homelessness

The Housing Opportunities through Municipal Engagement diversion program connects homeless people charged with nonviolent misdemeanor crimes to services.

We’re looking at the current state of the unhoused in Columbus on this hour of All Sides.

Statistics from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development show the number of people experiencing homelessness across the country dropped by 3% last year. But the trend is moving in the opposite direction in Ohio.

We’re looking at the current state of the unhoused in Columbus on this hour of All Sides.

As Ohio's summer season begins, the visibility of those who are unhoused increases. Many people who lack access to heat management conditions in residencies, restaurants or offices opt to use outdoor public spaces.

The Community Shelter Board's annual point-in-time count was done in January. The annual census found 2,587 people experiencing homelessness on the day of the count.

In Jefferson County, community members are working to help unhoused people, after its homeless shelters closed three months ago.

The Community Shelter Board conducted its annual Point-in-Time homeless count on Thursday.

Ross is now the chair of the council's Housing, Homelessness and Building committee and vice chair of the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee. She said her first year will include a lot of listening sessions held throughout the community.

Columbus City Council approved legislation that will provide funding to support warming shelters for homeless people during extreme winter weather.