Houseless Task News Today

In January, Hope Faith Ministries had their proposal for the low barrier shelter accepted, but Thursday’s 8-2 vote means they must start over with the bidding process.

The comprehensive collaborative plan would work on reducing homelessness not only in Kansas City but in the region.

Zero KC was presented during Kansas City Council’s business session. If implemented, it will guide a variety of actions aimed at ending homelessness in the city.

Kansas City has a housing problem. Officials have been working on it for years with little success, despite the commitment of the city council and the mayor to fix it.

The city says the goal of the policy is to connect unhoused residents to resources such as shelter or housing.

An initiative by Kansas City leaders to provide storage bins for the city's unhoused population has received significant pushback, with critics calling the containers—which resemble trash bins—demeaning.

Kansas City, Missouri, police haven't identified the person who died Thursday morning, in a fire underneath a bridge along Interstate-70 near 18th Street.

Kansas City, Missouri, and the Downtown Council of Kansas City are working to provide unhoused residents with shelter for themselves and their belongings during extreme weather events.

A series of dashboards to track resources available for Kansas City, Missouri’s houseless population are now live on the city’s website.

To make aid for unhoused residents more accessible, Kansas City has introduced an online dashboard that tracks available beds in overnight facilities. The city also announced a consolidated drop-off point for donations to local shelters.