Who is most likely to become homeless? People Facing Eviction? Local and national data indicate that very few people go straight from being evicted into literal homelessness, even in non-COVID-times. Millions of dollars are currently available through the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan to assist people who are
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Shared by Strategies to End Homelessness October 21, 2021
In response to the rise of family homelessness in Cincinnati, the Solutions for Family Homelessness Plan was released in 2015. This collaborative group is on a mission to end family homelessness: Strategies to End Homelessness, Bethany House Services, Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati, St. Vincent de Paul Society, The Salvation
Read More Shared by Strategies to End Homelessness October 19, 2021
During the first eight months of 2021 there were increased calls for help to our Central Access Point Helpline. There was a 58% increase in the number of calls for help to our Central Access Point Helpline compared to the same period in 2020. As we all know, the need
Read More Shared by Strategies to End Homelessness October 1, 2021
Matt Damschroder, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, visited Cincinnati today to meet with leaders of Hamilton County JFS for a conversation about successful programs and emerging needs. He wanted an “in-person understanding of what you face and what needs you have,” he told Interim Director
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Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services September 27, 2021
At JFS, we work hard to spread the word about the safest way for babies to sleep – alone, on their backs and with nothing in their crib or playpen. But we also want to help bring attention to infant mortality and the other reasons, besides unsafe sleep, that babies
Read More Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services September 4, 2021
Amy Story, a veteran leader at Hamilton County Job and Family Services, takes over as interim director while county officials continue looking for a new executive director. Story joined the agency in 1990 and has held many leadership positions, in Quality Assurance, Child Care and Children’s Services. For the last
Read More Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services August 2, 2021
CDC: Hamilton County Seeing Substantial Spread COVID-19 Guidelines Change in Substantial Spread Areas Hamilton County, OH……All of Hamilton County, including the City of Cincinnati have been identified as an area of “substantial spread” of COVID-19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Substantial spread occurs when an area
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Shared by Hamilton County Public Health July 30, 2021
Attention CoC Funded Agencies, Community Members, and Friends August 13th 2021 at 1:00 pm, we will hold the Community Prioritization Event (CPE) for the 2021 Cincinnati/Hamilton County OH-500 Continuum of Care Competition. CoC-Funded agencies are required to attend and participate. All community members, partners and friends are welcome! We especially
Read More Shared by Strategies to End Homelessness July 22, 2021
We have a generous donor bringing us a big load of backpacks for back-to-school this year. But we could use some help filling them. Kindness for Kids is our new wish list on Amazon, filled with everything from pencils to folders and binders. It can be expensive to stock up
Read More Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services July 13, 2021
The National Association of Counties granted Hamilton County Job and Family Services two achievement awards this year, honoring work to help kids in foster care get better medical care and changes to help more families who need one-time help. The two awards: Human Services category – “Leveraging TANF/PRC flexibility to
Read More Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services July 12, 2021