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Ohio's homeless population is below the U.S. average, though national numbers are rising.
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Columbus City Council is adding $13 million in amendments to Mayor Andrew Ginther's proposed budget for the next year.
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Ohio's homeless population is below the U.S. average, though national numbers are rising.
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Rural homelessness is rising in Ohio. In Wayne County, advocates point to lack of affordable housingIn January, volunteers and outreach groups across the country are conducting the annual Point-In-Time Count, a federally mandated survey of individuals experiencing homelessness.
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The proposed budget includes $5.9 million for homeless prevention — about $1.5 more than 2024 — but Community Shelter Board President Shannon Isom said that isn't enough.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe Community Shelter Board will lead the annual point-in-time count for people experiencing homelessness in Franklin County.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentFor years, Wayne County did not have a permanent space for a severe weather overnight shelter. Other rural communities are facing similar challenges.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentAn organization in central Ohio unveiled a new tool last month to better meet the needs of its growing unhoused population. The Soap-n-Hope Mobile Hygiene Unit is a 32-foot-long trailer equipped with showers and laundry machines.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentA report requested by the Community Shelter Board found that Columbus and Franklin County have 26 affordable housing units for every 100 extremely low-income households.
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Documentary film "Beyond the Bridge" looks at how metropolitan areas responding to homelessness, and have found some tactics that are producing real change.