Pandemic Increases Housing Insecurity for Low-Wage Workers: A report from our partners at the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio "Before the coronavirus hit Ohio, only three out of the 10 most common jobs actually paid employees enough to afford a basic two-bedroom apartment, according to a report released Tuesday. Today, many of those workers [...]
OH-500 Continuum of Care for the Homeless in Cincinnati/Hamilton County, Ohio has scheduled its annual Community Prioritization Event, at which our community will finalize the ranking process for the homelessness housing and services projects to be included in the 2020 HUD Continuum of Care Program grant funding competition. Projects which are currently CoC-funded and seeking [...]
We are proud to continue our ongoing series of events with the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Join us June 30th at 10AM at the Main Branch to learn more about Veteran homelessness and how you can help. Click here to add this event to your calendar. Join us for a one-hour panel [...]
Ending Veteran Homelessness The 45 Day Challenge for Ending Veteran Homelessness kicked off on May 1st and our goal is to house 45 Veterans in 45 days. The challenge concluded June 20th at the Cincinnati Veterans Stand Down at Memorial Hall. In total, we housed 56 veterans, beating our original goal! Together with the efforts of many agencies [...]
Immediate funding needed to open winter shelter and serve those at risk of freezing on the streets Strategies to End Homelessness (strategiestoendhomelessness.org) announced today an urgent call to the Greater Cincinnati community for funding for expanded Winter Shelter capacity and services. In previous winters, Strategies to End Homelessness and its partner agencies have been able [...]
CINCINNATI -- People with cardboard signs pleading for money have become a common sight at a number of local intersections. But many of those panhandlers are not actually homeless, according to Kevin Finn, the president of Strategies to End Homelessness. And most people who are homeless are not panhandlers, he said. [...]
Strategies to End Homelessness: 2016 Progress Report Released 2016 Progress Report on Ending Homelessness Report details progress made toward meeting the needs of local individuals and families experiencing homelessness For ten years, Strategies to End Homelessness has led a coordinated community effort to end homelessness in Greater Cincinnati. We work partnership with more [...]
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 (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 [...]
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 [...]
