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  • Fresh New Look

    Here you are on our website! Notice anything different? It has been refreshed, making it a cleaner, clearer site that is easier to navigate, utilizing bright new colors taken directly from the walls and murals of our modern building. Our logo has likewise been refreshed. The heart and home are still central to all we…

  • The Doctor Is In

    Bethany House is thrilled to announce the return of its collaboration with NeighborHub Heath (formerly Cincinnati Health Network). Working from the clinic space on the first floor—just steps from the residential wing—clinicians provide a wide array services during day and evening hours. Shelter residents receive comprehensive primary care: sick visits, physicals, vaccinations, labs, prescriptions, and…

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    Two New Directors

    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…

  • Decriminalizing Homelessness: Pointing Us to the Real Issue

    By: Peg Dierkers, CEO Three days after the City of Cincinnati announced an $83,000 settlement with the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition to not criminalize outdoor sleeping areas, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Grant Pass v. Johnson that cities have the right to prohibit people from sleeping outside. There has been plenty of commentary…