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Kansas City s hotel initiative to help the homeless is set to expire Thursday. The city said everyone in the program will have to move out at that time. I wasn t out in a park somewhere worried about my life and my health, said Cindy Peterson, who is homeless. It s been nice having air-conditioning having a bed to sleep in. Sign up for our Newsletters
Peterson is one of the more than 420 people who took advantage of the city s 90-day hotel initiative, which gave some homeless people a place to stay.
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Show Transcript HOUSING. BIANCA: IN ITS FIRST WEEK IN A BIGGER SPACE, THE SCOTT EICKE WARMING CENTER SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 105 PEOPLE A NIGHT. PROVIDING A PLACE TO LAY THEIR HEAD AT NIGHT, OUT OF THE COLD, TWO MEALS A DAY AND ACCESS TO SHOWERS. THE CITY IS LOOKING TO ADD SOCIAL SERVICES TO THE SITE AS WELL. WITH IT’S DOORS CLOSED FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M., IT’S TEMPORARY REFUGE FROM BITTER COLD WEATHER. RIGHT NOW THE WARMING CENTER ATTENTION BUT WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER INITIATIVES THROUGH THE CITY AND OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP FAMILIES WHO ARE ON THE VERGE OF BEING UNHOUSED AND THERE ARE RESOURCES OUT THERE AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THOSE RESOURCES. BIANCA: WITH COVID RELIEF FUNDING, THE CITY IS PROVIDING RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE. A HOTEL