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 [...]
This year Giving Tuesday is on November 30th. Your passion for ending homelessness is needed. If you are active on Facebook, your voice is critical to help end homelessness. Please consider hosting a Facebook fundraiser for Strategies to End Homelessness Funding enables us to prevent and end homelessness for more neighbors. As a bonus, Facebook [...]
Dear Friends, Supporters, and Partners. You have made a difference. Read Your Impact Report to find out how. Now more than ever families need our help. Families who, due to the pandemic, are facing homelessness for the first time ever. You have helped us respond. Because of you our Intake Specialists are there to answer [...]
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 HUD funds, in partnership with [...]
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 still in housing that they [...]
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 Army, and YWCA Greater Cincinnati. [...]
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 for shelter and housing in [...]
