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dWellKC × Kansas City Housing Gateway Program
Responding to ZERO KC & Housing Gateway Program

The Operating Platform for
Kansas City Housing Gateway

dWellKC is built for exactly this moment — connecting agencies, property managers, and clients into a single coordinated housing network across the KC metro.

64K
Affordable home shortage in KC
168%
Increase in unsheltered residents since 2018
$1M
City investment in Housing Gateway
1 Platform
Agency · Property Management · Client Portal

dWellKC maps directly to every
Housing Gateway priority

Ordinance 260140 defines six operational areas for the Housing Gateway Program. dWellKC delivers purpose-built tools for each one — ready to deploy now.

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Gateway Pillar 1

Flexible Municipal Fund Distribution

The Ledger and case financial tracking tools let administrators disburse and document short-term rental assistance, security deposits, utility payments, and transportation support — all tied to the individual client record.

Gateway Pillar 2

Rapid, Needs-Based Client Support

Custom Intake Pipelines move individuals directly from street outreach or encampment contact to housing placement. QR-code forms require no account — a client can self-refer on a phone before a caseworker even arrives.

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Gateway Pillar 3

Public-Private Governance & Accountability

Role-appropriate views give city officials, agency directors, and private partners a unified operating picture without exposing sensitive client data. Visibility Policies let each organization control exactly what they share across the network.

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Gateway Pillar 4

Landlord Partnerships & Live Inventory

The interactive metro map surfaces vacant units in real time across both sides of the state line — KC, MO to Merriam and Lenexa, KS. Property managers can list units and accept placements without learning new software.

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Gateway Pillar 5

Measurable Reductions in Unsheltered Homelessness

Every field visit, observation, move-in, and milestone is logged with GPS precision. The Activity Feed gives the advisory board real-time data to report to City Council — not estimates, actual placements.

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Gateway Pillar 6

Reform & Reallocate Federal Resources

dWellKC is designed to plug into existing HMIS data flows, not replace them. SHA-256 identity matching deduplicates clients across agencies so federal funds are tracked accurately and coordinated — not duplicated.

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The Housing Gateway Program is about moving beyond conversation and into action — a critical first step towards a long-term, more comprehensive approach that brings real results.

Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw — Lead Sponsor, Ordinance 260140

Everything a caseworker needs — from the sidewalk to the lease

Whether staff are conducting street outreach, property inspections, or reviewing outcomes with City leadership, dWellKC keeps everyone in the same system.

  • Mobile-First Field Mode GPS clock-in/out, live observations, photo attachments — documented while you're still at the door.
  • Proxy Visit Links Send a link to a contractor or maintenance worker — they log the visit, it attributes to you. No account required.
  • Verified Identity (SHA-256 SSN) Deduplicates clients across agencies using a secure digest — no plaintext SSNs stored, ever.
  • Client Portal with Community Resources Tenants see their own goals, team, and KC metro food, health, and housing resources — one tap away.
  • Custom Pipelines per Agency Each agency defines their own intake stages. The platform enforces next actions without dictating workflow.
  • Visibility Policy Controls Organizations share only what they choose. Observations and documents stay private, agency-wide, or fully open.

How the Housing Gateway Program
runs on dWellKC

Four steps. One platform. Measurable outcomes the advisory board can report to City Council.

1

Outreach & Intake

Field staff start a visit from the street. Clients self-refer via QR code or a caseworker logs GPS contact at a known encampment.

2

Identity & Triage

SHA-256 identity verification deduplicates across agencies. Pipeline stages route each client to the right program automatically.

3

Housing Match & Placement

Live metro-wide vacancy map connects clients to available units. Landlord partners accept placements and sign leases inside the platform.

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Stabilization & Reporting

Caseworkers track goals, to-dos, and subsidy use. The City's advisory board pulls outcome data directly — no manual reporting.