Columbia Poverty Headlines -- Updated 8/18/2025

Aug 18, 2025 | by The Salvation Army

8/18/25 -- Columbia Missourian -- City Council considers keeping Go COMO bus fares free for another year

8/14/25 -- Columbia Tribune -- Bus route to Room at the Inn will have temporary adjustment

8/11/25 -- KWOS -- Are the homeless leaving Columbia for JCMO?

8/5/25 -- Columbia Missourian -- Opportunity Campus is on track to open next spring

8/4/25 -- KMIZ -- Columbia moves closer to launching pilot program to help unhoused residents return home

7/4/25 -- KRCG -- Westlake Ace customers donate 160 fans to Salvation Army, helping residents beat the heat

7/4/25 -- Columbia Missourian -- Salvation Army distributes 160 fans to help Columbia residents beat the heat

6/26/25 -- Columbia's 'Let's Talk Local' discussion centers around housing, homelessness

6/25/25 -- KMIZ -- Boone County touts youth program gains, calls for mental health support in annual report

6/24/25 -- KRCG -- Behind the Crisis: law enforcement's approach to Mid-Missouri's homeless population

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