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Lawrence news November 25, 2022 - 1:30 pm

An inside look at the North Lawrence camp for people experiencing homelessness

by Jordan Winter

As the Lawrence community considers different strategies for a citywide response to the homelessness crisis, residents of a temporary campsite are living through the reality of the situation day to day. 

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news October 19, 2022 - 5:14 pm

Urgency sets in as winter approaches and many Lawrence community members are unhoused

by Chansi Long & Mackenzie Clark

Winter is coming fast, and many Lawrence community members are unhoused. Downtown stakeholders have come together to push the city to find solutions, but city staff members say right now they’re limited in what they can do. 

Chansi Long/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news September 7, 2022 - 7:18 pm

City of Lawrence-run camp for people experiencing homelessness raises concerns for ‘family’ members who already live there

by Chansi Long

Jennifer Adams is anxious. She soon has to relocate the tent where she currently lives nestled near a shade tree. In the year and a half Adams has been homeless, the city has swept her camps six times, she said.

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