a coordinated, community effort
Working relentlessly with our community until everyone has a place to call home
WARMING CENTERS
Current Winter Warming Centers
During the winter months, it’s crucial to make sure everyone in our community has access to safe and warm shelter. See Winter Warming Centers list for December 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
2025 Point-in-Time-Count to take place on Thursday, January 23
Learn more about our initiative
The 2025 point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness in Columbus and Franklin County will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2025.
Pathways to Progress in Addressing Homelessness
How did our crisis response system do?
Welcome to Community Shelter Board annual meeting, Pathways to Progress on Friday, January 31, 2025! Join us as we unite with Community Shelter Board’s partner agencies and Continuum of Care members, tracking our progress and celebrating our achievements for FY2024 in addressing homelessness.
"I AM...Making Space, Creating Solutions, Disrupting Systems"
Be Part of the Solution
Homelessness affects everyone, and the solution starts with you.
Our summit invites you to declare your role in creating change.
HELP US GET FAMILIES HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Because no child should spend the holidays in a shelter
Help families in need return to stable housing for the holiday season and beyond.
Do Something Heroic
BECOME A HOUSING HERO
Join our community of everyday people doing extraordinary things.
By giving a monthly gift of any size, your investment has more power than your favorite superhero.
We lead a coordinated, community effort to make sure everyone has a place to call home.
We bring together 16 agencies across Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio to work together as a cohesive system for change, driving:
- Strategy – to prioritize and position innovative solutions in alignment with planning efforts by federal, state, and local agencies
- Accountability – through data and compliance monitoring for all public funding from federal, state, and local levels, as well as private sector funding
- Collaboration – within the homeless system, between other systems of care, and across the community
- Resources – from federal, state, and local levels in both the public and private sectors
We maximize effective and efficient use of resources to achieve the best possible collective impact for Columbus and Franklin County. With the support of a compassionate community, our system of care served over 15,950 people last year with homelessness prevention, shelter, street outreach, rapid re-housing, and permanent supportive housing.
© 2025 Community Shelter Board