As Mission sees an increase in calls for services related to those experiencing homelessness, the northeast Johnson County city wants to see if it can do more to serve its homeless population. “As we ...

KIC-IT’s office in Franklin, where it spearheads coaching, school-based intervention, transitional housing and other programs for youth ages 16 to 25 facing homelessness, is seeing more than double ...

Volunteers for Habitat for Humanity Kansas City work on a new home. After Lenexa shot down Johnson County's plan to build a low-barrier homeless resources center, commissioners voted to use those ...

The number of unhoused people in Johnson County has grown significantly over the last decade. Johnson County Commission chair Mike Kelly says that a proposed Homeless Service Center — built in a ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Officials shared plans Wednesday night for a proposed Johnson County homeless shelter with another meeting set for Thursday night from 5:30-7 at the Monticello Library in Shawnee.

KMBC NINE NEWS GETTING ANSWERS IN LENEXA AFTER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT TO KEEP AN OLD MOTEL FROM BEING TURNED INTO A HOMELESS SHELTER. THAT SHELTER WOULD HAVE GONE IN AT THE LA ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. (KCTV) - The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners awarded more than $2 million toward an area nonprofit in an effort to serve the county’s homeless population. During a ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Johnson County, Kansas, is allocating over $2 million to an area nonprofit that serves those experiencing homelessness. The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners voted on ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Handcuffs won't fix the homeless problem, say advocates like Jennifer Friedenbach. "There has never been a situation where a ticket led somebody off the streets," says Jennifer ...

KSHB 41 reporter Elyse Schoenig covers the cities of Shawnee and Mission. She also focuses on issues surrounding the cost of health care, saving for retirement and personal debt. Share your story idea ...