KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City's Neighborhood Services Department is launching a new pilot program aimed at preserving homes currently listed as dangerous – but repairable.

Rather than demolishing these properties, the city is partnering with Neighborhood Legal Support of Kansas City, a nonprofit law firm, to identify homes that can be safely restored.

The goal is to transform these properties into affordable housing and protect the city's existing housing inventory. The city said this initiative was made possible through a resolution sponsored by Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley.

"This pilot program is about changing our mindset from demolition to preservation," Hazley said in a news release.

"Every home we save will be an affordable housing unit and a step toward stronger, more

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