May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Access to mental healthcare is essential for everyone. But experiencing homelessness can exacerbate mental illnesses. And can make it more difficult to get treatment. Local Partners Offering Mental Healthcare Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services (GCBHS) is the largest mental healthcare provider in the Greater Cincinnati region. They serve more [...]
Many of the organizations in our local homeless services system embrace Trauma-Informed Care practices. And make it central to how they work with people in shelter, housing, and service programs. These practices recognize that people experiencing homelessness likely have trauma in their pasts. And that experiencing homelessness is traumatic. What is Trauma-Informed Care? Trauma-Informed Care is [...]
Strategies to End Homelessness leads the Homeless to Homes Plan which is the community’s coordinated response to homelessness among single adults. The Hamilton County Indigent Care Levy funds the Plan. In 2008, more than 90 key stakeholders representing the top leadership of City and County government, service providers, funders, the faith community, and the business community [...]
Strategies to End Homelessness is requesting applicants for NEW and RENEWAL programs to serve the needs of the homeless population in Cincinnati through the US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) funds. This is an open competition; therefore, Strategies to End Homelessness welcomes agencies who are new to HUD’s CoC Program [...]
Housing Ends Homelessness 2023 Homelessness Data Find out who is experiencing homelessness in Cincinnati and Hamilton County. What We Noticed The number of children who experienced homelessness in 2023 was a lot lower than in 2022. Overall, the number of people who experienced homelessness increased by 1.7%. But, it is 16% lower than [...]
The Central Access Point (CAP) Helpline provides help for families and individuals experiencing homelessness, or who are at risk of becoming homeless If you or someone you know is experiencing homelessness or will be soon, call 513-381-7233. In an emergency, communities like ours are fortunate to have a network of resources to help people in [...]
The OH-500 Continuum of Care for the Homeless in Cincinnati/Hamilton County, Ohio has scheduled a FREE and open Orientation web conference. The CoC Orientation will cover the function and responsibility of the Continuum of Care in Cincinnati/Hamilton County as well as the HUD Application and Funding processes for new and renewal grant projects to house [...]
Homelessness is a critical local issue. In 2023, 6,142 people in Hamilton County experienced homelessness, residing in an emergency shelter, staying on the streets, or fleeing domestic violence. This includes 1,167 children under age 18. Homelessness is damaging to both physical and mental health and can be fatal. A household's descent into homelessness often follows this [...]
Amanda Saurber Advocate and member of the local Lived Experience Workgroup, Amanda Saurber, was recently hired by the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) to join their Community Strategic Team. Amanda will join other people from across the country with lived experience of homelessness. Providing support to strengthen their voices while working in [...]
What it is, how it works A nationally recognized best practice, "Shelter Diversion" has the best outcomes and is the most cost-effective way to prevent homelessness. But what is it, exactly? In essence, Shelter Diversion means keeping individuals and families from entering emergency shelters or sleeping in places not meant for human habitation. Or, [...]
