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Coming Soon…Downtown YMCA

The $35-million renovation and reconstruction project is expected to be completed by spring of 2021. It’s funded by $16.9 million from the 11th Street Corridor Tax Increment Financing District, additional funding from the Missouri Development Finance Board, as well as charitable gifts from foundations and individual donors. “The new Y builds on the success of Kansas City’s Downtown revitalization, and will bring much-needed community programs to this diverse and growing community,” said David Byrd, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Kansas City. “This is a new chapter in history for our Y and for Kansas City as we

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KCLoftCentral Supports the Veterans Community Project!

Thanks to all our residents and employees who helped support the VCP in 2018! https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/tiny-houses/?noredirect=on#top KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The 13 tiny houses sit in neat rows on the small plot of land in south Kansas City. There’s a comforting uniformity to the group, each structure a simple A-frame or slant roof, painted a rich hue: deep blue or dark maroon, slate gray or mustard yellow. An American flag flies outside most of the homes. The lives inside also match. The men and women here have all served their country in uniform. And every one of them was homeless before

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