,” councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley, who represents the third district at-large and sponsored the ordinance, said in a statement to Axios…