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When they tear down the tent city where will they go? Will some of them move to the Tri-Cities or the rest of Washington?

The program will help homeless individuals gain access to health care, employment and housing.

Amid political disagreement over what to do for Columbia's unhoused, many residents are taking it upon themselves to help out.

Saralyn Erwin has been a certified application counselor for close to a decade. She helps patients at the Northeast Missouri Health Council in Kirksville

Rental, utility and internet assistance available for Washtenaw Co. residents Jeff Chiu/AP FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2020 file photo, a man walks in front of a For Rent sign in a window of a residential property in San Francisco. The Biden administration on Friday, May 7, 2021, announced the allocation of $21.6 billion to provide emergency rental assistance to help prevent evictions of people who lost jobs during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) and last updated 2021-07-22 16:48:32-04 WAS...

Steve Hollis and Darren Morton work closely together combating the issue of homelessness in Columbia. Hollis is the Human Services Manager of Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services, and Morton is the Director of Turning Point, an organization that works with people experiencing homelessness.They spoke about breaking the stigmas surrounding unhoused people, and about how important it is for the entire community to understand how difficult it can be to “pull yourself up” when ...

Listen • 3:59 Steve Hollis and Darren Morton work closely together combating the issue of homelessness in Columbia. Hollis is the Human Services Manager of Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services and Morton is the Director of Turning Point, an organization that works with people experiencing homelessness.  They spoke about some of the barriers that Columbia’s unsheltered population faces when it comes to their mental health, and how it can affect their ab...