Could city of Cincinnati s funding delay push hundreds of homeless people back onto the streets Jan. 1? January 1st is approaching very, very quickly
and last updated 2020-12-19 19:17:07-05
CINCINNATI â Hundreds of homeless people now staying in local hotels could be back on the streets Jan. 1 unless the city of Cincinnati moves quickly to transfer federal funds to service providers.
Homeless shelter operators first approached Cincinnati City Council in September with a plan to expand winter shelter operations because of the growing number of people experiencing homelessness and living outside.
But the city has yet to transfer roughly $4 million in federal grant money specifically aimed at helping people who are homeless, said Kevin Finn, CEO of Strategies to End Homelessness, which allocates funding to homeless service providers in Cincinnati and Hamilton County.