Recognizing Women Experiencing Homelessness: A Women’s History Month Spotlight on Downtown Women’s Center

Monday, March 28, 2022

Written by: Amy Turk, CEO, Downtown Women’s Center The experience of homelessness bears especially hard on women. Homelessness experienced by women is made unique by their disproportionate experiences of gender-based violence including domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, human trafficking, and sexual assault, and is experienced both cisgender (those who identify…

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Racial Equity Plan in Homeless Services

Monday, March 28, 2022

Starting in early 2021 the Hamilton County/Cincinnati Continuum of Care asked Strategies to End Homelessness to coordinate an effort to embed racial equity in all aspects of the local homeless services system. To begin we formed a Racial Equity Working Group. The group is made up of dedicated staff members…

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Have a cannabis conviction in Illinois? You may be eligible for expungement. 

Thursday, March 24, 2022

By Arturo Hernandez, Senior Attorney  By now, many people are probably aware that recreational cannabis use is legal in Illinois. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (CRTA) legalized the use of recreational cannabis beginning January 1, 2020. The Act also established new ways for people with cannabis-related records to clear…

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2021 Cincinnati Homelessness Data

Thursday, March 24, 2022

2021 Cincinnati Homelessness Data We’re often asked: “How many people are homeless in Cincinnati? How do you know? The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has charged Strategies to End Homelessness with overseeing our local HMIS. The data we collect is updated daily and we can check progress with our System Performance Dashboard.  Read on for a Snapshot…

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COVID-19 Cases are Slowing – But Our Efforts Shouldn’t

Thursday, March 17, 2022

It is with great relief (and bated breath) that many of us are watching declines in the number of new reported diagnoses, hospitalizations, and deaths due to COVID-19. Many are eager to dispense of the masks in indoor spaces, the checking of vaccinations, and welcoming a return to public spaces….

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Making Housing for Everyone a Reality

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

“A decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family.” That phrase is from the Fair Housing Act of 1949, enacted as part of the “Fair Deal” promoted by President Harry Truman. It’s the clearest statement of a goal for federal legislation in this area. Seven decades later,…

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Letter sent to NYC Mayor Eric Adams: Do Not Criminalize Homeless New Yorkers for finding Refuge in the Subway

Friday, March 11, 2022

Dear Mayor Adams: The National Coalition for the Homeless is alarmed by the subway safety plan released by your administration on February 18, 2022, and are concerned that this will only escalate the issues facing those without stable housing in New York City.  Our concern is this “plan” was tried…

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Race Equity and Unsheltered Homelessness: What We Learned at Our Conference and Where We Go From Here

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Many in the homeless services field know that most minority groups are overrepresented in the homelessness system and generally experience homelessness at higher rates than Whites. Centuries of systemic racism – e.g., government sponsored policies and practices such as Jim Crow, redlining, and racially restrictive covenants, to name a few…

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In Loving Memory of “Better Believe” Steve Thomas

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

The displaced populations in most American cities have grown so much that they comprise a neighborhood separate and unique from any geographic based community.  These people who fin themselves unhoused travel the city, but depend on each other for safety, survival and family support.  Steve Thomas was the older uncle…

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We Can’t End Homelessness Without a National Response

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Homeless advocates have seen major breakthroughs during the pandemic, notably a doubling of federal homelessness spending for two years in a row. One reason why Congress has been willing to provide greater assistance is the increased visibility of homelessness during this same period. Encampments have spread to new places. Many…

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