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Residents experiencing homelessness urge Johnson County to expand shelter services and case management
Summary
Multiple speakers during the June 12 public-comment period described personal experiences with homelessness, praised Project 10:20, and urged the county to support shelters and integrated services including showers, meals and case management while longer-term affordable housing solutions are developed.
During the June 12 public-comment period, several community members experiencing homelessness told the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners that they need more immediate shelter and wraparound services while longer-term housing solutions are developed.
Donald Stout of Overland Park, who said he had become homeless after working as a teacher, described being turned away from a business awning while seeking shelter from rain and…
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