The City Council is set to hear the results of the report and the recommendation for a strategic plan Monday night.

A report from the city of Columbia shows that homelessness fell in 2025. The report states that 309 homeless individuals were ...

Groups of people walk to Oliver Gospel Mission in downtown Columbia for a meal. For decades, Columbia has cycled through committees, consultants, contracts and more in attempts to reduce homelessness ...

The number of unsheltered people nearly tripled from 2025, while those living in emergency and transitional housing has been ...

COLUMBIA — Local service providers got their first look at the newly announced Recovery Center at Hope Plaza, the latest city-lead approach to tackling connecting those experiencing homelessness with ...

The University of Missouri’s Young Democratic Democratic Socialists of America allege recent proposals from UM System President Mun Choi would lead to criminalizing homeless. The group held a town ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -For a decade, the Columbia Homeless Court has offered a second chance to individuals experiencing homelessness or on the brink of it, helping them overcome legal barriers and ...

Joplin officials recently passed an ordinance banning the practice after noticing out-of-state vehicles dropping off homeless people. Columbia, meanwhile, has adopted a voluntary ride home program.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Friday was World Homeless Day, a day to raise awareness and take action. The City of Columbia and Parks and Recreation came together at Martin Luther King Jr. Park to bring resources ...

More than 250 homeless Veterans received food, housing help, health screenings, and other essential services during the Columbia VA Health Care System’s annual Homeless Veteran Stand Down on Oct. 23.

For decades, Columbia has cycled through committees, consultants, contracts and more in attempts to reduce homelessness downtown. And in all that time, the conversation has remained pretty much the ...