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Wichita leaders and providers outline systemwide approach to homelessness; unsheltered count rising
Summary
City officials and partner agencies briefed the council on a coordinated homelessness ecosystem, noting the 2025 point‑in‑time count of 736 and a sharp rise in unsheltered people. Presenters described shelter expansions, housing navigation tools and federal funding shifts that could reshape local programs.
City officials and community providers spent the workshop session detailing a multi‑agency effort to reduce homelessness in Wichita and Sedgwick County, citing data that show a steady overall count but growing unsheltered numbers.
Matt Lowe of the Coalition to End Homelessness in Wichita and Sedgwick County said the 2025 point‑in‑time count tallied 736 people and that unsheltered homelessness rose from 124 in 2022 to 195 in 2025. “That’s a significant increase over the last four years,” Lowe said, adding that the community’s by‑name list currently includes about 1,190 people.
Lowe described the local continuum of care structure required by HUD and said federal grant rules are changing: the community currently receives roughly $3,000,000 annually through the Continuum of Care, he said, and the latest HUD notice limits the portion of funds that can be guaranteed for…
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