Community Initiatives

Missouri Plan to End Homelessness

The contents of this report outline the goals and action steps that the Missouri Governor’s Committee to End Homelessness believes will enable the state to fully access the federal resources that will be necessary to end homelessness in Missouri in the next decade. While the goals are lofty and the action steps ambitious, with extra funding and support, this is something that can be accomplished.

The heart of this proposal is quite simple. A number of homeless individuals and families are unable to find their way back to a stable life. They suffer from physical and mental illnesses, alcoholism and drug addictions. They are homeless for extended periods, interrupted only by short confinements in public hospitals, jails, and mental health institutions. These individuals are often referred to as “chronically” homeless. Institutional care at hospitals, jails, and treatment facilities carry a very high, largely uncompensated cost to the State.

Missouri’s Balance of State Plan to End Homelessness