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KC Tenants was founded with an annual budget of $30,000, which has grown to almost $600,000 in June 2023. [1] The union has worked together with Mayor Quinton Lucas on housing policy, [3] notably passing a tenant's bill of rights in 2019 that included banning "discrimination against prospective tenants solely because of a prior arrest, conviction or eviction."
Nick Allen, an outreach worker with the City of Kansas City, said the hardest part of his job is that there is a lack of immediate solutions. “A low-barrier shelter would cure that for me,” he ...
Homeless pet owners will not sleep in shelters that do not allow pets, they will pass on the opportunity for housing if they cannot take their pet, and they will sacrifice their meal if food is limited. [6] The role of caregiving to their pet is constructed as their primary reason for being in life. The pet is dependent on them for food and ...
Kansas City announced it will again open winter low-barrier shelters, and this year will offer new grants to area nonprofits as part of Zero KC, the city’s campaign which aims to end homelessness.
On a single night in Kansas last year, there were about 2,636 homeless people living in the state, including about 400 in Shawnee County, according to the statewide Point in Time Count that likely ...
Seven other organizations took in the remaining 25 dogs. The court ordered Vick to pay $928,073 in restitution for the "past, present and long-term care of all the dogs." The court allocated $5,000 for dogs deemed likely to be adopted, and $18,275 for each of the dogs that went into longer-term or lifetime sanctuary care at Best Friends. [32] [34]
The Kansas Legislature considered creating a $40 million grant for homeless shelters across the state, but the bills stalled in committee and never received a vote.
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries, where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.