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 [...]
Homelessness is a chaotic, confusing and stressful experience. “Coordinated Entry” is an answer to these questions, providing a quick pathway out of homelessness. Coordinated Entry is the process by which people experiencing homelessness are able to access housing and assistance. Each person receives assistance based on level of need and resources available in Greater Cincinnati. [...]
By: Jennifer McEvilley, Compliance Director The complex, often clinical nature of monitoring and compliance ensures two things: 1. that all our agencies are on track to fulfill their missions to end homelessness; and 2. that government funds and resources continue to be available, based on our ability to be as effective as possible. Think of [...]
Ryan Hall breaks into a wide smile when he recognizes the young man sitting on a retaining wall taking a long drag off a cigarette outside the Downtown library last week. “Hey man, how are you?” asks Hall, a homeless outreach manager for Lighthouse Youth Services. “You doing OK? Where you staying?” Hall knows Dondiego [...]
An important part of improving homeless services in Cincinnati is getting input directly from people who have experienced homelessness. We hold events which include what we call “Homeless Think Tanks.” We hear directly from homeless people about how our homeless system works well, and how it can be improved. Homeless Think Tanks A Homeless Think Tank [...]
CINCINNATI (January 18, 2017) – Strategies to End Homelessness and Lighthouse Youth Services are proud to announce the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $3.8 million to support our community’s efforts to end youth homelessness by 2020. Cincinnati/Hamilton County is one of only 10 communities in the entire nation chosen for [...]
During Cincinnati's "Point in Time Count," every person counts… The idea that every person counts is a simple one. But it represents something that Strategies to End Homelessness and our partners remember every single day. A National Model The homeless service system in Cincinnati and Hamilton County has been designated by the Department of Housing [...]
Strategies to End Homelessness announces that Greater Cincinnati’s year-round shelters are already at or above capacity, increasing the need for additional Winter Shelter capacity CINCINNATI, OH – December 8, 2016 – The Winter Shelter, which opens each year to ensure that homeless people can access shelter when temperatures drop, will open today and will remain [...]
Lucy May at WCPO does such a great job reporting on the topic of being homeless in Cincinnati. Her recent article was no exception. Read: Family Homelessness is up, but Greater Cincinnati is Making Progress Lucy and I found ourselves discussing an unusual challenge that we frequently face in the fight to end homelessness. Namely, [...]
