THE NEW IS HERE
An important message from Rev. Eric Burger, Shelter KC's Executive Director Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is...
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“I’m Finally Safe”
TREVA SAW THE SIGN as she walked down Prospect Avenue, anxious about her future. “I had just completed a stay at a nearby recovery ministry. Their program only allowed...
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Leading by Surrender
Sarah grinned ear to ear, pushed her graduation hat tassel out of her face and looked around the room full of guests who’d come to attend her graduation from...
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An unforgettable, humbling experience
By Becca Alvord Westside Family Church has been serving at the Shelter KC Operation Family Feast for four years and it is my favorite serving opportunity in our entire...
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Passing the Torch
An important message from Rev. Joe Colaizzi As you may well imagine, it won’t be easy for me to say goodbye a few months from now when I step...
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A Long Walk Home
On a brutally cold day last winter, Eric found himself at the end of his hope. “For more than 18 hours I hid from security at North Kansas City...
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Thanksgiving at Shelter KC
THANKSGIVING is a special time at Shelter KC. Each year, our staff and volunteers prepare to serve and love homeless men and women who come through our doors, as...
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SEE, I AM DOING A NEW THING!
An Important Message from Rev. Joe Colaizzi, Executive Director YOU’VE PROBABLY SEEN ONE — a roadside map with a red dot which proclaimed “YOU ARE HERE.” It was a...
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Chloe’s Kindness Campaign
LOOK WHAT 10-YEAR-OLD CHLOE did to help fill our bins and our hearts this summer! I want to help people. I hate the thought of people suffering. — Chloe,...
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“WE URGE YOU TO JOIN US!”
DENNY AND CARL BOLTE are close and active brothers who, now in their mid-90s, are deeply committed to their community ... including those surviving on the streets. Both rarely...
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