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Kansas Homeless Count Goes Digital | Kansas City News
This year’s Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition point-in-time count revealed a rise in sheltered homelessness—303 people, up from 238 last year—thanks in part to temporary residency rule suspensions that opened shelters to all. Using the new Counting Us app, volunteers logged data on the spot and avoided double-counting, though officials suspect overall numbers may be inflated by the policy change. The survey also explored root causes like job loss and housing costs, with multiple verification layers—including GIS mapping and federal validation—to ensure accuracy. Next year, the coalition…
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