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Check out what's going on with some of our Member Organizations.
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What does Density have to do with Affordable Housing? Find out by watching this informative video from Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition and Affordable Housing Advocates:
https://youtu.be/n2aKIKwUF9A?t=26
Join us at our next meeting in August!
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League of Women Voters
The ordinance may soon be enforced.
#housing
"Cincinnati’s pay-to-stay ordinance has yet to be enforced, but an upcoming court ruling could change that.
Cincinnati Council passed pay-to-stay last year. It’s supposed to force a landlord to stop a nonpayment eviction if the tenant can pay all past due rent and fees. Hamilton County magistrates announced their decision not to enforce it on the day it went into effect in December, saying they think the local ordinance conflicts with state law.
It was an unusual move, considering there was no legal challenge to the law; nor is there one now.
Legal Aid is challenging that decision in one particular eviction case, where the tenant has a voucher from the Community Action Agency for rent assistance from federal stimulus funds.
At a hearing on Friday, Municipal Court Judge Dwane Mallory said he can’t find any conflict in state law.
“Only the executive branch, that I'm aware of, has discretion to enforce a law or not. The judicial branch does not do that,” Mallory said. “Also, there's been no declaration that this ordinance was unconstitutional … There's no law on the books that conflicts with this one. And if there is, please let me know. I've looked."
That seems to agree with what Legal Aid attorney Zach Frye has been arguing in court..."
Continue: https://www.wvxu.org/politics/2022-07-05/county-courts-wont-enforce-cincinnatis-eviction-protection-ordinance-that-could-soon-change
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Thank you Christ Church Cathedral for your support of our affordable housing development called The Barrister!
The Barrister will provide 44 units of affordable housing in the Downtown neighborhood of Cincinnati. We hope to close on financing later this month. To learn more, checkout this article by Cincinnati Business Courier https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/11/10/barrister-building-affordable-housing.html
Here, Mr. Fields is receiving the check and will process for deposit.
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Peaslee Kids begin each morning by reading aloud positive affirmations they have written for one another. One affirmation said, “I’ve made so many friends I will never forget at camp.” Ms. Miller was especially thrilled to find this beautiful affirmation in the box this morning: “Ms. Miller is so nice and the best teacher I have ever had. I love her, thank you Ms. Miller.”   We’re not crying, you’re crying.
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The purpose of Tender Mercies is to provide housing and supportive services for adults with histories of severe mental illness and homelessness. Our permanent supportive housing model addresses the root causes of homelessness, thereby preventing a return to the streets for our region's most vulnerable persons.
Learn more: https://www.tendermerciesinc.org/
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HUGE thank you to these young volunteers from Christ Church Cathedral & The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer for folding hundreds and hundreds of pairs of socks for our guests! These fantastic people have spent this week working with organizations around the city learning how to use their strength and talents to serve others.
THANK YOU!!!
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Congratulations to Matt Fitzsimmons on his promotion to Senior Attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati!
Matt joined Legal Aid in 2018 after five years in private practice. As a member of Legal Aid’s Housing and Consumer Practice Group, he represents people in eviction defense cases to keep tenants housed and ensure their rights are enforced. He also works on foreclosure prevention and consumer protection cases, including representing consumers sued for old car-debt. Additionally, Matt is the Ombudsman for the Southern District’s Sewer Back Up claims process, providing homeowners and the public with guidance on navigating back-ups claims reviews.
Matt received his B.A. from the University of Dayton; his M.P.A., from The John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University; and his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Congratulations, Matt!
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After celebrating Juneteenth for the second time as a federal holiday, there are issues #BeyondJuneteenth that urgently deserve to be addressed. Juneteenth may be a holiday, but freedom for all has yet to occur when we are still fighting against systemic racism.
Voting rights are still a prominent issue happening today, but with many other injustices rising around us, it has unfortunately been moved to the backburner.
As we approach midterm elections, we cannot risk the repercussions of not continuing to address this issue head-on. Let’s look at some facts!
https://www.facebook.com/YWCA.CINCINNATI/photos/pcb.10158835135133317/10158835135043317
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Meetings are held by zoom on the 4th Tuesday of the month. Please join the listserv to receive a zoom link.
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Christ Church Cathedral
Members of Christ Church Cathedral joined youth from St. Barnabas Episcopal Church and The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer this week for the Backyard Mission Experience program. The heart behind this experience is transformation through justice-minded serving, meaningful interactions, and individual/group reflection in order to see the work that God is already doing and how God is calling each of us to partner in that Kingdom work.
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The Community Action Agency - Cincinnati | Hamilton County (CAA) is a private, nonprofit organization that offers various services to low-income individuals and families in a holistic approach to help lift them out of poverty. We help make things happen!
Home Relief Program: https://www.cincy-caa.org/
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Caracole
Caracole is Greater Cincinnati’s nonprofit devoted to positively changing lives in the fight against HIV/AIDS. For people living with HIV, we provide housing, case management and pharmacy services to improve health and well-being. Our prevention services focus on outreach, testing, education and harm reduction to help people reduce their risk for HIV. The work we do to end the HIV epidemic is central to a healthy community. Volunteer, donate or find out how we can help you or someone you love at caracole.org
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Want to have an impact on reducing #maternaldeaths due to substance use disorder? $1.5 million of available funding now available from Office on Women's Health - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Learn more: https://go.usa.gov/xJfPz
For more information on eligibility and to apply: visit https://www.grants.gov/
Search for funding opportunities: WH-AST-22-003
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Death Penalty Information Center released a new data report that identifies and documents every death sentence imposed in the United States since the United States Supreme Court decided Furman v. Georgia in 1972. It highlights what many of us know, the death penalty is arbitrarily applied and rooted in racism. Fewer than 1.1 percent of counties in the country are responsible for all of the death sentences. Check out their report below to explore more of the census sentencing data.
More: https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-and-research/death-penalty-census
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Servants to the Least of These faithfully provides/distributes food/clothing/resource info to people in need downtown Cincinnati each Saturday morning
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Congratulations to our 10th Working Better Together class on their graduation last month! We've now also celebrated a milestone - our first class of graduates from this workforce development program have celebrated 1 year with St. Vincent de Paul. We look forward to another year of Working Better Together and are thankful for everyone involved!
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Stay weather aware #HamiltonCountyOhio! More  storms are headed our way tomorrow.
 Keep phones charged
Drive with caution & do not drive through standing water
Seek shelter during severe weather
Get weather alerts: www.alerthc.org
#CincyWX #OHWX #SevereWeather
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When you donate your gently used furniture, you are helping people who are starting over from devastating circumstances. It's so much easier to focus on school when you have a desk. It's much easier to focus at work, when you are sleeping on a bed rather than the floor. Furniture makes a BIG impact for people who are living in empty spaces. You can help. Shop at New Life Furniture Thrift Store or schedule a furniture pick up at http://ow.ly/iL3P50JP3h9. #cincyfurniturebank #nlfthrift
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To Join the Listserv (open to nonmembers) affordablehousingadvocates@groups.io
All members who provide email addresses will receive an electronic invitation to join the Affordable Housing Advocates e-mail listserv. ListServ is also available to nonmembers who sign up; there is a screening process to detect spammers.
Meeting notices and communications are sent electronically, not through US Mail.
Join today: https://affordablehousingcincinnati.org/join-the-listserv/
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Applied Information Resources, established in 1981, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, public policy research and community information organization dedicated to citizen education on public issues.
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National Church Residences is a not-for-profit 501(C)(3) corporation and a leader in senior HUD housing. With headquarters in Upper Arlington, Ohio. We are the nation’s largest not-for-profit developer and manager of affordable senior housing and services. With 340+ communities in 28 states, including five Ohio-based senior health care communities, National Church Residences also owns and operates two southern Ohio continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs): Bristol Village and Traditions of Chillicothe, in Waverly and Chillicothe, Ohio, respectively.
National Church Residences also operates InCare, the organization’s senior home health care agency, as well as Heritage Day Health Centers, which has five locations across central Ohio. We work in conjunction with the City of Upper Arlington via the STAY UA program, which provides Upper Arlington residents needed social services and health care in order to allow seniors to age-in-place in their own homes.
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The Cincinnati Health Network, Inc., is a private, non-profit corporation, established in 1986 to coordinate services and programs for medically underserve
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This Sunday after worship, we will walk as a community to Findlay Market for lunch and fellowship. FYI, lunch is on your own but the fellowship is free!
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Thank you to those who are making a difference everyday in our community - the unmatched Bethany House staff! Your tireless work and dedication is a true blessing. This photo was from the most recent all staff meeting.
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Community and Agency Education Programs
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They are traveling in a tour bus for 10 days to connect with local ministries in major cities, and we were their first stop on the trip. They delivered us a ton of bottled water, fruit cups, and juice boxes from their student ministry. We hope they have a great time traveling! Check out these photos to see our team in action and a sweet note.
