Learn more about Lighthouse Youth & Family Services Lighthouse Youth & Family Services meets the needs of homeless young adults. Including emergency shelter, street outreach, and a safe place to come off the streets and get basic necessities. At Lighthouse they work with young people as soon as they arrive at their door. Regardless of their [...]
In Hamilton County, the reasons for youth homelessness are as diverse as the population of youths experiencing homelessness themselves. Contributing factors include everything from employment to education, from housing to transportation, and from health issues to legal issues. To address youth homelessness, we need to take into account their many challenges. Including those who age [...]
Strategies to End Homelessness had the distinct pleasure to work with ArtWorks Cincinnati on the Faces of Homelessness mural, their signature mural for 2017. Along with Over-The-Rhine Community Housing, Downtown Cincinnati, Inc., and other partners, ArtWorks Cincinnati commissioned international artists ICY + SOT. The result is a 60-foot accurate snapshot of homelessness in Greater Cincinnati. Creating [...]
Dear Friends, This month I’d like to take a moment to talk about one of our newest community partners, New Life Furniture Bank. New Life Furniture Bank is the only nationally registered furniture bank serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Their mission is to collect donations of gently used beds, dressers, dining tables and chairs, [...]
The Cincinnati/ Hamilton County Continuum of Care (CoC) was built on a framework of collaboration, community process, and shared decision-making. Strategies to End Homelessness, as the CoC lead, is responsible for upholding the shared vision of the community and facilitating a system where no one entity determines our path. Expertise lives at every level of [...]
By: Suzanne Moore of Caracole Happy Pride month! Caracole is a proud supporter of the local LGBT community, in addition to providing a continuum of housing services and programs for people living with HIV in SW Ohio. We also provide ongoing medical case management service and a prevention team who works to reduce HIV stigma [...]
Our Kroger cart full of items for outreach workers to offer people experiencing homelessness during the PIT Count Each year, Continuums of Care (STEH is the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care) throughout the country conduct the HUD-mandated “Point in Time” (PIT) Count. The PIT Count is used to quantify the number of people [...]
When speaking to groups about what we do, and how the Continuum of Care for the Homeless operates, we explain how $48 million a year supports local homeless services. That part is easy enough to explain. But if we are going to solve homelessness in Greater Cincinnati, we also have to dive into how much [...]
Homelessness is a chaotic, confusing and stressful experience. “Coordinated Entry” is an answer to these questions, providing a quick pathway out of homelessness. Coordinated Entry is the process by which people experiencing homelessness are able to access housing and assistance. Each person receives assistance based on level of need and resources available in Greater Cincinnati. [...]
By: Jennifer McEvilley, Compliance Director The complex, often clinical nature of monitoring and compliance ensures two things: 1. that all our agencies are on track to fulfill their missions to end homelessness; and 2. that government funds and resources continue to be available, based on our ability to be as effective as possible. Think of [...]
