Strategies to End Homelessness is launching a new and innovative Landlord Engagement program in support of our Shelter Diversion program. Simply not enough landlords are aware of the Shelter Diversion program. And they are not actively making units available to households trying to avoid homelessness. Why this is needed now Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]
Dear Friends, Supporters, and Partners. You have made the difference. Read our Progress Report on Ending Homelessness to learn how. We envision a community in which everyone has a stable home and the resources needed to maintain it. Partnering with 30 local organizations we coordinate a centralized emergency shelter helpline, homelessness prevention programs, street outreach, [...]
Eviction Prevention services are targeted at helping people who still have housing. Such as renting an apartment, but who are at risk of losing that housing. Because they're unable to stay up to date on rental payments. Possibly beginning a downward spiral that eventually would lead them to the street or a shelter. Eviction Prevention Funding [...]
Prevent. Assist. Solve. Whenever possible our goal is to prevent homelessness from happening in the first place. Strategies to End Homelessness is working to prevent homelessness. A nationally-recognized best practice, Shelter Diversion is the most cost-effective strategy to prevent homelessness. It prevents households, primarily families, from needing emergency shelter or ending up on the street. [...]
The CAP Helpline provides a vital service to those experiencing homelessness - or about to be - in Cincinnati/Hamilton County. Now, the CAP Helpline needs our help. Calls are spiking. And in order to handle the increased demand since COVID-19, we added more team members. And we need to upgrade our call center technology to ensure we're always [...]
The FY 2022 OH-500 CoC Program Competition Notice of Intent to Apply for New Projects as well as the blank Notice of Intent to Renew CoC grants have been posted on our website here: https://www.strategiestoendhomelessness.org/partner-agencies/apply-for-funds/ Renewing Projects For renewing CoC projects, Strategies to End Homelessness will soon be sending to each project a tailored copy of the [...]
Starting in early 2021 the Hamilton County/Cincinnati Continuum of Care asked Strategies to End Homelessness to coordinate an effort to embed racial equity in all aspects of the local homeless services system. To begin we formed a Racial Equity Working Group. The group is made up of dedicated staff members from many of our partner [...]
2021 Cincinnati Homelessness Data We’re often asked: “How many people are homeless in Cincinnati? How do you know? The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has charged Strategies to End Homelessness with overseeing our local HMIS. The data we collect is updated daily and we can check progress with our System Performance Dashboard. Read on for a Snapshot of the 2021 Cincinnati Homelessness [...]
This year our local homeless services system will serve more than 11,000 of our neighbors. Read "Home" for an update on how. Learn how neighbors have a place to call for help and what we are doing to move people from homelessness to home. More Than Numbers As we release the 2021 Homeless Services System [...]
Help can't wait because our neighbors need us now. Thank you for sharing our mission to end homelessness. Your generosity assists those experiencing homelessness, today. And prevents more families from becoming homeless, tomorrow. Right now, the needs of our neighbors are critical. Can you help? Please consider a donation to help those in need. The causes [...]
