After leaving prison, where he’d been incarcerated for nearly three decades, a man in his 60s took up residence in the woods of Kansas City, where he stayed for five years. He eventually found his way to City Union Mission’s emergency homeless shelter, where staff learned he’d been panhandling to pay for his eyesight medication. At the shelter, they pegged him as a good fit for the L. Minor Care Center next door, a program that helps connect men with high needs to long-term supportive housing, however long it takes. Once at the center, staff connected the man with a healthcare provider who covered his medications and delivered them to him. He doesn’t have a move-out deadline, and all the services are free. The man, upon learning this, started crying. “This is the first time I feel like anybody’s ever cared for me,” Amanda Greene, the center’s administrator, recalled him saying. At the link in our bio, read more about the success of the care center and cityunionmission. 📸: shortl...