Homelessness

Data from Cincinnati Public Schools shows that, in the past decade, student homelessness increased by more than 50%, going from 2,438 students in 2015 to 4,304 during the 2023-2024 school year.

Last fall, Newark promised to create a diversion program for those charged with a misdemeanor crime for sleeping outside. Its HOME Court program is now in full swing.

The research by University of Cincinnati Assistant Professor Edson Chipalo shows going through multiple adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, is associated with an increased risk of homelessness later in life.

The university’s Lab for Economic Opportunities works with service providers to evaluate poverty interventions.

Now an expanded program aims to prevent people from losing their housing in the first place.

Rural areas without shelters or access to services can be especially challenging for people without housing. A program that provides hotel stays helps keep people out of the worst of winter weather in Boone County.

Reporter Nick Swartsell followed along on Kentucky's "K-Count," the state's version of the national Point-in-Time Count.

The state law has been in effect since July.

As the temperatures drop, the risk of death or serious illness for people experiencing homelessness rises significantly.

Strategies to End Homelessness says several factors like increasing housing costs and the end of COVID-era funding are why.