Strategies to End Homelessness is launching a new and innovative Landlord Engagement program in support of our Shelter Diversion program. Simply not enough landlords are aware of the Shelter Diversion program. And they are not actively making units available to households trying to avoid homelessness. Why this is needed now Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]
Attention CoC Partners, Community Members and Friends The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced a Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for FY22 specifically to address unsheltered homelessness. This is separate from and in addition to the regular CoC NOFO, which has not yet been released by HUD. As the Collaborative [...]
Mark your calendars for the FY22 CoC Community Prioritization Event Dear CoC Community Members, Partners and New Friends – OH-500 Continuum of Care for the Homeless in Cincinnati/Hamilton County, Ohio has scheduled its annual Community Prioritization Event (CPE) for Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 at 1:00 pm. At which our community will finalize the ranking process [...]
Dear Friends, Supporters, and Partners. You have made the difference. Read our Progress Report on Ending Homelessness to learn how. We envision a community in which everyone has a stable home and the resources needed to maintain it. Partnering with 30 local organizations we coordinate a centralized emergency shelter helpline, homelessness prevention programs, street outreach, [...]
Eviction Prevention services are targeted at helping people who still have housing. Such as renting an apartment, but who are at risk of losing that housing. Because they're unable to stay up to date on rental payments. Possibly beginning a downward spiral that eventually would lead them to the street or a shelter. Eviction Prevention Funding [...]
Prevent. Assist. Solve. Whenever possible our goal is to prevent homelessness from happening in the first place. Strategies to End Homelessness is working to prevent homelessness. A nationally-recognized best practice, Shelter Diversion is the most cost-effective strategy to prevent homelessness. It prevents households, primarily families, from needing emergency shelter or ending up on the street. [...]
Strategies to End Homelessness remains committed to our duty to advocate and support our Black and Brown friends, family and community members experiencing racial inequality. It is with intent and care that we identify injustices within our community, nationally and globally. As we reflect on the act of racial terrorism in the Buffalo shooting, and [...]
Reminder regarding "New Project Applications" Attention CoC Partners, Community Members and Friends: Please find the FY2022 Continuum of Care Program Competition Notice of Intent to Apply for New Projects form at the link below: https://www.strategiestoendhomelessness.org/partner-agencies/apply-for-funds/ For new projects, please use the form, complete it fully and return the Intent to Apply for New Project notice to [...]
The CAP Helpline provides a vital service to those experiencing homelessness - or about to be - in Cincinnati/Hamilton County. Now, the CAP Helpline needs our help. Calls are spiking. And in order to handle the increased demand since COVID-19, we added more team members. And we need to upgrade our call center technology to ensure we're always [...]
The FY 2022 OH-500 CoC Program Competition Notice of Intent to Apply for New Projects as well as the blank Notice of Intent to Renew CoC grants have been posted on our website here: https://www.strategiestoendhomelessness.org/partner-agencies/apply-for-funds/ Renewing Projects For renewing CoC projects, Strategies to End Homelessness will soon be sending to each project a tailored copy of the [...]
