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Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 | Press Releases

Op Ed: How to respond to panhandlers

December 22, 2015 Kevin Finn, President/CEO, Strategies to End Homelessness (see Op Ed in Cincinnati Enquirer here) As the president/CEO of Strategies to End Homelessness and a former street outreach worker, I am often asked about people who are panhandling, and how to respond to them when approached on the street. This is not an [...]

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Monday, December 14th, 2015 | Press Releases

CINCINNATI’S WINTER SHELTER FOR HOMELESS OPENS TUESDAY IN NEW PERMANENT HOME

Strategies to End Homelessness announces $900,000 funding gap remains in “Bring It Home” campaign CINCINNATI, OH – December 14, 2015 – After five years of makeshift quarters, the City of Cincinnati’s homeless shelter system now has a permanent home for the Winter Shelter and the capacity to serve everyone in need during the coldest months [...]

December 14th, 2015|Press Releases|0 Comments
Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 | Press Releases

NKU, STRATEGIES TO END HOMELESSNESS LAUNCH ‘STREET REACH’ APP TO CONNECT THE HOMELESS WITH OUTREACH WORKERS

Developed by NKU students, app is the first of its kind in the nation Monday, November 23, 2015 HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – As the weather turns cold, connecting the thousands of homeless across Greater Cincinnati with outreach services and shelters becomes increasingly important. A new app developed at Northern Kentucky University puts that technology right [...]

December 1st, 2015|Press Releases|0 Comments
Monday, October 19th, 2015 | Press Releases

Needs Of At-Risk And Homeless Families Not Being Met: Leaders Announce Community-Wide Strategy

Solutions for Family Homelessness Plan Involved Participation of More Than 60 Organizations, Seeks to Make Family Homelessness Rare, Brief and Non-recurring; Launch Takes Place During National Family Promise Week CINCINNATI, OH – October 19, 2015 – Strategies to End Homelessness, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Family Housing Partnership (Bethany House Services, [...]

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Monday, October 19th, 2015 | Press Releases

NEEDS OF AT-RISK AND HOMELESS FAMILIES NOT BEING MET; LEADERS ANNOUNCE COMMUNITY-WIDE STRATEGY

Solutions for Family Homelessness Plan Involved Participation of More Than 60 Organizations, Seeks to Make Family Homelessness Rare, Brief and Non-recurring; Launch Takes Place During National Family Promise Week CINCINNATI, OH – October 19, 2015 – Strategies to End Homelessness, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Family Housing Partnership (Bethany House Services, [...]

October 19th, 2015|Press Releases|0 Comments
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 | Press Releases

STRATEGIES TO END HOMELESSNESS ANNOUNCES $2.7 MILLION “BRING IT HOME” CAMPAIGN

Need is Urgent to Close the Funding Gap for the Homeless to Homes Shelters CINCINNATI, OH – June 2, 2015 – Strategies to End Homelessness, which leads a coordinated system of care for the homeless and those at-risk of becoming homeless throughout Cincinnati/Hamilton County, announced plans for the “Bring It Home” community-wide fundraising campaign to [...]

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Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 | Press Releases

AFTER CLOSING, WINTER SHELTER WILL REOPEN TONIGHT, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

Returning Harsh Temperatures Cause Reopening   CINCINNATI, OH – March 4, 2015 – Makeshift winter shelter services will continue until the all five new Hamilton County homeless shelters open to serve the increased need for beds.  As harsh winter temperatures and snow return to the area today, additional space – the upstairs of the Drop [...]

March 4th, 2015|Press Releases|0 Comments
Wednesday, January 28th, 2015 | Press Releases

HUD AWARDS LARGEST LOCAL GRANT AMOUNT YET: MORE THAN $15 MILLION TO NEW AND RENEWING HOMELESS PROGRAMS

New Projects Include Rapid Re-Housing For Families, Two Permanent Supportive Housing Programs for Chronically Homeless State of Ohio Received More Than $88 Million for Homeless Programs CINCINNATI, OH  (January 28, 2014) -  Strategies to End Homelessness has secured more than $15 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support homeless services and [...]

January 28th, 2015|Press Releases|0 Comments
Monday, January 26th, 2015 | Press Releases

HOMELESS TO BE COUNTED IN CINCINNATI, HAMILTON COUNTY TOMORROW NIGHT

Street Outreach Workers, Staff, and Volunteers to Conduct a Count of Homeless People in the Community CINCINNATI, OH – January 26, 2015 – The Department of Housing and Urban Development requires communities to conduct an unduplicated point-in-time count of all persons who are homeless – on the streets, in emergency shelters or in transitional housing [...]

January 26th, 2015|Press Releases|0 Comments
Tuesday, January 6th, 2015 | Press Releases

THIS WEEK’S DEEP FREEZE BRINGING MORE HOMELESS INTO WINTER SHELTER

Shelters are struggling to meet the increased need CINCINNATI, OH – January 6, 2015 – Hamilton County’s shelters began struggling to meet increased need for the expanded Winter Shelter space early this season.  Now that much of the country is facing a deep freeze, community leaders are expecting increased capacity to continue to climb. Last [...]

January 6th, 2015|Press Releases|0 Comments