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The funding comes from federal stimulus through the American Rescue Plan Act.
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Hamilton Municipal Judge Dan Gattermeyer says he and community activists came to the same conclusion three years ago: that lots of people being charged with low-level crimes needed help finding food and housing.
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Among the key components of the plan: much more focus on preventing people from experiencing homelessness in the first place. That's something local and national groups are applauding.
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Strategies to End Homelessness President and CEO Kevin Finn says the plan's focus on prevention could make a big difference, if it's implemented.
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"Engineering Systems for the Common Good" is a new class taught by Professor Rául Ordóñez. He was inspired to help people while growing up in Ecuador where poverty was all around him.
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The donation is the largest private grant in Strategies to End Homelessness' history.
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Shelterhouse's Executive Director Arlene Nolan says the organization opens additional space each year to accommodate those who may not be comfortable staying in a shelter regularly and simply need a warm place to sleep during the coldest days.
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The Cincinnati Historic Conservation Board declined to waive density rules for a 44-unit permanent supportive housing development on Dunlap Street. But a City Council vote could pave the way for the project.
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"The family shelter system is always full and could probably fill up two or three times over if space was available," says CEO of Strategies to End Homelessness Kevin Finn.
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An effort to gather data among major service providers has never been done before, even though all the agencies keep the data on-hand.