KSHB 41 reporter Megan Abundis covers Kansas City, Missouri, including neighborhoods in the southern part of the city. Share your story idea with Megan .
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According to the McKinney Vento Act data, in Missouri, the number of homeless students is more than 34,000.
In the Kansas City Public Schools District, there are more than 1,700 homeless students.
Across south Kansas City, there are more than 1,000 homeless students, and in Center School District, there are 130 homeless students.
KSHB 41’s Megan Abundis spoke with one south Kansas City organization who is successfully housing families and getting them off of government assistance.
“These students we’re talking about could be bunked up, couch surfing, in a hotel or a car — all of that constitutes as homelessness for a child, and please don’t forget about them,” said Stephanie Boydston, executive director with Serve the World Charities.
KSHB 41 In two years, Boydston has successfully graduated 18 Center School District families from homelessness.