homelessness

Despite an overall decline in homelessness in Illinois, the number of infants and toddlers who are unhoused is rising, with experts noting the figures likely undercount families living in “hidden homelessness” situations. Their advocates say rural barriers, stigma, and limited shelter access compound the issue. They stress that expanded early childhood education and comprehensive wraparound services are critical to addressing both housing instability and its lasting impacts on young children.

On a single night in 2023, more than 6,700 people in Missouri didn’t have a place to call home - and that included hundreds of families and teens. Now, with the passage of the new federal budget, donations to homeless shelters are down, and even the helpers need help.

Contractors have officially broken ground on a new affordable tiny-home community in Branson, where more than one in five residents live below the poverty line.

Groups say more robust support systems are needed for young people who've been in the foster-care system as they transition to living independently. A survey says 17% of youth who were in foster care on their 17th birthday experienced homelessness by the time they turned 21.

Former Democratic Secretary of State Jason Kander is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where he talked about his efforts with the Veterans...

Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri is launching a new program to serve veterans and their families who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming…

A recent report by the National Center on Family Homelessness states that nearly 2.5 million American children were homeless at some point during 2013.…