Organizers of Project Homeless Connect Sedalia are making their final push for the event, which is set to take place Friday.
The all-day, one-stop-shop approach to delivering social services to area homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Federal Emergency Management Agency shelter at Smith-Cotton Junior High School.
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