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Kansas City, Missouri, City Council OKs department to help with homelessness, affordable housing
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â The Kansas City, Missouri, City Council voted unanimously Thursday to create a new standalone department to handle housing issues.
The Housing and Community Development Department will help with homelessness prevention, affordable housing and other issues surrounding safe and affordable housing in the city, according to a news release.
The department will begin work on June 1, according to the release.