Sedgwick County Commissioner Lacey Cruse sees reality of homelessness, and evidence of connections to mental and physical health, from her front porch in the poorest zip code in Kansas. Cruse is among political officials in the city of Wichita and Sedgwick County who believe in the necessity of unifying forces working the problem and better coordinating financial resources targeted at root causes of homelessness, especially with influx of millions of dollars in federal aid tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: Kansas Reflector