Sen. Holly Rehder: A more compassionate approach to homelessness
If you’ve driven through Kansas City or St. Louis, more likely than not you have seen individuals sleeping on the sidewalk or experiencing episodes of extreme mental distress. For me and so many other Missouri residents, the explosive growth of the state’s homeless population and the visible suffering of the people on our streets are not issues that we can ignore. But there are compassionate and innovative solutions that can clean up our streets, get struggling Missourians the help they desperately need and make our communities safer.
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