Due to public safety concerns related to COVID-19, the American Cancer Society is currently not setting up or coordinating patient rides to cancer-related appointments and all events — largely Relays for Life at Miami University, Xavier, University of Cincinnati and several other locations — have been canceled through the end of May. Hope Lodge is…
Bethany House has determined that the only responsible way to meet the requirements for social distancing and to protect our children and parents experiencing homelessness from exposure to the virus is to move all families from our congregate shelters in Fairmount and Bond Hill to extended-stay hotel rooms and apartments. Each family now has its…
Learning Grove is supporting the community’s response to COVID-19 by operating two emergency response childcare sites – one in Northern Kentucky and one in Ohio. These are the front line workers responding to the outbreak each and every day, often risking their own health and stretching their own resources. These workers can find quality, affordable…
When Ohio’s stay-at-home order took effect last month, Jena Stugmyer of Liberty Township needed to keep working as a social worker at the VA Hospital in Clifton. But the Learning Grove day care center where she took her two-year-old son Benjamin was forced to close. The solution came quickly: Learning Grove opened two pandemic response…
Every year, more than 600 families in the 45204 zip code visit our Community Market choice food pantry when faced with an emergency need. Many of our loyal pantry volunteers are at high risk for COVID-19, and we knew that physical distancing would be a challenge in our normal operations. So, for the last two…
Bake Me Home, founded in 2008 just before the Great Recession, began with the mission of helping local families in crisis. Not only are we still doing that today, but the experience of building an organization during a financial crisis has prepared us to weather this devastating storm with all of you. The financial reserve…
While we can’t be as active with the families we usually work with, we’re bridging gaps and building community in other ways in our neighborhoods! Thank you to those who have contributed! We are excited to announce that we will continuing our PowerPack initiative through May! Each week we will deliver to 100 households, for…
Join our cause! For more than 160 years, the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati has addressed the community’s most pressing needs. Above all, we stand for youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. During this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the community’s needs have shifted. The Y remains committed to serve the community however we can.…
In the nonprofit industry, COVID-19 has changed the way we all serve our clients. At Santa Maria Community Services, we have had to postpone a major fundraiser, cancel all of our events, and most of our programs have changed at the very least. Our buildings are closed to the public; however, we are considered an…
After successfully exceeding goal in 2018 and 2019, GiveOneforCincy is suspending accepting additional shares in 2020 and is encouraging volunteers to use our region’s most popular communitywide volunteer guide, Cincinnati Cares, to find ways to help now — ones that can be accomplished during the COVID-19 pandemic.