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Adult Transitional Housing Program
Hillcrest provides a 90-day housing program to help individuals and families gain housing and financial stability. Residents are provided a fully furnished, rent- and utility-free apartment while participating in the Hillcrest program, which includes weekly case management, budget counseling, life skills, and community living. Housing sites are located in Independence, Sugar Creek, and Lee’s Summit in Jackson County, Missouri; in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas; and in Overland Park in Johnson County, Kansas.
Basic program qualifications
- Adults must be able to find and maintain 35-40 hours per week of employment.
- Participants must be able to attend 4-5 weekly sessions for life skills, case management, and budgeting. These will be scheduled around work and school commitments.
- Participants must be drug- and alcohol-free.
Hillcrest Transitional Housing has a proven record of success at helping youth, individuals, and families overcome homelessness. However, Hillcrest is “a hand up, not a handout.” Participants should anticipate a challenging program that demands self-control and personal growth. In return, Hillcrest offers accountability, guidance, and support.
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Youth Transitional Housing Program
Hillcrest provides a transitional housing program for unaccompanied, unhoused youth, ages 16-24. Residents are provided a fully furnished, rent- and utility-free apartment for up to two years while working toward: BEEP (Budgeting, Educational, Employment, and Personal) Goals. Youth housing sites are located in Kansas City, KS, Independence MO, and Overland Park, KS.
Basic program qualifications
- Participants must be able to attend 4-5 weekly sessions for life skills, case management, and budgeting. These will be scheduled around work and school commitments.
- Youth program participants must have an educational goal (diploma, GED, college, vo-tech, etc.), and be willing to find 10-15 hours per week of employment.
- Participants in the youth transitional housing program must be age 16-24.
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Rapid Re-Housing for Families & Youth – KC Northland & NW Missouri
Hillcrest offers a HUD-funded Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) program for youth and parenting youth experiencing homelessness in Clay and Platte Counties in Kansas City’s Northland. After referral through the local Coordinated Entry system, this independent living program helps young people and young families quickly move into and maintain their own rental housing within the community. Youth participants may receive 12–24 months of support, including case management, housing search assistance, budgeting and life-skills support, and financial assistance to secure and maintain stable housing.
Hillcrest also operates a limited Rapid Re-Housing program for adults experiencing homelessness across Northwest Missouri, including Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, Livingston, Platte, and Ray counties. Adult services are short-term (typically 3–6 months) and focus on quickly connecting individuals to stable rental housing.
To qualify, clients must be literally homeless — living outdoors, in a vehicle or other place not meant for human habitation, staying in emergency shelter, or fleeing domestic violence, assault, human trafficking, or other dangerous situations. Entry begins with an assessment through the local Coordinated Entry system; there is no direct application process for these programs. Households are referred when they are among the highest need on the region’s combined CE List, and when program openings are available.
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Coordinated Entry Access – KC Northland, NW Missouri, Saint Joseph
Coordinated Entry (CE) is a process where several agencies work together from a combined list of people in need of housing assistance programs in their area. The Kansas City area has several different CoCs (Continuum of Care) in our region, usually split by counties. Each CoC keeps its own Prioritization List, and may choose different client circumstances as top priorities for their area.
Hillcrest’s Rapid Re-Housing programs pull from the local CE Lists. If you’re currently homeless and wanting to find housing in the KC Northland, Greater Kansas City area, Northwest Missouri, Saint Joseph area, or rural Kansas, find an assessor in our list of CE Access Points in the KC Metro and nearby areas.
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Other Emergency Resources
Hillcrest is NOT an emergency shelter. The typical waiting list time for Hillcrest Transitional Housing is 8-12 weeks. Our waiting list for the rapid re-housing program is currently 10-24 weeks.
If you are in need of emergency housing, shelters, rent/utility assistance, or want to apply with additional transitional housing facilities, use the following list of local resources. We also recommend contacting the United Way’s 2-1-1 telephone help line to assist you in locating the appropriate services for your specific needs. Dial 2-1-1 from your telephone to connect with the help line.