For nine months, the Enquirer followed a local family living, working and struggling in the heart of Greater Cincinnati. Just one family of the hundreds at risk, or experiencing homelessness. Read more about April and her family. Our thanks to the Enquirer for this special story putting a real face to the issue of homelessness. Prevention programs are [...]
With Summer Spike In Homelessness, 'We Have To Turn People Away' Org Says "Despite budget constraints, Strategies to End Homelessness is working to reduce the number of families experiencing the summer surge of homelessness." Read more from WVXU 91.7.
Homelessness Knows No Season At times of peak demand we raise the money needed for additional temporary shelter capacity. For two critical reasons: so that fewer people are outside during the coldest months of winter and when family homelessness spikes in the summer. Summer is Not a Break for Homeless Families More families become homeless [...]
Homelessness in Cincinnati is on the decline but there are areas of concern Please note: Our 2019 system data will be released in the May 2020 timeframe: sign up here to be notified when it is released. In 2018 our local homeless services system served more than 12,000 people. Now released, our annual impact report [...]
Strategies to End Homelessness is pleased to accept grant applications for HUD’s 2019 Continuum of Care for the Homeless program in the Cincinnati/Hamilton County, OH area. HUD’s Notice of Funding Availability for 2019 has not yet been released, but we anticipate that HUD will send out the notification, soon. Deadlines to Note: * June 14th, [...]
Kevin Finn, President/CEO, Strategies to End Homelessness This weekend the movie, The Public, opened in theaters across the country and here in Cincinnati. The movie was filmed and set in Cincinnati. And tells a fictional story of the takeover of the downtown library by a group of homeless men during a brutal stretch of cold weather. [...]
An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold. So begins The Public starring, written and directed by Emilio Estevez. An unusually bitter Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati and the front doors of the [...]
Young People Who Experienced Homelessness Participated in All Planning and Decision-Making Strategies to End Homelessness, in partnership with Lighthouse Youth & Family Services, the Family Housing Partnership, and Children’s Law Center is proud to announce the launch of the KEYS to a Future Without Youth Homelessness plan. The Family Housing Partnership includes Bethany House Services, Interfaith [...]
ODSA has granted Strategies to End Homelessness funding for new RRH projects serving transitional age youth (18-24) and/or single adults. Strategies to End Homelessness, in consultation with the Homeless Clearinghouse (the CoC Board), is inviting proposals from potential sub-recipients of this funding. The detailed terms regarding the available funding are listed in the attached Request [...]
How do we know how many youth are experiencing homelessness on a given night in Cincinnati? One of the ways that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) gets an accurate count of how many people are experiencing homelessness is through a coordinated Point in Time Count. That combines a census of people sleeping [...]
