In 1983, Bethany House Services (originally Bethany House of Hospitality) was founded by Mary Grafe, SC and Dee Sizler, SC and Barb Poppe to offer hospitality to homeless women seeking shelter. Today, Bethany House Services (BHS) empowers homeless and at-risk families with the solutions to achieve housing stability and long-term self-sufficiency. Their vision is to live in [...]
Please help house our homeless neighbors this winter. Consider a donation, today.
Thank you for sharing our mission to end homelessness in Cincinnati. Your generosity assists those experiencing homelessness, today, and prevents more families from becoming homeless, tomorrow. At Strategies to End Homelessness, we lead a coordinated community effort to end homelessness in Cincinnati. And right now, the needs of our neighbors are critical. Can you help? [...]
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is an opportunity for all of us to remember the true meaning of giving and generosity. Those of us who have plenty, have plenty to offer the world. This week marks the 42nd annual National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Since its inception, hundreds of thousands have participated, raising [...]
November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month Dear Friends, We saw it happen again this summer, just like clockwork. A tell-tale sign of summer: a spike in demand for emergency shelter for families in Greater Cincinnati. Demand increases during the summer when staying in “doubled up” situations (with family and friends) is no longer sustainable. [...]
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 [...]
