Sheffield Place, Kansas City Missouri Women's Shelter

Women have changed the face of homelessness over the last 15 years. In January 2005, an estimated 745,000 homeless people were documented in a nationwide point-in-time survey. According to this study, families now constitute more than 41% of the homeless population, up 5%. The same point-in-time survey showed that on any given day in Kansas City, an average of 615 families with 1,511 children is homeless.

Sheffield Place has changed the way that homeless families headed by women are given the support needed to break out of the cycle of homelessness and poverty. We offer an alternative to the “bed and bread” concept by providing services addressing the symptomatic causes of homelessness including mental illness, substance abuse, domestic violence, and poverty. As you learn more about us by exploring our website, we hope you will join us in helping the mothers and children of Sheffield Place achieve their dream of self-sufficiency.