By: Suzanne Moore of Caracole Happy Pride month! Caracole is a proud supporter of the local LGBT community, in addition to providing a continuum of housing services and programs for people living with HIV in SW Ohio. We also provide ongoing medical case management service and a prevention team who works to reduce HIV stigma [...]
Numbers increase by 42 percent when school is out CINCINNATI -- David Wells served his country, worked as hard as he could throughout his adult life and paid into Social Security every step of the way. But it has been nearly impossible for the Vietnam veteran to support his family on the $950 Social Security [...]
Several downtown buildings are in for a new paint job this summer as ArtWorks spends its 21st year making Cincinnati more colorful and in turn, more beautiful. On Monday Vice President of ArtWorks Colleen Houston and Mayor John Cranley announced the beginning of the ArtWorks season. They spoke at the site of the “Faces of [...]
Artworks Cincinnati announces 2017 summer murals CINCINNATI — Artwork is brightening up the city of Cincinnati this summer. On Monday, Artworks announced its new art projects for 2017. Colorful murals have graced buildings across the Queen City for many years. From a mural of Ezzard Charles, to James Brown, much of this year's work will [...]
More homeless families in need of shelter during summer months CINCINNATI (June 12, 2017) – Summertime can conjure images of swimming pools and lazy days, but for many in Cincinnati it can be a time of real struggle. Data tracked by Strategies to End Homelessness shows that the number of homeless families requesting shelter surges [...]
CINCINNATI -- Family homeless shelters in Greater Cincinnati are bracing for a surge of new clients as summer -- often one of the most difficult seasons for families in poverty -- descends on the region. Sixteen-year-old Michaela Vogel can't meet all of their needs by herself, but she's working on what she can do: Lend [...]
Imagine a community where everyone has a stable home and the resources to maintain it. That’s the vision that drives Strategies to End Homelessness to coordinate a comprehensive system of care to prevent and, eventually, eliminate homelessness in Greater Cincinnati. A centralized emergency shelter hot-line, homelessness prevention, street outreach, emergency shelter and housing solutions are [...]
Kevin Finn is the president and CEO of Strategies to End Homelessness. President Trump recently released his first budget proposal. Since then, many people have asked me what his recommendations would mean for people experiencing homelessness. My organization, Strategies to End Homelessness, leads a coordinated community effort to end homelessness in Greater Cincinnati, and a [...]
Our Kroger cart full of items for outreach workers to offer people experiencing homelessness during the PIT Count Each year, Continuums of Care (STEH is the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care) throughout the country conduct the HUD-mandated “Point in Time” (PIT) Count. The PIT Count is used to quantify the number of people [...]
When speaking to groups about what we do, and how the Continuum of Care for the Homeless operates, we explain how $48 million a year supports local homeless services. That part is easy enough to explain. But if we are going to solve homelessness in Greater Cincinnati, we also have to dive into how much [...]
