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Shelters in Kansas City, Missouri, have adjusted their procedures in order to better help those experiencing homelessness find protection from the elements during record-breaking cold temperatures.
/ A man who identified himself as Jason found some shelter Thursday morning in an alcove outside Auditorium Plaza Garage. He spent the night in Bartle Hall but was uncertain where he would go during the day to keep warm and was unaware of the extreme cold heading this way. People experiencing homelessness are under added pressure to find safe shelter as temperatures drop well below zero degrees. A brutally cold blast of air will grip the Kansas City metro for several more days —potentially bringing wind chill temperatures as low as 30 degrees below zero Saturday and Sunday. Meteorologist Em...
With dangerously cold temps, homeless shelters expect to be busy City opened a warming shelter at Bartle Hall to help more homeless stay warm Share Updated: 9:23 PM CST Feb 8, 2021 City opened a warming shelter at Bartle Hall to help more homeless stay warm Share Updated: 9:23 PM CST Feb 8, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THERE WITHOUT YOUR HANDS. JUST FREEZING UP. TONY. TEMPLE IS OUT THERE EVERY SINGLE. TOLL ON OTHER HOMELESS AND HIS FEET WAS ACTUALLY BLACK FROM FROSTBITE. TONY IS ONE OF MORE THAN 100 AT SHELTER KC THE SHELTER ADDING BEDS AND ANTICIPATION OF...
Shelter KC officials say they expect to house more than 100 people
Organizations helping the homeless are trying to balance the need to protect people from the freezing temperatures while abiding by COVID-19 protocols.