Hamilton County provides 5 shelters for single adults struggling with homelessness. The shelters were built using funds provided by the Hamilton County Indigent Care Levy, and are operated in coordination with the City Gospel Mission, Lighthouse Youth & Family Services, Shelterhouse, and Talbert House. Each of the five facilities provide day-time
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Shared by United Resource Connection May 26, 2023
Most people who experience homelessness in Cincinnati are sheltered. But each year hundreds of neighbors experience unsheltered homelessness (or street homelessness) in our community. Unsheltered homelessness increased slightly in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, since 2013 street homelessness in Cincinnati is down by 39.5%. This type of homelessness
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Shared by Strategies to End Homelessness May 16, 2022
Hamilton County Homelessness On The Rise Homelessness is a critical local issue. In 2021, 6,062 people in Hamilton County experienced homelessness, residing in an emergency shelter or sleeping in places not meant for human habitation. This includes 1,381 children under age 18. These numbers will likely increase as eviction moratoria and
Read More Shared by Strategies to End Homelessness May 3, 2022
Strategies to End Homelessness serves as the lead agency for the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Continuum of Care for the Homeless and oversees funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. A role we have held since 2007. Now we’re taking a regional response to ending homelessness. We oversee and coordinate
Read More Shared by Strategies to End Homelessness November 16, 2021
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
Read More 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
Take a stand against homelessness Cincinnati! Here are simple ways to take a stand against homelessness. Compassionate people like you are changing the world. And collective social actions change public perception, inform and influence conversation. Here are simple ways to continue your advocacy. Hope is hard right now – but your support makes all
Read More Shared by Strategies to End Homelessness May 25, 2021
Now in its third year, the work of ending youth homelessness in Hamilton County through the KEYS to a Future Without Youth Homelessness (KEYS) is moving forward, making progress, and adapting to meet young people’s needs. KEYS is the name of the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project. Its third year of operation began
Read More Shared by Strategies to End Homelessness May 12, 2021
The FY2021 Continuum of Care (C.o.C) Program Scoring Competition and Application Cycle for the OH-500 C.o.C for the Homeless in Cincinnati/Hamilton County, Ohio is now underway. The Community Timeline for this cycle can be found here: www.strategiestoendhomelessness.org/partner-agencies/apply-for-funds/ Along with release of the Timeline, Strategies To End Homelessness (S.T.E.H) has released
Read More Shared by Strategies to End Homelessness April 23, 2021
No one should be homeless. Thanks to our supporters, Michelle isn’t. Michelle had a goal: to get her high school diploma and make a better life for her family. Stable housing made it possible. Thanks to your generosity, today she and her young daughters are safely housed. Michelle was lucky.
Read More Shared by Strategies to End Homelessness December 17, 2020
Since March, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Freestore Foodbank has coordinated and produced emergency food distributions in neighborhoods throughout Greater Cincinnati. Beginning Wednesday, December 9 Freestore Foodbank will offer drive-up food distribution with a varying menu from week to week at our Freestore Foodbank Mayerson Distribution Center
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Shared by Freestore Food Bank, Trisha Rayner for Media Inquiries December 4, 2020
Stay at Home Orders, COVID-19 Closures, and Winter Weather are impacting our homeless population. Winter weather is dangerous, even deadly for people experiencing homelessness. Providing shelter is critical to prevent hypothermia or even death. Each winter we help support local agencies and groups serving people experiencing homelessness . But, you
Read More Shared by Strategies to End Homelessness December 1, 2020