Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Homeless advocate Julie Benson gets a hug from Sylvester Anderson of Springfield after talking with him on Seventh Street across ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The City of Springfield demolished a group of tents that homeless people slept in for weeks at the ...

After ending housing services in the city of Springfield in 2024, the Dayton-based nonprofit is returning to fill a gap in ...

Northampton-based Clinical & Support Options will study new uses for the 5th Alarm property. Springfield officials said that a recent federal grant of $3.9 million, provided in response to the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Springfield city council passed a bill Monday night that allows almost 2 million dollars to create both community and individual homeless shelters in Springfield. “What we’re doing ...

Residents in an east Springfield neighborhood say debris remains after a nearby homeless encampment was cleared, leaving them ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A Springfield charity is preparing the homeless for winter. On Tuesday, workers at the New Life Veterans Coming Home Center gave clients tents, sleeping bags, sweatpants, and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) — Springfield city leaders worked with several local organizations to remove a homeless encampment from Snyder Park Monday. Multiple departments and city partners met ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Community Partnership of the Ozarks says the Greene County Sheriff’s Office’s clearing of a homeless camp on West Bypass was done too quickly. Because the camp was mere feet ...

Several years ago, I met Jamie, a 55+ year old woman who came to Springfield from Kansas City with all her belongings in three suitcases. A friend invited Jamie to live with her in Springfield until ...

Julie Benson said her ministry to the homeless population in Springfield began with a whisper from God. "I had no idea what that meant, and I had no idea where to start," Benson admitted recently. "So ...