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  • How a Kansas City neighborhood is transforming its dangerous and abandoned buildings

    Celisa Calacal

    June 28, 2021 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    A neighborhood association is renovating dilapidated and neglected houses into livable homes that have transformed the look and feel of neighborhoods in Kansas City. The Lykins Neighborhood Association is able to assume ownership over houses slated for demolition by using Missouri’s Abandoned Housing act. “The result: A neglected house becomes a livable home.”

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  • Free Wi-Fi, e-magazines, dial-a-story: Kansas City libraries' popular pandemic services

    Celisa Calacal

    June 01, 2021 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    Digital library services in Kansas City were ramped up to serve patrons even as doors closed to visitors during the pandemic. Wi-Fi Hotspots were made available for downloading books, virtual story times for children were offered, and in addition to digital programs, services like dial-a-story were also offered over the phone for families without adequate internet service.

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  • The pandemic program that helped Kansas City families pay for internet

    Celisa Calacal

    May 26, 2021 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    The Internet Access Support Program has provided over 1,000 families with internet access in the wake of the pandemic. With work, school, and telehealth appointments relying on a stable internet connection, economically disadvantaged households were unable to participate in vital services without the internet.

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  • Midwest cities look to 'pay to move' programs to attract remote workers

    Celisa Calacal

    March 10, 2021 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Topeka, Kansas

    In a bid to revitalize the local economy, Topeka, Kansas is attracting residents through the Choose Topeka program. The city is paying up to $10,000 for remote workers who move to Topeka. Other Midwestern cities like Tulsa, Oklahoma, have successfully launched similar programs with a retention rate of 90 percent of applicants who stay beyond the first year. The program seeks to strengthen the economic and social fabric of the city.

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