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‘We can’t represent everyone we want’: In eviction court, most tenants fight their cases without a lawyer
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‘I’m praying they tear this down’: Dangerous properties owned by KCMO’s Land Bank draw frustration
Three properties are currently classified as dangerous buildings by the city, and they are not listed in the Land Bank’s inventory as available for sale.
What you need to know about the second round of rental assistance in KC
In Kansas City, Missouri, social service groups are facing a steep influx of people looking for help and are scrambling to process applications and get money to people in danger of eviction.
‘People are running out of time’: With no eviction moratorium, tenants fear losing their homes
In late August, 66-year-old Jacqueline Young filled out the eviction declaration form from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — thinking it would protect her after briefly falling behind on rent. She’s lived in her trailer at a mobile home park in Independence, Missouri, for four years. Days later, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected […]
Scared of banks? This program helps Kansas Citians open low-cost accounts
A 2019 survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation found that nearly 6% of people in the Kansas City metro area do not have a bank account, limiting their ability to get loans and save for the future. A nationwide effort coming to Kansas City aims to change that. It’s called Bank On, and its […]
‘Out of sight, out of mind’: Absentee owners allow properties to become dangerous buildings in Kansas City
A majority of these absentee-owned dangerous buildings are concentrated in neighborhoods east of Troost Avenue, a historic economic and racial dividing line in Kansas City.
The KC businesses requiring proof of COVID vaccination before entry
Under the current mask order, businesses or gatherings don’t need to enforce the mask mandate if they can determine that everyone inside their venue is fully vaccinated.
In Kansas City, Restaurant Revitalization Funds flowed to whiter, more affluent areas
In Kansas City, Missouri, 187 businesses received Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants. The list includes restaurant franchises, bars, breweries, barbecue joints and more.
‘Where are we gonna go?’: New jail to displace over 100 Jackson County residents
Jackson County paid $7.05 million to purchase the property at 7000 E. U.S. Highway 40 from Park Holdings Inc., a real estate company based out of Wichita, Kansas. The purchase was approved unanimously by the Jackson County Legislature on July 12.
Don’t call it a pantry: KCK groups fight hunger with markets, co-op, mobile grocer
From co-ops to mobile grocers, organizations are finding ways to provide free food in Kansas City, Kansas.
How is KC’s Nelson-Atkins Museum recovering from COVID losses?
The museum cut 25% of its budget while it was closed during the pandemic. But as visitors return, so does revenue.
With moratoriums expiring, Kansas Citians face challenges paying off utility debt
While a federal eviction moratorium has been in place since last year, moratoriums on utility shutoffs were implemented at the local level by utility companies.
This is where you can still apply for rent and utility assistance in the Kansas City metro
Kansas City was approved for a second round of funding for emergency rental assistance. The application portal will reopen Sept. 1.
‘I’m gonna lose it all’: Tenants left in the dark as KC’s rental assistance program closes to new applicants
Four months since launching, the program is no longer accepting new applications. The city has already received enough applications to use up all of its $14.8 million funding pool.
‘We are the solution to the problem’: KC Tenants proposes $30M fund for housing trust fund
KC Tenants is proposing its own People’s Housing Trust Fund, which proposes diverting money from the police and taxing developers to fund the program.
How Missouri’s largest university system is expanding internet access across the state
The University of Missouri System’s Broadband Initiative team works with community leaders to figure out how to expand broadband access.
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