The City of Topeka has secured $100,000 that will allow homeless residents of a tent city to move to indoor housing if they want to.
The money came from Valeo Behavioral Health Care in Topeka, according to their CEO, Bill Persinger, Jr. He said that the organization gave the $100,000 to the city to finance housing vouchers for the homeless after receiving an extension on an existing grant. Valeo is among several city, state and private organizations that make up Topeka’s Homeless Task Force.
(Read more: KSN-TV)