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Shannon Isom, president and CEO of the Community Shelter Board, announces the results of the 2024 annual "point-in-time" count of those experiencing homelessness in Columbus and Franklin County on ...
After last year's record-breaking rise, the Community Shelter Board asked the county and city for $23.8 million in funding to address homelessness in central Ohio, Isom said.
Shelter Board CEO Shannon Isom addresses the ongoing challenges of ensuring safe and secure housing in Franklin County amid repeated crises.
In March 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Community Shelter Board and YMCA together created a new homeless shelter for those who have symptoms or test positive for COVID-19. [10] The shelter, known as the Shelter for Isolation and Quarantine, is in a North Side hotel. At its peak, the shelter housed 39 people. [11]
Early April: The City of Columbus, along with the YMCA and Community Shelter Board, open a COVID-19-specific homeless shelter in the city, to house those who are infected and help prevent the spread of the virus. [58] November 18: Columbus and Franklin County Public Health announce a stay-at-home advisory.
In 2017, around 23,000 people in Cuyahoga County (where Cleveland is located) faced homelessness, with Cleveland Public School District being home to nearly 2,750 homeless students. This is compounded by the fact that Cuyahoga County has seen the number of sheltered beds drop by 444 and a waitlist of over 21,000.
The Community Shelter Board, established in 1986, is a nonprofit organization that served approximately 15,000 people last year with homelessness shelter, prevention, street outreach, rapid ...
In December 2022, the Catalyst Project was opened, providing temporary shelter for another 100 Camp Hope residents. The city sued the county again in March 2023 to force the state to negotiate a closure plan. An agreement was reached in May to close the camp by June 30. The last residents of Camp Hope were removed by June 9. [201]