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Local
‘No soup for you!’ Health department shuts down homeless outreach
It wasn’t the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld but it just as well could have been. The Kansas City Health Department…
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Faith
City Union Mission needs help with Christmas store effort
City Union Mission is preparing their big Christmas outreach program. The ministry’s Christmas Store will open on Monday, November 26,…
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Church & Ministry
Church of 30 people does amazing thing for homeless
“Would anyone in the community even notice if our church closed?” That was the question Pastor Donald Foster asked his small…
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Travel
Cold weather catches Rescue Mission, others off guard
Area ministries that serve the homeless were caught off guard by the recent, seemingly instant, change from summer to fall.…
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Church & Ministry
Girl discovers how energy-efficient lighting can help homeless
Last summer, Olivia Truesdale had a bright idea. The 13-year-old from Raytown decided to put her passion for both helping…
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As panhandling gets out of hand, new law proposed
With the strongest economy in 60 years, you would think that panhandling on street corners would decline. Not so in…
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With your help, City Union Mission exceeds goal
City Union Mission Executive Director Dan Doty announced today that $6,237,098 was raised through the Celebrate Hope: Reach Out to…
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Local
Volunteers bring Super Bowl celebration to homeless
This Sunday, homeless guests in City Union Mission’s men’s emergency shelter, along with participants of the Citiy Union Mission’s…
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Wave of homelessness crashes over West Coast
Crowded encampments have sprung up along transportation corridors, rivers, and sidewalks up and down the West Coast following a surge…
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Local
City Union Mission seeks help through Celebrate Hope campaign
Already halfway to the end their four-month CELEBRATE HOPE: Reach Out to K.C.’s Poor and Homeless campaign, City Union Mission…
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