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 [...]
In August we held our RentConnect Launch event. The purpose of the event was to inform property owners and property managers about RentConnect. And why they should get involved. What is RentConnect? RentConnect, our newest program, seeks to increase the number of property owners and managers who make units available for rent to homeless and [...]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires Strategies to End Homelessness, as OH-500’s UFA/Collaborative Applicant in the FY23 CoC Competition program, to publicly post 3 days prior to HUD’s submission deadline of September 28, 2023, the CoC-Approved Consolidated Application including: the CoC Application and the Priority Listing that includes the Project Listings in [...]
Be our eyes in the community. Download Street Reach and help our neighbors in need! What is Street Reach? Street Reach is an app for Android or iOS. Letting you report people experiencing homelessness to our Central Access Point Helpline Intake Specialists. All we need is a general description of the person/persons and a location. [...]
Thank you for caring about your neighbors and fighting to end homelessness. Compassionate people - like you - change the world. Your support is valued and appreciated!Have a question or a comment? Let's hear from you! Unsheltered Homelessness The dangers of sleeping unsheltered can't be understated. And while the number of people in Cincinnati sleeping on [...]
The leading cause of homelessness is the lack of affordable housing. Not mental health or substance use issues. The lack of safe, affordable housing units where people want to work and live. It's happening across the U.S. Because in so many cities the rental market is tight. As a result, where units are available -- [...]
Data analytics helps guide our work. Since 2017, we've worked with 84.51 a retail data science, insights and media company. Drawing insights about homelessness. Utilizing years' worth of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data. Read more about this partnership: Ending homelessness with data science. The City of Cincinnati’s Office of Performance and Data Analytics is now also partnering with us. [...]
