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Cross-Lines Community Outreach, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) providing "people in the Kansas City area affected by poverty with services and opportunities that encourage self-confidence, meet the needs of today, and provide tools for future self-sufficiency." [1]
Kansas City announced it will again open winter low-barrier shelters, and this year will offer new grants to area nonprofits as part of Zero KC, the city’s campaign which aims to end homelessness.
The Kansas City area has the highest percentage of people experiencing chronic homelessness living unsheltered of any major U.S. city, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Housing and ...
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHYP) was first established in 1974 through passage of the Runaway Youth Act. [3]: ch. 5 The RHYP administers the National Runaway Safeline, a 24 hour hotline for adolescents in crisis, which provides educational resources and technical assistance, [4] and the National Clearinghouse on Runaway and Homeless Youth, founded in 1992, and which serves as a ...
In the United States, homeless women have higher rates of pregnancy than housed women. Although it's hard to measure pregnancy rates among homeless women, estimates show that between 6% and 22% of young unhoused females may be pregnant. Studies show that up to 25% of homeless women report being pregnant or having been pregnant in the last year ...
A longtime homeless services provider in Kansas City has been recommended to run a proposed permanent shelter in Johnson County, which is under consideration at the site of an old Lenexa hotel ...
A maternity home, or maternity housing program, is a form of supportive housing provided to pregnant women. Maternity housing programs support a woman in need of a stable home environment to reach her goals in a variety of areas including education, employment, financial stability, prenatal care, and more.