For years, stories circulated around Joplin, Missouri, about the city’s homeless population and how they arrived in the city. Takeaways Regional hubs like Joplin and Columbia have more resources ...

And as homelessness rates rise across all of Missouri, cities may need to start thinking about how to address these gaps, Olivet said. “In the case of rural areas, or even suburban areas, where there ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri lawmakers consider ways to reduce drug abuse and overdoses, starting by addressing homelessness. A group of Missouri lawmakers is meeting regularly throughout the ...

The Springfield center offers programs and resources to homeless adults.

University of Missouri president Mun Choi recently sent a list of demands to Columbia officials concerning addressing crime in the city. Among them, the "cleanup of homeless encampments." In an email ...

Three weeks ago, Montana Gross had an idea. The 41-year-old Hallsville resident wanted to find a way to help the homeless in central Missouri that would go beyond providing food and temporary shelter: ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Local organizations are working to fight against the homelessness epidemic in Springfield. Earlier this year, the annual Point In Time survey found approximately 588 people were ...

ST. LOUIS — Courtney Grady knew everything she needed to know about A.J.’s character just four days after he moved into Covenant House Missouri -- the youth homeless shelter where she is the Senior ...