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Check out what's going on with some of our Member Organizations.
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How Did We Get Where We Are And Where Do We Seem To Be Headed? An Attempt To Make Sense Out Of Current Events In The U.S.
by Bill Woods for StreetVibes 8.10.21
Where does this country seem to be headed? Normally journalists face enough of a job just sorting out the facts and telling a coherent story about current events. Sometimes, however, it seems important to analyze past and present trends in order to see where they appear to be taking us. The current situation in the U.S. is a time that seems to call for this approach.
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Our students are getting ready for back to school! Our partners at Over-the-Rhine Community Housing and Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District stopped by our office yesterday to stock up on essential resources. Back to school season is the time of year when we supply the most resources to children experiencing homelessness in our community. Help us make sure the children we serve have a great school year by giving now at upspring.org/give 
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Caracole
ICYMI: Tori Cooper, Director of Community Engagement for the Human Rights Campaign’s Transgender Justice Initiative, was appointed to The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). This historic appointment marks the first time that a Black transgender woman will serve on the council. PACHA provides advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary of Health & Human Services regarding programs, policies, and research to promote effective treatment, prevention and cure of HIV disease and AIDS.
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Did you know we offer support to the loved ones of those who suffer from the disease of addiction, too?
Learn more about our free, family education groups and the healing of individual, couple, or group counseling, available now through Monarch Family Services.
#Monarch #FamilyServices #CAT
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CAIN - Churches Active in Northside
Our pantry is open offering fresh produce, canned goods, meat, bread, toilet paper, diapers and much more. Stop by if you are in need or come pick up for a neighbor.
PANTRY HOURS
Monday 5:00-7:00pm
Tuesday and Thursday 10am - 1pm
FREE HAIRCUTS!
• The 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month
• 10am-noon
• Masks required
• All equipment sanitized after each cut.
• No appointment required but the number of haircuts will be limited.
• Clients are not to come for services if they have a temperature, are symptomatic, have been exposed to Covid-19, or have tested positive.
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Facing eviction or disconnection of utilities? @CincyCAA is here to help! Housing and access to utilities are fundamental to human health and safety, and we’re committed to helping Ohioans in need. Visit https://bit.ly/37z3ySU to learn more! #CommunityActionWorks
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The Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is surging in the United States. New data show Delta is different than past versions of the virus; it is much more contagious. While rare, some vaccinated people can get Delta in a breakthrough infection and may be contagious.
Unvaccinated people: get vaccinated and wear a mask until you do.
Everyone in areas of substantial or high transmission should wear a mask, even if they are vaccinated.
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League of Women Voters
Child poverty concerns:
"A new study shows the coronavirus pandemic erased gains against child poverty and family stability, among other indicators of child wellbeing in the state.
Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio’s annual “kids count” profile used 16 wellbeing categories in the areas of health care, safety, homes and communities, finance and education, which leaders of CDF say show areas of weakness and opportunity in the state.
Some of the data is from before the start of the pandemic, but the study combines data from before and during the pandemic to come up with recommendations.
Child poverty, for example, had gone down to 18.1% before the pandemic hit, but with unemployment ballooning to 8.1%, the study found that the decline was all but erased.
“These measure have likely worsened due to the crippling impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for many families and communities who were on an upward trajectory prior to COVID-19,” the CDF-Ohio said in a statement announcing the findings."
Read more: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2021/08/11/study-child-poverty-family-stability-see-major-impacts-during-pandemic/
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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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“Our goal should be a good home for everyone in our community, stated John Schrider, Director of Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio LLLC. “Making homeownership as affordable as possible for all is an essential part of reaching the goal.”
Read more in the editorial by Jeniece Jones, executive director of Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Greater Cincinnati (HOME) and cosigned by John Schrider and others. https://www.cincinnati.com/.../opinion-racist.../5536495001/
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We now know that during the pandemic, depression and anxiety in youth doubled compared to pre-pandemic levels. We’re here to help. Call 513-487-6705 or send an email to integratedaccess@lys.org.
#mentalhealthmatters
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Our friends The SOAR Initiative have designed a new free and anonymous texting alert system for bad batches. When people come across a bad batch, they can easily share the date, drug and location.
Text ‘SOAR’ to 513-447-6276 to receive and report overdose surge and deadly batch alerts.
Don’t forget, Caracole offers FREE fentanyl test strips that are available in our harm reduction vending machine, along with Naloxone, safer smoking kits and safer injection kits. Learn more about our harm reduction vending machine at Caracole.org/supplies
#HIVPrevention #HarmReductionWorks
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We will be distributing food boxes outside of Eastminster Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, August 17th from 2-6pm.
Please use the drive-through, entering off of Erie onto Thoburne, if possible.
Walk-up pickup is also available.
Our next distribution will be on Tuesday, September 7th, from 10am-2pm.
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Our courtyard is beautiful - freshly mulched and cleaned by the Brighter Days for Kids Scholars! They even picked up trash along Republic Street. Thank you so much for your hard work and for creating a space our guests will be proud of!
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We revived an OTRCH summer tradition last week when we hosted our annual summer block party.
Nothing says summer like Kona Ice, a bounce house, bubbles, hot dogs and burgers on the grill, sidewalk chalk, and double-dutch!
Occupy our streets with joyful summer fun!
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Conoce a Isabel.Isabel es abogada de inmigración y receptora de DACA de Perú.
" La ciudadanía cambiara todo."
Meet Isabel. Isabel is an immigration attorney and DACA recipient from Peru.
"Citizenship would change everything."
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ICYMI: We are continuing to stay safe with masks, temperature checks, and social distancing.  Our staff and volunteers are grateful for these safety measures to ensure we are still able to be here to #NourishYourNeighbors
#cincy #cincinnati #community #cincygiving #volunteer #giveback
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Earlier this month, we held an equity training with Northwest Local School District at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Training school staff in equity practices is part of our Peaceful Solutions program, which works to reduce the use of ‘Zero Tolerance’ policies in schools.
Students who are suspended and expelled are less likely to graduate from high school, attend college, succeed in careers, and achieve long-term economic stability. Low income, racially diverse, and young girls are the most at-risk of being negatively affected.
Peaceful Solutions’ goal is to eliminate this outcome - providing teachers with game-changing support in the classroom and working with students 1:1 to identify the root cause of perceived negative behaviors.
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Thanks to Direct Relief for highlighting the impact of our Charitable Pharmacy!
"Most pharmacies charge for prescription drugs and, unlike hospital emergency rooms, “if you don’t have the money, you get turned away,” said Rusty Curington, the Director of Pharmacy at St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy (SVDP) in Cincinnati, Ohio. For some patients, “It’s the choice between I’m going to pay my rent…or I’m going to take my drugs,” he said.
Curington works at one of a few hundred charitable pharmacies across the U.S. These pharmacies, which are members of the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, provide medication for free to patients who are low-income or uninsured. “I have people who drive an hour to pick up their meds because it’s cheaper than paying for the pharmacy that’s within five minutes,” he said."
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Did you know? A total of 12 #Stitched# graduates have been placed in full-time employment with local textile manufacturers, retailers, dry cleaners and clothing alterations companies. #Learn #Grow #Graduate #Employment
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Join us for online worship this Sunday at 9:15 AM.
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Community and Agency Education Programs
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