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Call 513.381.SAFE (7233)
or text 513.970.1515.
It Starts with One Step
Bethany House Services empowers homeless and at-risk families with the solutions to achieve housing stability and long-term self-sufficiency, leading each family one step closer to home.
ANNIVERSARY COOKOUT celebrating 43 years!
- DELICIOUS FOOD: Pulled Pork, Fried Chicken, Burgers, Dogs & all the fixins’, Ice Cream Treats, BJ’s Root Beer Floats, Payton’s Lemonade
- ENDLESS ENTERTAINMENT: Arts & Crafts, DJ & Dancing, Tie Dye, Photo Booth, Bounce House & Water Slide (kids–wear your bathing suits!)
- FUN & GAMES: Races, Basketball Free Throw competitions, Double-Dutch, Ring Toss, Corn Hole, Prizes!
- And so much more!
- 8:30 AM Check-in and continental breakfast
- 10:00 AM Shotgun start (scramble format)
- LUNCH COOKOUT immediately following golf
- PRIZES to be awarded for Hole-in-One, Closet to the Pin, Longest Drive, Winning Foursome
- THE CHANCE to play at one of Southwest Ohio’s best private courses.
A Pathway Home covers moving costs for families leaving shelter.
Raised!
Holiday Programs Now Open!
Bethany House offers three ways for you to bring a joyful holiday to the families we serve.
One Step Closer to Home
Families experiencing homelessness often feel alone and afraid, unsure of next steps and available services. Bethany House provides care and comfort, community and support, encouragement and empowerment, leading each family one step closer to home.
In 2025
94%
of families exit
to permanent housing
65%
individuals served
are children
91%
of families remain stably housed after two years
Holiday Programs Now Open!
Bethany House offers three ways for you to bring a joyful holiday to the families we serve.
Latest Updates
Thank you: A Mother’s Day Shower of Flowers recap
Thank you to everyone who sent a Mother’s Day flower and messages of hope to the Moms in shelter. The response was heartwarming and appreciated! Nearly 200 flowers and messages decorated the windows of shelter. Special thanks to Oberer’s Flowers of West Chester who donated 200 real tulips to match the paper flowers. Family Services organized an activity for children to decorate…Volunteer of the year: Susan Skidmore
Susan Skidmore, Bethany House Services’ Volunteer of the Year, has been an integral part of our volunteer team for years. Whether she’s warmly welcoming guests at the front desk or intuitively stepping in wherever help is needed, Susan’s dedication never goes unnoticed. Her compassion, positivity, and steady presence uplift both the families we serve and the staff…Op-Ed: Cincinnati families shouldn’t sleep in parking lots
The National Low Income Housing Coalition reports a shortage of more than 50,000 affordable and available rental homes for extremely low-income renters in Greater Cincinnati. At the same time, Cincinnati’s median rent hit an all-time high in May 2025, reaching $1,460, placing affordable housing further out of reach for many working families. As a short-term solution to a growing…
