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…
Cincinnatus Association has postponed its 6th annual Donald & Marian Spence Spirit of America Awards dinner, scheduled for May 19. The good news is that the venue, the Netherland Hilton, is deeply committed and proud to host this event. The hotel’s events team is working with us to reschedule as soon as we can. Meanwhile,…
The Cincinnati Arts Association’s annual fundraiser, Dancing for the Stars 2020, scheduled for April 18, at Music Hall, has been canceled. Guests who purchased tickets and made donations to the fundraiser have been notified, and their tickets and donations will be refunded. The event, CAA’s largest fundraiser, raised more than $105,000 in 2019 to support…
This year, the cookie selling season was unexpectedly cut short by COVID-19. Our girls and troops rely on the Cookie Program – it is fundamental to supporting Girl Scout experiences and fueling their adventures. Whether it is a trip she will never forget or a service project that will change her community forever, or the opportunity…
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…
Dress for Success Cincinnati to close offices effective March 19 and cancel all on-site services, including suiting services, until further notice. Some services to continue remotely. We had hoped to continue all our client services to serve the many courageous women who depend on us in their journeys to financial security. But in the rapidly…