COVID-19 patients in homeless community can quarantine at Salvation Army campgrounds

People experiencing homelessness who are sick with coronavirus can quarantine at the Salvation Army's Three Trails campgrounds.

GIVING THE MOSTVULNERABLE A PLACE TOCALL HOME -- JUST FOR ABIT.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER SARAH PLAKESHOWS US WHERE SOMECOVID-19 PATIENTS -- CANNOW RECOVER.Three Trails won't be holdingany camps this summer, sothis is a perfect place forpeople to quarantine whodon't have a home... Thecabins are where people willstay if they test positive forcoronaviruThere are rooms on this sideand on the other side thereare the restrooms they canuse.The Salvation Army offeredtheir facilities to fill a needinthe homeless community.In these rooms there are threebeds, we'll have them one at atime, but we can fit forty inthefacility if needed.

Againbecause they've all beenshown to be covid positive,they won't hurt each other.Jackson County set aside450-thousand dollars for theGreater KC Coalition to EndHomelessness to housepeople here..

At the ThreeTrails camp near Lee'sSummit Rd and 40 Highway.I think that's the biggest thingwe wanted to provide, not justphysical location but one thatcomes with dignity andcomfort for our folks as they'retrying to recover from thisvirus.People will be referred from amedical provider or the HopeFaith Resource Village..

It'sallvoluntary.

They can stay for14 days or until they'remedically cleared.

The facilitywill be up and running by nextweek.We just recognize that oncethose positives start hitting,just like with the wholecommunity, it happensexponentially, so we're justtrying to be aware andprepared for that.This is also an opportunity foroutreach and friendship.Sometimes takes an incidentlike this to show people thereare other ways besides livingon the streets, so that's ourprayer that that miracle wouldhappen in their life..Sarah Plake 41 action news.THE COALITION TO ENDHOMELESSNESS ISCONTRACTING WITH THECOUNTY..

WHO WILL BEPROVIDING SECURITY ONTHE CAMPGROUNDS.THEY'LL HAVE STAFFMEMBERS AND A SECURITYOFFICER ON EVERY SHIFT