From Homeless to Housed in Salina Hope Story
Josette Ruiz found salvation at Ashby House in Salina after leaving drug treatment. The shelter provided food shelter and job training, helping her reunite with her daughters and start work as a certified nurse's aide. She plans to join Ashby House staff January 29 and now rents a home and works in Salina. Yet statewide homelessness rose with 18,000 statewide estimates.
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Affordable housing crisis grows as homelessness forecast worsens
Social service officials warn Kansas faces a deeper shortage of affordable housing amid rising poverty and a national economic crisis. Shara Gonzales of New Beginnings cites foreclosures sending families into low income housing as homelessness numbers hold at about 18,000 nightly statewide.
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Housing shortage seen in Garden City and Finney County
RDG Planning report by Martin Shubert notes Garden City Holcomb and Finney County need more housing across all tiers led by rental units. 2008 population 30 350 projected to 2013 31 118 and 2020 32 223 with 10 816 and 11 200 housing units needed respectively. Rental development has virtually evaporated in the last decade.
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Kansas renewables mandate gains support from utilities
Westar Energy and Sunflower Electric Power Corp. testified for a renewable portfolio standard to require 10 percent by 2012, 15 percent by 2016, and 20 percent by 2020. Gov. Sebelius backs mandatory targets, while critics warn of potential higher bills for customers amid shifting energy costs and market dynamics.
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