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Vulnerable Kansans already struggled to find housing. Federal funding cuts will make it even harder.
When DOGE cut $2.3 million from a Kansas state agency, it hit rural communities hard….
How Family Promise helps Wichita families exit homelessness
The organization helps families with children overcome homelessness and housing insecurity through prevention, shelter, stabilization…
Wichita’s emerging homeless shelter is a lifesaver. And to those who sleep there, a sometimes frustrating work in progress.
The former emergency winter shelter transitioned to a privately-run operation on April 1. Operators are…
Decade-plus building slump limits Wichita housing choices
Twenty years of building permit data shows Wichita lacking 17,000 single-family homes after the pace…
Homeless support services to begin in 2026 at new Wichita shelter
By Kylie Cameron/The Wichita Eagle Wrap-around services at the low-barrier homeless shelter in the former Park…
Wichita rolled out a municipal ID. Here’s how it’s gone so far, and how to get yours.
By Allison Campbell/The Wichita Eagle When Wichita rolled out its new ID program on June 30,…
Reality Check:Who benefits from Wichita tax-cut plan? Not that many property owners, analysis finds
By Chance Swaim/The Wichita Eagle In our Reality Check stories, Wichita Eagle journalists dig deeper into…
ALICE families walk tightrope of financial insecurity
A growing population in Kansas is falling victim to increasing inflation and rising costs of…
Laundry Love brings people together, one load at a time
By Suzanne Perez/KMUW Every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at Spring Clean Laundry in…
Camarenas bank on future of North End, Hispanic youth
By Joe Stumpe/The Active Age Ariel Rodriguez remembers the day in 2021 that Gene and…
New housing developments in Harper County aim to attract residents
by Carina Branson, Zena Taher/KSN Two new housing developments broke ground in Harper County on Wednesday….
Wichita officials aim to expand affordable housing fund and municipal ID program
by Stefania Lugli/The Journal Wichita City Council members vocalized support toward securing sustainable funding for the…
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