a coordinated, community effort
Working relentlessly with our community until everyone has a place to call home
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.
"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.
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 CREATE COLLABORATION
to rebuild the lives of the homeless in Columbus & Franklin County
Bringing together diverse organizations to work together as an efficient system that provides safe shelter and quick access to housing for men, women and families experiencing homelessness.
We DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
to rebuild the lives of the homeless in Columbus & Franklin County
We combine innovative solutions and best practices with time-tested strategies to implement programs that quickly and stably house people in crisis.
We INVEST IN QUALITY PROGRAMS
to rebuild the lives of the homeless in Columbus & Franklin County
We use an outcome-based funding model that measures performance, monitors programs' success, and assures the system's effectiveness to serve 12,000 of Columbus and Franklin County's most vulnerable citizens each year.
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.
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