Below are 8 shelters for homeless in Hamilton, OH County.

Our Emergency Shelter program currently mobilizes over 1,000 volunteers at 90 congregations. Twenty-seven “host” congregations (two per week) provide shelter sites and meals, and 63 “support” congregations work with the host congregations to provide volunteers, meals and supplies. This combination of a host and its supporting congregations is called a “network.” Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati currently runs two networks each week, allowing us to serve up to 8 families a week (32 individuals; two-thirds of whom are children). The guests arrive at the host congregation by bus between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and have a hot meal with the congregation volunteers, followed by activities (homework, crafts, games, television) and relaxation before bedtime. In the morning after breakfast, families pick up bag lunches and board the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati bus for the Day Center.

At the Drop Inn Center, our mission is simple – as a community of residents, staff and volunteers, we work together to provide basic human services for the men and women of the Greater Cincinnati area who are experiencing homelessness. Our primary commitment is to shelter – offering a place to stay for those in need now, and helping find and maintain a permanent place of residence for the future.

Twenty-four transitional housing units are operated by the Drop Inn Center with on-site supportive services. These residences provide an important first step in helping a person transition from homelessness to permanent housing – average stay ranges from 6-24 months. During this time, Engagement Specialists work to develop individual action plans that enhance each client’s life skills and best prepare him or her for obtaining – and maintaining – permanent housing.

The Transitional Housing Program provides housing to residents at 29 West Twelfth Street. The goal of the program is to work intensively with residents so they will stabilize their symptoms of mental illness and acquire the skills, support network, and stability to function independently in their own housing.

In partnership with community housing providers in Over-the-Rhine, the Drop Inn Center currently is able to provide case management and sobriety support to 55 units of Permanent Support Housing – including Recovery Hotel, buddy’s place and Sharp Village.

Tender Mercies provides permanent housing in five of our six buildings. Permanent Housing offers independent, community based living for as long as the resident needs a home. Residents obtain case management services, health care, payee services, employment services, and psychiatric services from community agencies. Although numerous services are offered, housing is the main service with 24 hour, seven day a week staffing at four buildings. The other two buildings house more independent residents who need less supervision and support.