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VAC Opportunity Campus fills nearly 150 beds each night, director said. Most clients are local, and many are getting sober.

The bill prohibits following people, blocking the road or approaching someone in an intimidating way to ask for money. It also bars people from soliciting on a public bus, near a bank, on private property and at night.

The proposed ordinance is intended to clarify where people downtown are allowed to sleep outdoors, said Nickie Davis, executive director of The District.

Local advocates want to use new, hyperlocal data about Columbia’s homeless population to advocate for policy changes. They say the data confirms what they were already hearing.

Seventy businesses and organizations have co-signed The District's letter asking Columbia leaders to address the city's "urban camping" problem.

Waypoint was designed to accommodate a significant number of people who need a consistent place to overnight in Columbia.

A new steering committee that was formed July 1st plans to address homelessness issue in Columbia

A steering committee has been formed to create a plan to address homelessness in Columbia, according to a city news release sent Wednesday afternoon.

Under new regulations, people in Columbia will largely be prohibited from occupying medians.