06 Aug Metro Lutheran Ministry (MLM) Receives $50,000 Grant from the Kansas City Missouri Emergency Services Grant

Metro Lutheran Ministry was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from the Kansas City Missouri Emergency Services Grant to support participants maintaining housing for a period of 1 or more years without incident of homelessness.

MLM’s Homelessness Prevention portion of the Family Empowerment Continuum program will include: 1) security deposits, monthly rent and utility payments; 2) homelessness prevention services (housing search and placement, assessment of housing barriers and needs and preferences, development of a housing action plan, owner negotiation, assistance with rental applications and understanding leases, assessment of housing for ESGP compliance, assistance with utilities, moving arrangements, tenant counseling); and 3) housing stability case management.

The wraparound services of the Family Empowerment program will address emergency food needs, help clients eliminate barriers to employment, provide financial literacy, and case management with skills training to help them sustain their independence. These wraparound services will help clients stabilize and provide them a path to self-sufficiency.

MLM has a core commitment to serving the at-risk and homeless population in Kansas City. Specifically, MLM has helped those experiencing homelessness find permanent housing for over 13 years.  MLM’s Homelessness Prevention program will prioritize, but not exclusively serve, families with children. These households will have incomes at or below 30% of the Average Median Income (AMI). All will be residents of Kansas City, Missouri. Families will be at imminent risk of homelessness.