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Family housing providers tell Hamilton County commissioners family homelessness rose, shelters strained
Summary
A countywide family housing partnership told commissioners more families are seeking help, with more than 2,000 hotline calls last year, limited shelter capacity and higher needs among families that include children and working parents.
Representatives of three family-serving shelter providers and the family housing coalition told the Hamilton County Commission on Feb. 18 that family homelessness in the county has grown and is outpacing available shelter and rehousing capacity.
Peg Derkers of the Family Housing Partnership summarized county hotline and shelter data: "Last year, more than 2,000 families called the central access point expressing a need for help with their housing. After a short screening 697 were eligible for shelter; of those, only 266 families were able to be placed." Derkers added that the partnership found more than 230 families living on the street last year as outreach expanded to identify family homelessness.
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