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Reighna is an unhoused woman in her 40s. She spoke about some of the systemic challenges that can make it hard for people to climb out of homelessness, but also about the community that supports her.

Amy is an unhoused woman in her 50s who we met at Room at the Inn, the local overnight shelter in Columbia. She spoke about some of the challenges of trying to take care of her health while living on the street with chronic illnesses.

The count provides a snapshot of how many individuals are experiencing homelessness on a given winter night.

Room at the Inn's new transition program helps homeless people make personalized plans to permanently improve their situation.

The Opportunity Campus will operate as a low-barrier homeless shelter and resource center serving the unhoused community.

Participants say they found more agreement with people across the political aisle than they were expecting.

The Jefferson City Council voted to establish a Homelessness Task Force during its meeting Monday night.

The Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen served dinner out of the Ashley Street Center for the first time Monday night after leaving its longtime home of Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church.

Winter is coming and that creates some new challenges for the unsheltered population of Mid-Missouri. But as KBIA’s Tadeo Ruiz reports, one Columbia-based organization is providing much needed services to unhoused folks – now with funding and support from the city.

Most tick-borne illnesses aren’t life-threatening or chronic – if caught early and treated. But ticks create an additional challenge for the unhoused community of Columbia.