GREATER CINCINNATI COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Public Education
Through our education opportunities and resources, we provide the groundwork for understanding the complexities of homelessness so that our community can work towards sustainable solutions. For nearly twenty years, GCCH has been providing educational opportunities to churches, companies, schools and universities in Cincinnati.
Streetvibes Newspaper Publication
Streetvibes is a newspaper that covers the issues of homelessness, social justice, and poverty. It is easily the most recognizable educational tool that GCCH offers.
Streetvibes Distributor Program
Streetvibes Distributors purchase papers for 75 cents and sell them to the public for a $2.00 donation, keeping the profit they have earned.
Community Organizing to Preserve Affordable Housing
In order to end homelessness we must have enough affordable housing. This includes preserving the affordable housing we currently have.
Organizing and Advocacy To Create New Affordable Housing
Affordable housing is the solution to homelessness. Currently Hamilton County, Ohio has a shortage of more than 40,000 affordable homes.
Membership Coordination
By coordinating services within the community, we help our member agencies provide their services, share their resources, and work with the homeless population.
Civil Rights
Homelessness is a systematic problem primarily caused by a lack of housing that is affordable to households with incomes below the area median income. This systematic problem results in a range of significant personal hardships for those experiencing it. As people become more vulnerable and exposed; the politics, opinions and laws pertaining to where people who are housed believe people who are not housed can and cannot be and conduct life, increase. Because homelessness is a systematic problem, it can only be solved through systematic changes and solutions.
Where we work
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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GREATER CINCINNATI COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS
Board of directorsas of 06/20/2019
Virginia Tallent
Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio
Term: 2016 - 2018
Steve Gibbs
Retired (Fresstore Foodbank Executive Director)
Term: 2016 - 2018
Viann Barnett
Cincinnati Union Bethel, Off the Streets Program Director
Kate Bennett
Cincinnati Health Network Executive Director
Lahray Curtis
Shelterhouse, Executive Assistant
Steve Gibbs
Retired Freestore Foodbank Executive Director
Bill Joiner
Retired University of Cincinnati Physics Department Head
Daniel Kalubi
City of Cincinnati, Department of Community and Economic Development, Housing Division, Senior Development Analyst
Barry Klein
Retired Banking Proffessional
Bob Moore
Retired Exective Director of Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati
Ronnie Phillips
Streetvibes Distributor
Rev. Nelson Pierce
Beloved Community Church Pastor
Mariella Richardson
Cincinnati Childrens' Hospital, Pediatric Primary Care Center, Social Work Case Management
David Siders
Cincinnati/Hamilton County Public Library, Director of Popular Library
Alice Skirtz
Retired Shelter Director, Cincinnati Salvation Army
Crystal Steele
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati, Director of Shelter and Housing
Steve Sunderland
Cancer Justice Network, Director
Virginia Tallent
Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, Housing and Education Team, Senior Attorney
Chris Wilke
Northern Kentucky University, Englis Professor
Megan Zarnitz
Cincinnati Childrens' Hospital, Social Work
Board leadership practices
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CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes