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Sunset Motel emergency shelter project in Athens is moving forward after securing a contractor this week
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The Sunset Motel shelter project is expected to break ground this week after three rounds of unsuccessful bids delayed its original timeline. Hocking Athens… Read More
Ohio’s only LGBTQ+ adult homeless shelter is in high demand, weeks after opening in Youngstown
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — A new homeless shelter opened in Youngstown earlier this March and it holds a certain distinction: Full Spectrum’s Rainbow House of the Mahoning Valley… Read More
With a shortage of shelters, community leaders step up to support the homeless during a record-setting winter
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Ohio saw one of the harshest winters in decades this year, with eight consecutive days below 20 degrees and several bouts of heavy snowfall. … Read More
What happens when a community’s homeless shelter closes? This eastern Ohio city is finding out
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Community members in Steubenville are working together to help unhoused people, after the eastern Ohio city’s homeless shelter for emergencies and shelter for vulnerable… Read More
The Sunset Motel shelter’s opening is delayed because of over-budget construction bids
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The opening of the Sunset Motel emergency shelter will face a delay after construction bids for the project came in at more than $1… Read More
Athens City Council approves citywide zoning for temporary emergency shelters
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Temporary emergency shelters will now be permitted in Athens’ multifamily housing zones, after council approved a change to city zoning code during its final… Read More
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Athens City Council rejected amendments to a temporary shelter plan
By: Charlie Ihlenfeld
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Athens City Council rejected proposed amendments for temporary homeless shelters on Monday. After passing an ordinance on Nov. 17 to allow The Gathering Place to operate Conestoga Huts in its parking lot on North Congress, the council declined to… Read More
Up to 150 face risk of homelessness in southeast Ohio after the federal government announces cuts to funding for permanent housing
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Over a hundred households in the region could be at risk of homelessness after the Department of Housing and Development announced changes last month… Read More
Athens City Council approves a zoning change for emergency housing shelters uptown in a unanimous decision
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Applause broke out during a City Council meeting Monday after a unanimous “aye” approved a zoning change that will allow three temporary housing shelters… Read More
The community debated an ordinance to allow emergency shelters in Athens uptown during a public hearing
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — “Put yourself in their situation … would you allow this to be in your backyard?” asked Aaron Thomas during a City Council meeting Monday… Read More
The Athens Area Stand Down again helps veterans and others in need for a 10th year
By: Charlie Ihlenfeld
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – For the 10th year, the Athens Area Stand Down event provided clothing, healthcare, career services and more to veterans and at-risk people in Athens County. “It’s… Read More
City planning committee members consider zoning changes to allow temporary housing shelters in uptown Athens
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) –More than a dozen Athens residents gathered at a City Council meeting Monday night to discuss the proposed installment of three emergency housing shelters on… Read More
The Sunset Motel’s conversion into a homeless shelter in Athens received a $2 million funding boost to expand the project
By: Charlie Ihlenfeld
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – An additional $2 million from the state will allow an Athens homeless shelter now under development to offer more space and amenities. The money allows the… Read More
An Ohio city banned sleeping outside. Now it’s helping those charged find housing
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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NEWARK, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Ohio communities across the state have placed bans on sleeping outside, making unsheltered homelessness illegal. Newark, in Licking County, was one of the first… Read More
A change to the Ohio Housing Trust Fund in the budget has advocates concerned
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When state lawmakers advanced the biennial state budget last month, they redirected Ohio Housing Trust Fund money, leaving advocates concerned about the future of… Read More
A Perry County group spent thousands on hotel rooms for unhoused people as commissioners voice their concerns about establishing a shelter
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Getting custody of his teenage son was a positive development in Paul’s life. Among other things, having someone to take care of sharpened… Read More
A homeless encampment in Athens is gone after an anonymous complaint, causing problems for its occupants
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — After she lost her home this summer, Athens resident Michelle Anderson spent several months camping on the wooded ridge between West Union and the… Read More
Supercharged by community support, Athens’ new emergency warming center is open
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — What began as an ad-hoc push to help the local unhoused population escape blistering cold weather has rapidly transformed into a clean — and,… Read More
How the Athens community came together to help the homeless during the polar vortex — and what comes next
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — On the morning of Sunday, Jan. 5, Lucy Juedes was sitting in the pews of Christ Lutheran Church, trying to listen to her pastor’s… Read More
The Ross County Community Resource Center saw many families utilize its new shelter during a record-breaking first year of use
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — On a cold December afternoon, the front room of the Ross County Community Resource Center is bustling. People sit at tables, some on smart… Read More
A plan to build secure sleeping units in Athens faces a major setback as bitter cold strikes local homeless population
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Michelle Anderson cried when she realized she would have to live in a tent. Until last year, the 58-year-old Athens resident had a house… Read More
Nearly 600 veterans are homeless in Ohio. Can villages of tiny homes help?
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Sandy Muntean served as one of the first female military police officers in the U.S. Army. Times were different back in the ‘70s,… Read More
Some Ohio cities are banning sleeping outside – and facing backlash for it
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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NEWARK, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Every Saturday, Trish Perry sets up a table with hot dogs, harm reduction kits and winter coats on Main Street in Newark. Her organization, Newark… Read More
From nightclubs to hardware stores, rural counties get creative to address homelessness
By: Anna Huntsman | Ideastream Public Media
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WOOSTER, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — Homelessness is on the rise across the state in both urban and more rural areas. However, rural communities often lack shelter spaces and resources… Read More
Taking showers on the road: How a “Soap-n-Hope” effort aims to address growing homelessness
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — It’s just after 9 o’clock in the morning and the sky is clear blue, the air just crisp enough that Tommy Morrison can see… Read More