Hillcrest Transitional Housing

Our Program

Hillcrest provides a transitional housing program for the homeless in multiple communities around the Kansas City metro. 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

1. Adults must be able to find and maintain 35-40 hours per week of employment.

2. Adult and youth program participants must be able to attend 4-5 weekly sessions for life skills, case management, and budgeting. These will be scheduled around their work and school commitments.

3. A willingness to follow all program guidelines.

NOTE: After submitting your online application, please call the housing site you selected as your first choice. If you do not call the housing site you picked as your first choice on a daily basis, your application will be placed at the bottom of the waiting list.

Average waiting list time varies by housing site, but is typically 3-8 weeks. Staff will schedule a personal interview with you when we have a housing unit available for you. Please call or contact your local housing site with any questions.

For single adults, couples, or families with children:
Apply for Housing - Family Program 

What Our Residents and Graduates are Saying

"I know now that I am capable and valuable enough to accomplish anything!" - Denise

"I have you to thank for the accomplishments I have made as a person, a mother, and a friend. The love and care that you showed me when I was at my weakest was everything I needed. I am forever grateful for you." - Aliscia

"You all have banded together and uplifted my family in more ways than can be counted... Because of you, we have been able to rebuild our lives without missing a beat." - Mark and Erica