Cleveland Homeless

This is Larry Davis our former Volunteer Coordinator and current Board Member talking about the importance of the Street Voices Program to t...

The United Way on June 19th announced that they were funding 70 fewer programs in the community. To find out more about the program funding ...

The Street Chronicle is our street newspaper. Ken Payton of NEOCH trains the individuals to sell the papers. To find out more about what he ...

Do you have people in your school or church who do not understand the struggle of poverty? Do you want to dispel the myths about homelessnes...

On July 17th we will be having a meeting that will teach you how to take advantage of your vote. For more information on the meeting click t...

We wrote an open letter to Mayor Jackson and County Executive Fitzgerald about developing an affordable housing plan.   To read the letter ...

Passed on August 8, 2013 at a Homeless Congress meeting, a new shelter standards proposal  was drafted and agreed upon. This proposal outl...

Honolulu is a beautiful place to live, but a horrible place to be homeless.  Honolulu police are officially cracking down on homelessness at...

We had a really nice meeting with the homeless providers to talk about getting homeless people registered and ready to vote.  To that end, w...

To read and watch the video about Debbie click this link Posts reflect the opinion of those who sign the entry.

We received a nice note from Carolyn at the Middleburg Heights Women's Club. To read the note click this link Posts reflect the opi...

For more information on the plan click this link Posts reflect the opinion of those who sign the entry.

At the recent Cuyahoga Affordable Housing Alliance meeting held on Monday, June 2 at the US Bank Centre, attendees discussed various change...

HousingCleveland.org is a website constructed by a whole host of non-profit and government organizations.  A FREE website for housing rela...

The next Housing 101 will take place at NEOCH on June 13 at 10 a.m.  We still have space for you to attend. For more information on Housin...

The new issue of the Street Chronicle (Issue #21.2) is out on the streets right now and being sold mostly at the West Side Market and downt...

The Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless is thankful for the indictment of the officers and supervisors in the shooting of Timothy Russ...

To find out how to help those burnt out in the flats click this link Posts reflect the opinion of those who sign the entry.

For information on the speaker and to see the video click this link Posts reflect the opinion of those who sign the entry.

The National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council has issued a warning for the shelters to be aw...

Two men and a woman who were homeless were arrested early this morning in connection with the fires of homeless encampments . For more inf...

Reminder that there is a Housing Forum for social service providers and clients to learn more about housing programs in Cleveland. For mor...

We have added a newsletter tailored to those who go outside to serve homeless people. For more information on this newsletter click this l...

John Corlett and Brian Davis both received awards from Care Alliance at the Annual Meeting last week.  Francis Afram-Gyening (on left) pres...

A Wisconsin judge has struck down the State law requiring the showing of identification in order to vote.  This is tremendous news for those...

This is a March Gallup survey on the concerns of Independent Americans about national problems (people who do not register as Democrats or ...

The National Coalition for the Homeless has a new director, a new website, some new Board members and a renewed focus on community organizi...

To find out what is happening click on this link Posts reflect the opinion of those who sign the entry.

Last night was a first in Cleveland-a discussion between the students and religious folks who go outside and serve homeless people with the ...

We had new County Council Anthony Hairston as our guest at the Homeless Congress meeting this week.  As with most meetings of the Homeless C...

We received a complaint from a friend of the Coalition about a woman relieving herself behind a vehicle near the financial district of Downt...

Ruth was part of the staff working to end veterans homelessness in Cleveland.  She had worked to provide housing vouchers to homeless vetera...

We have added a newsletter tailored to those who go outside to serve homeless people.  This newsletter called Bridge Support will be deliver...

A Wisconsin judge has struck down the State law requiring the showing of identification in order to vote.  This is tremendous news for thos...

This is a March Gallup survey on the concerns of Independent Americans about national problems (people who do not register as Democrats or...

 The National Coalition for the Homeless has a new director, a new website, some new Board members and a renewed focus on community organ...

The Plain Dealer did a really nice overview of the problems homeless people are facing if they go to a private shelter before they go to ...

Along with the fundraiser at the Algebra Tea House friends and activists will gather at Daniel's grave site in Lakeview cemetery.  Tue...

Got this message from James regarding an upcoming Daniel Thompson event:  Hard to believe, but Daniel has been gone now for nearly ten yea...

I attended the Candidates’ Night on April 10 co-sponsored by community organizations that included the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Ho...

One of the last pieces of Civil Rights legislation to pass was the Fair Housing Act.  It has been expanded and renewed since the 1970s and ...

If you belong to a church that goes out to feed homeless people or a student group that goes to the streets of Cleveland to help those sle...

The Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio has been leading the charge to lift the cap on the Ohio Housing Trust Fund.  At the Mar...

Thanks to Brent for putting together another video of one of our Street Voices speakers.  Simona recently found housing and is now stable. ...

There is a rally and March on Saturday April 12 at Noon at the Market Square Park on West 25th and Lorain Ave. across from the West Side Ma...

The National Coalition for the Homeless has issued a briefing paper this week in Washington DC on the opinions of homeless people in the ...

NEOCH introduces another Housing 101 workshop for social service providers in the community.  This new workshop will be Friday June 13 at ...

Care Alliance is hosting their annual meeting in two weeks  April 23 at Noon.  They are giving an award to Brian Davis at NEOCH, and you ar...

In April 2013, the County decided that anyone who does not go to the Coordinated Intake first would not be considered homeless and therefor...

We had a meeting with many outreach workers and volunteers along with some of the victims of the fires down in the Flats and the Cleveland ...

Lutheran Metro Ministry and Organize!Ohio along with 30 social service and social justice groups are co-hosting a candidate night next week...

The Homeless Stroller Lady is famous in Cleveland.  You have probably seen her on a bus or walking around downtown, and some have even call...

We posted a new video featuring Angelo Anderson on the front of our website and in our Street Voices section of the website.  Most people...

The Board of Directors of the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless presented the Advocate of the Year award to Eileen Kelly at the Ann...

Jay Westbrook and Maria Smith were honored by the Homeless Coalition as the 2013 and 2012 Ione Biggs Social Justice Award winners respectf...

We had a really nice Annual Meeting on Wednesday night with a full house of over 40 people.  We were proud to give lifetime achievements to...

There were a strange group of articles in the paper that point to the two different approaches to the criminal justice system in America.  ...

We have real problems with diversion as part of Central Intake mostly based on concerns of women at the shelter.   We do not believe that i...

New York City The new police chief of New York City, Bill Bratton, has tripled the number of arrests for panhandling as was done in the ...

This morning on WCPN 90.3 was another good Sound of Ideas radio program on voting rights in Ohio.   Mike McIntyre did a good job trying t...

A number of editorial boards have condemned these voter suppression bills . The Plain Dealer editorial is here . Toledo Blade has weighed in...

We have not given out the Ione Biggs Award for a few years.  We typically gave them out during our annual fund raiser.  Since we are doing...

Here is a copy of the flyer that you can print out or distribute to your co-workers . We are starting our Housing Workshops for 2014.  We h...

We the people of Ohio have to wonder what is the reason that we are not allowed to vote in the evening in person?  If government is suppose...

Sheri West is one of our Street Voices Speakers , and available to come out to a church, synagogue or civic organization to talk about her...