Thursday, November 20 was our annual digital day of giving where we invited you to virtually spend a Day Under Our Roof and meet the people whose lives are being transformed with the work that happens within these walls. Thanks to your generosity, we raised 19,327.14 which was matched by a gift from Tom and Lauren Mahoney bringing our total to $38,654.28!
Meet the people whose lives are directly impacted by your gifts.
Bethany House is pleased to introduce its two newest program directors: Earlene Dula and Heather Luker-Smith. Earlene, Bethany House’s new Shelter Director, has an extensive background in social services and management. She has successfully supervised small and large teams of frontline staff and has a proven track record in all areas of compliance and regulatory…
The Welcome Home Bash is just around the corner—Thursday, October 16! We throw this party every autumn to raise funds to support families living in Bethany House’s emergency shelter. We wish we could say the need has diminished, but unfortunately, the opposite is true. Homelessness in Cincinnati and around the country continues to rise as…
Four years ago, LaQuetta, known to everyone as Q, caught a story on the news about Bethany House’s new building in Bond Hill. The name “Bethany House” rang a bell. When she turned to the tv, she recognized a picture of the old house on Fairmount. This was the moment she realized she had been…
When India came to Bethany House, she was at a crossroads. Pregnant, recently unemployed, and with an eviction on her record, she had no plan for herself or her young son, Nasir. The future looked uncertain. Through Bethany House’s Shelter Diversion Program, India found more than a temporary fix—she found a path forward. The program…
Our Holiday Programs are well underway! Thanks to a generous response from the community, all of the families in our housing program have been adopted! You can still get involved in bringing a warm holiday to our families in shelter. Winter Wonderland is a toy and gift drive for families who will be spending their…
Chanel is a single mother with two children, ages three and one. She was in shelter for just over a month when she began working with a housing case manager. Coming out of a controlling relationship, underemployed and overcoming trauma, Chanel needed to increase her income to provide for her and her children. She trusted…