Kansas City homeless community, advocates frustrated by delayed city proposals
Three proposals to address homelessness were pushed to the city s Finance Committee meeting on Aug. 4. Share Updated: 7:19 PM CDT Jul 21, 2021
Three proposals to address homelessness were pushed to the city s Finance Committee meeting on Aug. 4. Share Updated: 7:19 PM CDT Jul 21, 2021
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Show Transcript PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE DURING THIS HEAT WAVE AND THERE IS NO URGENCY. EMILY: PASSIONATE TESTIMONY FROM MEMBERS AND ADVOCATES OF THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY. THIS ISO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE ARE ALSO THE ONES THAT HAVE TO GO INTO TSEHO TENTS AND FIND BODIES. EMILY: JENNIFER’S IS THE COFOUNDER OF MERGING KC OVERSEEING PLANS TO BUILD PALLET HOMES FOR THE HOUSE LIST AT WEDNESDAY’S FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, A PROPOSAL TO PUSH IT FORWARD WAS DELAYED. SHAMEFUL IS THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MY MIND BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE’S LIVES ATTA SKE AND THERE