Who We Are

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Founded in 2003, the Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition, Inc. (KSHC) is a not-for-profit organization based in Lawrence, KS. Our work is to coordinate with communities throughout the state to provide advocacy, education, and collaboration to end homelessness in Kansas. We also provide remote access to services for those experiencing homeless in areas with limited resources.

KHSC is the current Collaborative Applicant for the Kansas Balance of State Continuum of Care (CoC). The Collaborative Applicant is the eligible applicant designated by the CoC to collect and submit the CoC Registration, CoC Consolidated Application (which includes the CoC Application and CoC Priority Listing) and apply for CoC planning funds on behalf of the CoC during the CoC Program Competition. The Kansas Balance of State includes all counties in Kansas excluding Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee, and Wyandotte Counties, who operate as individual county CoCs.
Click here to find more information on the Kansas BoS CoC.

KSHC HISTORY

Our Mission

As a statewide leader, we collaborate with local, state, and national partners to strengthen Kansas’s cross-sector homeless response system through advocacy, education, and data-informed solutions aiming to make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring.

Our Vision

A Kansas where every person has safe, affordable, and permanent housing — supported by a coordinated system that ensures homelessness is rare, brief, and nonrecurring.

Core Commitments

Dignity & Respect: Every person deserves compassion, safety, and the opportunity to thrive.

Fairness & Opportunity: We work to remove barriers and ensure that every Kansan has an equal chance at safe, stable housing.

Collaboration: We engage communities, providers, and policymakers at every level to create unified solutions.

Lived Experience: We honor the voices of people who have experienced homelessness and integrate them into decision-making.

Innovation & Data: We use data-informed solutions to build effective and resilient systems.

Accountability: We remain transparent, responsible, and committed to measurable progress.

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Office

2001 Haskell Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66046