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Senator Reynolds details a Columbus transitional-housing model for reentry and homelessness
Summary
Reynolds described licensed, privately operated transitional homes with on-site monitors, case management and nominal resident fees as a model the state used to reduce homelessness and reoffending; she offered licensing and zoning guidance for local adoption.
At the Steubenville City Council meeting on Nov. 24, State Senator Michelle Reynolds described a transitional-housing model her nonprofit piloted in Columbus that expanded under state licensure and grants. She said the model used privately owned, furnished homes with a home manager and night monitors, case management services and modest resident fees to promote accountability and stability.
"We charged $10 a day per bedroom...we had home managers, night monitors," Reynolds said, describing how families and individuals paid nominal charges while receiving supervision and services. She said homes were zoned correctly with city cooperation and that the state later adopted a licensure and RFP model to scale successful providers. Residents’ stays varied with need — Reynolds said some residents remained 90 days and others up to two years while they secured employment or services.
Reynolds suggested Steubenville could partner with faith-based organizations, licensed recovery or reentry providers, and workforce-training agencies to replicate the approach; she emphasized monitoring by provider staff to limit police calls and protect neighborhoods. The council did not enact policy at the meeting but said it would pursue follow-up with the senator’s office and local partners.
