Kansas City, Missouri, leaders launched the KC Housing Gateway Program on Wednesday, which invests $1 million to rapidly ...

This is an ambitious undertaking to transform our homeless response system,” said Mary Owens, the deputy director of the ...

There are entire communities in the Kansas City area that you never see. Methodology from Built For Zero, a program that works to end homelessness in cities nationwide, estimates 4,000 people and ...

"We know we rank near dead last for major cities when we deal with homelessness," said 6th District Councilman Johnathan Duncan ...

Kansas City's preparation to host the World Cup is highlighting ongoing struggles with homelessness and affordable housing, creating a stark contrast between global celebration and local hardship.

An increasing number of Kansas City families have jobs but still need shelter or assistance, due to the gap between the wages ...

The Kansas City Council is funding a new housing gateway program as officials say the current system is unsustainable.

KMBC 9 News anchor Lara Moritz got exclusive, unprecedented access to homeless encampments in the Kansas City area and the team working to find safer alternatives.

Follow-up on recent news and no hint of local solutions from the newspaper today . . .

Police in Kansas City, Mo., have uncovered an "underground suburb" where homeless people have been living, the likes of which homeless outreach groups have never seen, local station KMBC-TV reported.

During the winter season, shelters and unhoused resources have to grapple with fluctuating weather conditions and influxes of demand. Shelter leaders are preparing for this weekend — and the rest of ...

A Kansas City man known as the “mayor” of a homeless encampment has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for dealing methamphetamine and illegally carrying a gun near a public school ...