Home for the holidays. COVID-19 infections are spiking. So to stay safe, our holiday celebrations this year will look a little different. Your big holiday meal may be a little smaller. Visits with family via zoom. But no matter how you celebrate, we wish you a happy and healthy holiday season. For many of our [...]
Winter Weather and COVID-19 Each year Strategies to End Homelessness addresses the significantly increased need for shelter beds in Cincinnati at two times of the year. The coldest days of winter for individuals and in the summer when family homelessness spikes. Our role is to provide the additional funds needed for our partner agencies to [...]
Please read on for an update on the programs and services, successes and system improvements to end homelessness in Greater Cincinnati. And where we, unfortunately, see concerns. How our Homeless System is Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis We need to assist those experiencing homelessness today or who about to become homeless. And we need to [...]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its direct economic impact, the number of families seeking assistance has greatly increased. Our Central Access Point Helpline, the centralized shelter placement helpline for Greater Cincinnati, has experienced a 25% increase in calls for assistance from April to June 2020. Also, the operations of our local shelters have been [...]
The CARES Act funding made available to assist families financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, expires on 12/30/2020. But many households will find themselves on the brink of homelessness beyond 2020. On September 1st, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order to temporarily halt evictions through [...]
Before we can talk about data regarding people experiencing homelessness in Cincinnati, we must first define what homelessness means. For this purpose, we’ll be explaining data and trends regarding people who: 1) unsheltered, that are sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation (such as on the streets, under a bridge, in a car), [...]
"The homeless population is one of the most vulnerable groups in the country, but due to the COVID pandemic, they are now at greater risk. Thankfully, there are numerous individuals working to ensure our communities stay safe. Strategies to End Homelessness President & CEO Kevin Finn and Shelter Partnership, Inc. Co-Founder & Executive Director Ruth [...]
Click to enlarge and save At Strategies to End Homelessness, we lead a coordinated community effort to end homelessness in Greater Cincinnati. One of the many programs we run is the Central Access Point (CAP). Learn more about CAP For the past 12 years, the Central Access Point’s centralized intake helpline has connected [...]
Hamilton County is seeing more people sleeping in public places recently, and the president of Strategies to End Homelessness says there could be even more in 2021. Kevin Finn says it's not that there are more people experiencing homelessness. It's that the local system is still disrupted by the pandemic, and the intake process for shelters [...]
Pandemic Increases Housing Insecurity for Low-Wage Workers: A report from our partners at the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio "Before the coronavirus hit Ohio, only three out of the 10 most common jobs actually paid employees enough to afford a basic two-bedroom apartment, according to a report released Tuesday. Today, many of those workers [...]
