homelessness

The council members said that homelessness and violent crime require different solutions, noting police work is not enough.

The Department of Natural Resources set a Nov. 15 deadline for the city and local partners to submit a plan to address water quality.

The UM president addressed homeless encampments and downtown crime in a Sept. 27 letter to students and employees.

The city of Columbia, Boone County and University of Missouri have been operating on an expired joint stormwater permit amid a grace period.

The one-time grant was mapped out in celebration of United Way’s 100th anniversary.

CoMo Mobile Aid is a local grassroots organization that sets up outside the local overnight shelter, Room the Inn [RATI], twice a week – offering a pop-up thrift store, a wound care station and a large, converted van where folks can get all sorts of essentials: from band aids and Tylenol to menstrual pads and shampoo.

Jaquie Melloway and John Trapp are the leadership team that run Room at the Inn, the local overnight shelter in Columbia that serves unhoused people. They spoke about some of the things that have surprised them about the folks they serve.

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.

Homeless Columbia residents