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Lawrence shelter's tiny homes pilot ends as staffing limits persist
Shelter Monarch Village, with 12 tiny homes built from converted shipping containers, paused its family program after a 2021 pilot that housed five families. The facility now uses two tiny homes to isolate guests with COVID while staffing shortages curb expansion, despite partnerships and a city effort to boost winter shelter capacity.
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Monarch Village
Shelter Board
Isabel Johnson
Johnson
Lawrence
Kansas River
Shelter
DSA
Renee Kuhl
Douglas County
Lawrence Family Promise