Thank you for being a partner in the fight to end homelessness! You make Cincinnati a kinder and more equitable community. Read on for recent news and views about homelessness and affordable housing here, and across the nation. Have a question or a comment? Let's hear from you! We Can End Homelessness Locally, 2022 [...]
The Annual CoC Governance Meeting provides an overview of local CoC operations including the review of the CoC Governance Charter, CoC Board/Homeless Clearinghouse membership, Policy Updates, and general CoC information. All CoC-funded agency staff and management as well as community members and partners in the Homeless Services arena are invited to attend. Registration is requested [...]
Help can't wait. Families need help now. The causes of homelessness are simple: lack of affordable housing, job loss, medical debt, and often no support from family and friends who, too, are struggling to make ends meet. Right now, the needs of our neighbors are critical. Can you help? Please consider a donation to help [...]
Now recruiting contestants for a housing stability Hackathon. Seeking data, digital tools, insights, and engagement solutions to interrupt the path from at-risk for housing loss, to homelessness. One in every 14 families renting in Cincinnati face an eviction filing. Countless more get behind in rent and move before the legal process starts. Housing loss destabilizes [...]
Strategies to End Homelessness added Direct Cash Transfer as part of services offered within the Shelter Diversion program for 2023. What is Direct Cash Transfer? Direct Cash Transfer is a tactic to help households experiencing poverty or homelessness meet their needs. The program is simple. It involves giving heads of households a prepaid debit card and [...]
Our Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care is working to end homelessness for special populations. Including ending Veteran homelessness. Locally we follow the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) benchmarks for ending Veteran homelessness. Many communities around the country have taken significant steps towards ending Veteran Homelessness. Additionally, 83 communities and three states ended veteran homelessness. How [...]
Strategies to End Homelessness is requesting applications for projects to serve the needs of those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in the Greater Cincinnati area through Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) funds. Current agencies wishing to renew funds should complete the Renewal Application. Newly applying agencies should complete the New Applicant Application. All agencies wishing [...]
In collaboration with the City of Cincinnati, Strategies to End Homelessness is requesting Applications for Emergency Shelter projects to serve the needs of the homeless population in Cincinnati through Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds. Agencies wishing to apply for Emergency Shelter funds must complete and return the Notice of Intent to NOFAS@end-homelessness.org by Tuesday, November 28, 2023, [...]
What are Social Determinants of Health? Social determinants of health are any factors outside of a traditional medical setting that influence a person's health. Some are education level, working conditions, income level, or food insecurity. You can dive deeper with a detailed description of them are here. Increasingly experts are pointing to housing conditions (or [...]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. One cause of homelessness is individuals and families fleeing domestic violence (also called intimate partner violence). When people leave domestic violence, it often involves leaving their home. And some become homeless. Additionally, it sometimes involves leaving the household's main source of income. And because they have experienced trauma, counseling [...]
