Stefania Lugli
Stefania Lugli is a reporter for The Journal, published by the Kansas Leadership Center. She focuses on covering issues related to homelessness in Wichita and across Kansas. Her stories are shared widely through the Wichita Journalism Collaborative. She can be reached via email slugli@kansasleadershipcenter.org
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While the operators, HumanKind Ministries, deem it an imperfect success, some clients say they experienced shortcomings. Questions remain about what the future holds as the shelter closes March 31, but a city official indicates the shelter would be at a different location next year.
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A new GraceMed program is helping patients overcome legal hurdles by addressing five areas for consultation: income, housing, education and employment, legal status (as it pertains to jobs) and personal stability.
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Forty-two people died in 2023 while experiencing or transitioning out of homelessness, according to community advocates and the Wichita Police Department.
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For homeless Wichitans, heat waves are a matter of life and death. But for assistance from a handful of volunteers, they’re mostly left to navigate extreme weather events on their own.
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Latinos are facing hard decisions when deciding how to care for their aging parents.