Nonprofits, city-leaders seek housing options for people experiencing homelessness

Nonprofits, city seek housing for homeless population

FOR PEOPLEEXPERIENCINGHOMELESSNESS - A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER CAN BE ACHALLENGE.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER GABRIELLAPAGAN EXPLAINS HOWORGANZIATIONS - AND THECITY ARE STEPPING IN TOHELP.Jaynell "KK" Assmann/NursePractitioner/ Care Beyond theBoulevard Founder"Many of our patients live onthe streets, under a bridge in atent, they truly don't have ahome to go to and idea osheltering in place is not anoption."MONDAY NIGHTS FROM5:30 TO 8 - CARE BEYONDTHE BOULEVARD'S MOBILECLINIC STOPS AT HOPEFAITH MINISTRIES INNORTHEAST KC TO SERVEONE OF THE MOST AT RISKPOPULATIONS FORCOVID-19Assmann"we want to make sure thatthey know that just becausethey're sheltered temporarilythey are not going to lose theirblood pressure medicine ortheir insulin or whatever othermedications they normallytake."SERVICES PATIENTS LIKEMICHAEL SCHWAB DEPENDON.Michael Schwab/"It's not real bad before allthishappened but then when theCOVID-19 started it just... itjust doubled on me."ASSMAN SAYS THAREN'T SEEING AS MANYPEOPLE OUT ON THESTREETS - AND THAT'SBOTH GOOD ANDCONCERNING AS WEAPPROACH THE DARKESTPOINT OF THIS VIRUS.AssmannI think that our peak is goingto come in a couple of weeksso what we are doing is weare working with the otherorganizations to identify wherea person can go if we do feellike they are presumptive."THEY'RE WORKING WITHTHE GREATER Kansas CityCOALITION TO ENDHOMELESSNESS TO FINDTEMPORARY HOUSINGOPTIONS FOR PEOPLEWHO ARE EITHERE TO LIVESYMPTOMATIC ORPRESUMED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19.SOMETHING THE CITY ISDOING TOO.ON THURSDAY, GREEN-LIGHTING 80,000 TOESSENTIALLY RENT OUTTHE ROADWAY INN MOTELIN NORTHEAST KC FORONE MONTH.Mayor Lucas"We have a place where theycan experience a quarantinewe have a place where theycan get food where they canfrankly just be treated likehuman beings while they dealwith this issue that is all toohuman."MAYOR LUCAS SAYSPEOPLE EXPERIENCINGHOMELESS WILL BE ABLETO STAY HERE.WHILE THEY AWAIT THEIRCORONAVIRUS TESTRESULTS."our poor communities are themost negatively impactedeven in the actual testing andmeasurements done alreadyand that's going to mean thatthey're impacted in deaths.IN KC, GP, 41 ACTION