Cleaver: KC now a model in nationwide struggle to provide rent and utility assistance

In a quick trip home from Washington, D.C.’s wars Saturday, U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II stepped into the nest of Kansas City’s most vexing struggle. “Lack of adequate housing,” Cleaver said, “is the No. 1 issue right now in the United States. No question about it. This is it.”

Many ways to get help with housing, utilities: 'Pick up the phone and call'

Two truths from a virtual summit on KC’s help services: The strain on families — many of whom are experiencing severe need for the first time — has become overwhelming. But a rising wave of financial help and services is just as strong.

LINC's Rosemary Smith Lowe helps filmmaker tell Santa Fe Place Neighborhood's discrimination struggle

It’s no wonder, when filmmaker Nico Wiggins explored the emotional scars of America’s redlining legacy, that LINC Commissioner Rosemary Smith Lowe would be a central figure in the tale. Wiggins’ film, Land of Opportunity, premiered on KCPT this month.

Lawyers in your corner: Stressed KC communities fight back with 'Adopt-A-Neighborhood' legal teams

The Adopt-A-Neighborhood Project in Kansas City is helping communities turn around vacant properties with the help of volunteer law firms that join with Legal Aid of Western Missouri to help neighborhoods navigate a knotted legal system. LINC is looking to connect its Caring Communities sites with the project.