Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence’s Human Relations Commission met Monday, for the first time since December 2025, and agreed to take steps to understand if local unhoused people face discrimination in social services due to their housing status.
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People can view an art wall featuring work from previously and currently unhoused community members in an exhibition called “Unsettled Lawrence” at the Watkins Museum of History.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Dozens of community members gathered Wednesday and many voiced concerns about a discussion hosted by three county and city commissioners and advertised as focusing on a plan to handle homelessness.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
A new state law will soon void a Lawrence city ordinance that has helped some residents with low incomes find housing over the past three years.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
LINK community meals will continue as a program of Lawrence’s Homeless Resource Center, the HRC has announced.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
People living in tents and hand-built structures near Interstate 70 in Lawrence
were forced to vacate the property in the cold during a camp sweep Wednesday. Many had their possessions destroyed and don’t know where they can go next.
A shelter for families experiencing homelessness in Lawrence will not come to fruition because of a lack of funding, a city staff member told the Lawrence City Commission Tuesday evening.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Social work is woven into Sheryl Sanders as much as she’s woven into Lawrence. Sanders has retired as one of the longest-tenured Lawrence Community Shelter employees.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Some housing professionals, like Angie Bauer with Tenants to Homeowners, say that trauma-informed property management can be critical to keep folks who have experienced chronic homelessness housed.
Save the date: The City of Lawrence will soon host a public debate for residents to contemplate and discuss the prompt “Lawrence is doing enough to be a place where there is housing for all.”
