In November, the Johnson County commission allocated $137,654 of $6.35 million in federal funding — money originally slated to purchase the hotel for the proposed county homeless shelter — to ...

While homeless families have a few places to go in Johnson County, only a handful of beds are available for single women. No shelter exists for homeless single men .

During a record-breaking week of cold temperatures in the Kansas City area, the Lenexa City Council approved Johnson County’s only homeless shelter to expand to 50 beds, as long as it follows a ...

In Johnson County, people can’t believe or accept that you’re homeless,” she said. “When I got to the shelter in KCK, there was this relief that actually someone cared. But it was on the ...

Johnson County is considering spending $6.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding to purchase a Lenexa hotel to be converted into a permanent homeless shelter.

However, the $10.5 million plan for the LaQuinta Inn off I-35 on 95th Street still faces an uphill battle. At last count in January Johnson County had 250 people who were homeless, 58 without shelter.

In Johnson County, there is not a 24-hour shelter yet and only one overnight shelter. Barbra McEvers, the co-founder of Project 1020, said they are seeing more people come through their doors than ...

The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) terminated its contract to buy the La Quinta Inn in the city and turn it into a homeless shelter. WDAF-TV Kansas City.

LENEXA, Kan. — Johnson County is considering purchasing a hotel in Lenexa to be converted into a permanent homeless shelter. Federal COVID-19 relief money would fund the $6 million property ...

The Lenexa Planning Commission voted to deny the permit, but the City Council has the final say.

Guests gathered at Hancher Auditorium Thursday evening to celebrate Shelter House’s 40th anniversary at its fundraising gala. The organization also offers rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, ...