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. [...]
Strategies to End Homelessness is the leader of a coordinated system of care for the homeless. And those at-risk of becoming homeless, in Greater Cincinnati. Please read on for an update on homelessness in Cincinnati. We administer the local Homeless Management Information System. In fact, we were the first community in the United States to have [...]
Our goal is to prevent as many people as possible in Cincinnati and Hamilton County from becoming homeless. We aim to provide high-quality assistance to those who are homeless, and provide solutions to homelessness through housing. We also work to better understand the collective data on who is homeless. In turn we and our 30 partner [...]
In late 2022, Strategies to End Homelessness joined the Housing Stabilization Learning Cohort. Seven communities from around the country make up the group. The purpose of the group is to slow down the inflow of households into homelessness. And do so through a racial equity lens. Each community in the cohort has an experienced coach [...]
You're invited! Scan this QR Code to register to attend! Please join us at the RentConnect Launch for an opportunity to learn how property owners and managers can gain more rental income while helping to put an end to homelessness. Register for free today using this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/654273538767 Wednesday August 9th 6:30 - 8:00PM Junior League of Cincinnati Columbia [...]
In consultation with Hamilton County Board of Commissioners, Strategies to End Homelessness has determined that it is in the best interest of the program to reopen the registration and extend the deadlines for registration and application submission for the ARPA-funded Innovative Homelessness Prevention RFP. Please note that all questions and registrations are due no later [...]
The Continuum of Care Community Prioritization Event is a public event at which the community will hear presentations of newly applying and renewal projects for their place in the FY23 OH-500 Cincinnati/Hamilton County CoC Application to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. CoC-Funded agencies are required to attend and participate. All community members, [...]
On May 19, 2023, Strategies to End Homelessness released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for new and innovative Homelessness Prevention projects. The RFP is directed to organizations engaged in work with households at high risk of homelessness (entering an emergency shelter, sleeping unsheltered on the streets, or fleeing domestic violence) and seeking funding for new [...]
The LGBTQ+ community is overrepresented within the homeless population. According to a study by the UCLA Williams Institute published in 2020, lesbian/gay/bisexual/queer "adults are twice as likely as the general population to have experienced homelessness in their lifetime." And, during the prior year, "8% of transgender adults experienced homelessness." Additionally, LGBTQ+ youth may lose housing after [...]
